The Women's Carnival: March 22

Grand carnival, March 19, 2023 from 1 p.m.
Free

Le carnaval des femmes ou la Fête des Blanchisseuses

On March 19, the Women’s Carnival honors an old festive tradition of the Mid-Lent festival once organized by Parisian laundresses.
On this occasion, women are the queens of the parade and men are required to dress up as women to be part of the party!
Of course, whoever wants to participate, disguised or not.
After the Paris Carnival – Promenade du Bœuf Gras which takes place every year on the Sunday before Mardi Gras, the Women’s Carnival is the carnival of mid-Lent.
It is a parade in the Marais district.
Meet from 1 p.m. on the central median of the Place du Châtelet.
Departure of the parade from the Place du Châtelet at 3 pm and return to the same square around 6 pm
The parade will start at 3 p.m. for a loop circuit passing through the Marais district. Return and end at 6 pm.