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Guide for Sitges Carnival 2018<\/h1>\n

With the arrival of February, Sitges is about to become again, for a few days, a town with an atmosphere of color, music and madness formed by locals and tourists alike.<\/h2>\n

As every year, there is a non-stop programe for each day of the carnival week with events and shows for young people, children and adults, ensuring fun for everyone wishing to enjoy this astonishing party.<\/p>\n

There is a wide variety of events starting at the beginning of February, but the most noteworthy are celebrated between the 8th and 14th. These are the acts that you can\u2019t miss if you are in Sitges for these dates:<\/p>\n

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Thursday 8<\/u><\/p>\n

7:00 p.m. Arrival of King Carnestoltes: King Carnestoltes, who is considered the main protagonist of the Sitgean party, will present with his retinue a fantastic opening show of the carnival. This will be composed of choreography, visual effects, pyrotechnics and verses that he will recite with his typical peculiar sense of humor. No doubt an act that you can\u2019t miss.<\/p>\n

9:00 p.m. “Xatonada popular\u201d: after the arrival, different organizations of Sitges prepare a great popular \u201cXatonada\u201d in which the locals meet to eat xat\u00f3; A typical dish of Catalan cuisine that is traditionally eaten on this specific Thursday of each year. Each \u201cxatonada\u201d has its own show to animate the evening, making this a great opportunity to try new things, and overall… have fun!<\/p>\n

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Saturday 10<\/u><\/p>\n

12:00 a.m. Bed race: starring different groups of people from Sitges, this race is out of the ordinary and will not leave you indifferent. The participants spend weeks building their own bed with wheels, and prepare their best costumes to travel at full speed through the streets of the town, resulting in a crazy and tremendously fun race.<\/p>\n

5:00 p.m. Tequereque party: the Sitgean \u201cBatucada\u201d group Markat\u00fa, a group of percussion and Brazilian rythms formed 15 years ago, will make an exhibition and then they will tour the streets of the centre, dancing and following the rhythm of the music. A show that fills the streets and will make you dance.<\/p>\n

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Bed race Carnival 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sunday 11<\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cR\u00faa Infantil\u201d and \u201cR\u00faa de la Disbauxa\u201d: the great day arrives in which both young and old pull their floats to show the public the laborious work they have been carrying out for months. More than 40 costumed groups will tour the promenade and part of the town centre followed by their own floats; all decorated according to a theme and with large speakers so that the music doesn\u2019t stop along the route. The streets will be filled with colourful feathers, confetti and people dancing.<\/p>\n

The children’s r\u00faa (r\u00faa infantil) begins at 12:30 a.m., with the following route:<\/p>\n

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Rua infiantil Sitges Carnival 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The R\u00faa de la Disbauxa starts at 7:30 p.m., with the following route:<\/p>\n

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Rua Adultos Sitges Carnival 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tuesday 13<\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cR\u00faa Infantil\u201d and \u201cR\u00faa del Extermini\u201d: the floats go out for the second and last time, with a more familiar atmosphere than Sunday, since the public is more about local and surrounding people. As for the participants of the r\u00faa, it is the last day, so they are going to give everything!<\/p>\n

The children’s r\u00faa begins at 3:00 p.m. and the \u201cR\u00faa del Extermini\u201d at 9:00 p.m. The tours are the same as Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday 14<\/u><\/p>\n

Burial of the sardine: the end of the carnival, the retinue that has accompanied the carnival king throughout this week, together with the queen and her companions, mourn dressed in black and make a tour through the streets of Sitges to show their respect to the carnival and King Carnestoltes. At 7:00 pm, on the Paseo de la Ribera, the testament and the last wills of the king are read and that ceremony dismisses the carnival until next year.<\/p>\n

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