In Spain the dates are different each year. The festival is noted for humour, parodies and costumes in streets of Spanish towns and cities which all have their own traditions. In Spain, carnival usually begins with a pregon, an opining speech by an important local person or a celebrity. After the speech, the days of street parades costumes contests, street theater, and general partying being. Flamenco is perhaps the most famous Spanish tradition.

Carnival in Spain