2. Carnival is the most
important festival of
Barranquilla, the
happiest, the most
libertarian, which
reflects more
strongly the jovial
and creative spirit
of our people, and
affirms our
belonging to the
Caribbean.

3. Next year it is going
to start in February
9, 2013 (Saturday)
It is going to end in
February 12, 2013
(Tuesday)

4. WHERE IS THE
BARRANQUILLA’S CARNIVAL?
The Carnival of
Barranquilla
is held every
year at the
Route 40 since
1991

5. The
Barranquilla´s
Carnival lasts
four days each
year

6. More than 1
million
people, visitors
and locals
annually
participate in the
festival

7. In the Barranquilla’s Carnival people listen to
several Colombian Caribbean music as:
Party in Barranquilla (ALVARO
CARDENAS), Rumba Carnival (Anibal
Velásquez), Joselito Carnaval (Pacho Galan)
Festajan Carnival (JOSE PIANETA
Pitalua), Carnival (JOE ARROYO) The Four
Parties (Adolfo Echeverria), Carnival Juliet
(RAMON ROPAIN) , Carnival of Barranquilla
(MARIO Garena), Pica Pica on Carnival
(Anibal Velásquez), Carnavaliando (SONORA
CURRO), the Carnival polvito (Ambassadors
VALLENATO) Tamborito Carnival (LOS
CORALLEROS Majagual) Pa'goza Carnival
(CUMBIA SOLEDEÑA) Carnivals (CUMBIA
SOLEDEÑA) Huléla Carnival (Alfredo
Gutierrez), Fruit of the Carnival (CUCKOO
VALOY), Carnival (JOE MADRID), Battle of
Flowers (GRUPO NICHE), Amen (RAMON
ROPAIN), El Palito of cheering the Carnival
(CHARLIE PLA), Carnival (PERNET)

8. The Carnival is a cultural event
which expresses and represents
all cultural varieties of the
Colombian Atlantic Coast, it
unleashes the folklore of the
region, the most diverse local
cultural events, music and
dancing. It is, without
question, the most representative
of the city, a fun space that
attracts all and sundry.

9. This season, they could
mobilize about 40 billion dollars
and create more than 20,000
jobs, both direct and
indirect, according to estimates
by the director of
Carnival, Carla Celia.
It is a fashion business, where
the informal sector goes hand
in hand with business formal.
In a desirable trading platform
has become in recent years the
Carnival of Barranquilla, ancient
festival where you can go
beyond the dancing, the
costumes, the floats and profit.

10. The Carnival of Barranquilla is a celebration of all
that the barranquilleros enjoy using regional
talent and inexhaustible creative personal and
collective, innate coastal Colombian
Caribbean, which has grown to become one of
the most rich and authentic cultural expressions
of our country and symbol of this city that
became his favorite fetish. Each annuity carnival
we always modify the majesty, beauty and order
of its various events, starting with the official
launch of Carnival, followed by the reading of the
Proclamation and colorful parades and other
events in the Pre-carnival season, in which
Guacherna emphasizes the call to start later the
four days of Carnival with the oldest and most
representative of the parades, such as the Battle
of Flowers with their
floats, cumbias, parades, costumes and
dances, among others, and in 2003 turned one
hundred years. On Saturday, Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday are the highest point of a party that
is increasing in speed and enthusiasm to reach its
total joy.