The carnival takes place four days before Lent usually start in February, and sometimes in early March. It has a tradition of more than one hundred years since his birth occurred in the nineteenth century.

It is a cultural event in which expressed all varieties of cultural and folklore of the Colombian Caribbean Coast, the popular music and dance most representative of the city.

The features of the Carnival of Barranquilla are bull, tiger and bear masks, among others. The Barranquilla carnival costumes are cause of laughs and scares because they go from animal species native to mythological beings, gays and Death costume but it is important don’t forget The satirical costumes alluding to current events which are of collective hilarity and cause great expectations each year, all these people come to turn the festival into an act of uninhibited and a lot of fun for those who visit and live it.

So if you want to enjoy four days of an event full of cultural and ethnic folk, happiness, dance, music and entertainment come to Barranquilla - Colombia.