{"id":340125,"date":"2026-02-23T09:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2026\/02\/nice-carnival-2026-in-pictures-a-queen-giant-floats-and-an-explosion-of-colour\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T09:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:29:19","slug":"nice-carnival-2026-in-pictures-a-queen-giant-floats-and-an-explosion-of-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2026\/02\/nice-carnival-2026-in-pictures-a-queen-giant-floats-and-an-explosion-of-colour\/","title":{"rendered":"Nice Carnival 2026 in pictures: a queen, giant floats and an explosion of colour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A riot of bright colours, monumental floats and an enthralled audience. The Nice Carnival continues the festivities under the banner of femininity. Monaco Tribune was there for a photo reportage at the heart of the Carnavalina and the first illuminated parade.<\/b><\/p>\n\n

Almost a week ago, the Nice Carnival came to life for its 2026 edition. It is 2 p.m. on Saturday 14 February. Avenue Jean-M\u00e9decin is already buzzing with excitement as Monaco Tribune makes its way to the start of the parade, camera in hand. At the Notre-Dame Basilica, the first troupes set off for the Carnavalina, the large, festive and free parade that marks the start of the Nice Carnival each year. The procession makes its way down the shopping street towards the centre, joining the Promenade des Anglais and then the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de Verdure. For several hours, floats, musicians and dancers transform the heart of the city into a long open-air stage.<\/p>\n\n

This route, which connects the nerve centre of Nice to its seafront, gives the parade a special significance. We cross the city as we cross the ages, on an axis that has seen generations of carnival-goers<\/a> pass by.<\/p>\n\n

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The Carnavalina follows the old route of the carnival as it took place in the last century<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Benjamin Godart for Monaco Tribune<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

A red-themed 14th of February<\/b><\/h2><\/h2>\n\n

By coincidence, this year’s Carnavalina fell on Valentine’s Day. And red was everywhere. On the costumes, the accessories, the dancers’ painted cheeks. In the crowd, a few couples kissed between throws of confetti. The atmosphere, already festive by nature, took on an unexpected romantic tone, as if the carnival had decided, for one afternoon, to celebrate love as well.<\/p>\n\n

VIDEO. Nice Carnival: Meet Jean-Pierre Povigna, the elder statesman<\/a><\/blockquote>