Lucerne carnival programme

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Photo: Marc Gilgen

Lucerne Carnival – the city of Lucerne at its most colourful and loud.

Carnival begins with a loud explosion (the Urknall) on Schmutzig Thursday and ends late on Güdis (Shrove) Tuesday. All is quiet again on Ash Wednesday.

The highlights of Lucerne Carnival are the Urknall, the Fritschi parade on Schmutzig Thursday, the Wey parade on Güdis Monday and the Monstercorso parade on Güdis Tuesday.

Carnival calendar

Thu 16 February 2023 (SchmuDo): 05:00 a.m. Tagwach
11:30 a.m. Zögli
13:45 p.m. Lucerne Carnival Parade
18:30 p.m. Zögli
15:30 - 01.00 p.m. Guuggerbühnen
Mon 20 February 2023 (Güdis-Mo): 06:00 a.m. Tagwach
13:45 p.m. Lucerne Carnival Parade
18:30 p.m. Zögli
15:30 - 01:00 p.m. Guuggerbühnen
Tue 21 February 2023 (Güdis-Di): 14:30 p.m. Chendermonschter
19:30 p.m. Monstercorso
15:30 - 01:00 p.m. Guuggerbühnen