{"id":40787,"date":"2026-02-01T13:25:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/?p=40787"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:59:16","slug":"madeira-carnival-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/es\/madeira-carnival-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnaval de Madeira 2026 - Tradiciones y eventos desde dentro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n  \/* --- MAIN CONTAINER --- *\/\n  .carnival-hub {\n    max-width: 900px;\n    margin: 40px auto;\n    font-family: 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n    background: #ffffff;\n    border-radius: 16px;\n    box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\n    overflow: hidden;\n    border: 1px solid #eaeaea;\n  }\n\n  \/* --- HERO HEADER --- *\/\n  .carnival-hub-header {\n    background: linear-gradient(120deg, #003366, #2E7D32); \/* Logo Colors *\/\n    padding: 45px 30px;\n    text-align: center;\n    position: relative;\n  }\n  \n  \/* FORCE WHITE TEXT FOR VISIBILITY *\/\n  .carnival-hub-header h2 {\n    color: #ffffff !important;\n    margin: 0;\n    font-size: 2.4rem;\n    font-weight: 800;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    letter-spacing: 1px;\n    text-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\n  }\n  .carnival-hub-header p {\n    color: #f0f0f0 !important;\n    margin-top: 10px;\n    font-size: 1.15rem;\n    font-weight: 300;\n  }\n\n  .header-badge {\n    background: #D32F2F; 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Feb 22nd<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"carnival-section-title\">\ud83d\udd25 The Build-Up &#038; Traditions<\/div>\n\n  <details class=\"carnival-detail\">\n    <summary>\n      <span><span class=\"tag tag-grey\">Tradition<\/span>&#8220;Assaltos de Carnaval&#8221;<\/span>\n    <\/summary>\n    <div class=\"detail-content\">\n      <p><strong>What is it?<\/strong> A &#8220;house raid&#8221; tradition. Friends gather and &#8220;attack&#8221; a friend&#8217;s house in masks to demand food and drink. It happens in the weeks leading up to the main weekend. If you are invited to an &#8220;Assalto,&#8221; say yes\u2014it&#8217;s the most authentic experience you can have!<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/details>\n\n  <details class=\"carnival-detail\">\n    <summary>\n      <span><span class=\"tag tag-grey\">Feb 13<\/span>Children&#8217;s &#038; Solidarity Parade<\/span>\n    <\/summary>\n    <div class=\"detail-content\">\n      <p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 11:00 AM (Friday Morning)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Avenida Arriaga to the Cathedral.<\/p>\n      <p>Often missed by tourists who sleep late! Over 1,000 children from local schools parade in homemade costumes. It is heartwarming, safe, and great for families.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/details>\n\n  <details class=\"carnival-detail\">\n    <summary>\n      <span><span class=\"tag tag-purple\">Feb 6 &#038; 13<\/span>Theme Nights: Hippies &#038; Travestis<\/span>\n    <\/summary>\n    <div class=\"detail-content\">\n      <p><strong>Nightlife Guide:<\/strong> The Fridays leading up to Carnival are legendary in Funchal&#8217;s nightlife (especially at clubs like Vespas or Copacabana).<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li><strong>Noite dos Travestis:<\/strong> A massive tradition where men dress as women and vice versa.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Hippie Night:<\/strong> The city travels back to the 60s\/70s. Flower power rules the &#8220;Placa Central&#8221;.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/details>\n\n  <div class=\"carnival-section-title\">\ud83c\udf1f The Main Spectacles<\/div>\n\n  <details class=\"carnival-detail\" open>\n    <summary>\n      <span><span class=\"tag tag-red\">Feb 14<\/span>THE BIG ONE: Allegoric Parade<\/span>\n    <\/summary>\n    <div class=\"detail-content\">\n      <p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 8:00 PM &#8211; 11:00 PM<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Avenida do Mar<\/p>\n      <p>1,500 performers, 14 massive samba schools, and floats that rival Rio. This is the main reason to be here.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"pro-tip-box\">\ud83d\ude95 <strong>Transport Tip:<\/strong> Roads close at 6:00 PM. If you need a car rental to get around the island before the chaos starts, <a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#003366; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:bold;\">This is Madeira Island<\/a> is the top choice.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/details>\n\n  <details class=\"carnival-detail\">\n    <summary>\n      <span><span class=\"tag tag-blue\">Feb 16-22<\/span>&#8220;Carnaval das Avenidas&#8221; Catwalks<\/span>\n    <\/summary>\n    <div class=\"detail-content\">\n      <p><strong>Time:<\/strong> Daily at 20:00 &#038; 21:00<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Avenida Arriaga Central Walkway<\/p>\n      <p>Did you know? The costumes don&#8217;t just disappear after Saturday. Daily &#8220;Catwalk&#8221; shows take place in the city center where you can see the dancers up close and take photos with them.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/details>\n\n  <div class=\"carnival-section-title\">\ud83d\udc80 The &#8220;Secret&#8221; Finale<\/div>\n\n  <details class=\"carnival-detail\">\n    <summary>\n      <span><span class=\"tag tag-green\">Feb 17<\/span>Cortejo Trapalh\u00e3o (Fun Parade)<\/span>\n    <\/summary>\n    <div class=\"detail-content\">\n      <p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 4:00 PM (Tuesday)<\/p>\n      <p>The &#8220;People&#8217;s Parade.&#8221; No expensive costumes required. It is satire, comedy, and political mockery. You can sign up to join, or just watch the chaos from the sidewalk.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/details>\n\n  <details class=\"carnival-detail\">\n    <summary>\n      <span><span class=\"tag tag-green\">Feb 21<\/span>Enterro do Osso (Bone Burial)<\/span>\n    <\/summary>\n    <div class=\"detail-content\">\n      <p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Various (often Cani\u00e7o or Vespas Club)<\/p>\n      <p>The &#8220;hangover&#8221; party happens the Saturday <em>after<\/em> Carnival. Known as the &#8220;Burial of the Bone,&#8221; it is the final goodbye to the festivities before Lent truly settles in. It&#8217;s a local favorite!<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfad The Deep Guide Carnaval de Madeira 2026 - Tradiciones y eventos del 11 al 22 de febrero \ud83d\udd25 La preparaci\u00f3n y las tradiciones Tradici\u00f3n \u201cAssaltos de Carnaval\u201d \u00bfQu\u00e9 es? Una tradici\u00f3n de \u201casalto a una casa\u201d. Los amigos se re\u00fanen y \u201casaltan\u201d la casa de un amigo con m\u00e1scaras para exigir comida y bebida. Se celebra en las semanas previas al fin de semana principal. Si le invitan a un \u201cAssalto\u201d, diga que s\u00ed: es la experiencia m\u00e1s aut\u00e9ntica...","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":40789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[211],"class_list":["post-40787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-history"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40787"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40803,"href":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40787\/revisions\/40803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisismadeiraisland.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}