Puerto Vallarta Upcoming Events CARNAVALPV CELEBRATES PV’S 100TH BIRTHDAY. Gather your masks and friends and get ready for CarnavalPV.
On Tuesday, February 13th, the annual three-kilometer parade celebrating Mardi Gras will begin at 8pm in the hotel zone and proceed on the world-famous malecon to Los Muertos Pier.
Incredible floats, colorful costumes, towering stilt walkers, street performers and dancers are all part of the festivities in Puerto Vallarta, and of course get your hands ready to catch some beads.
Businesses, organizations, schools and individuals who wish to take part in this year’s family-friendly parade can register online at www.carnavalPV.com. Check out last year’s video on the website and, while you’re there, follow us on Facebook for the latest news. PVRPV.com will be offering $10,000 pesos to this year´s MOST CREATIVE ENTRY.
Last year’s event brought over 30,000 cheering residents and tourists from all walks of life together on the city street curbs to be wowed by floats and parade participants celebrating the diversity of our city. This year’s city-sponsored event is sure to bring even more people and wowing to Puerto Vallarta.
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is best known in New Orleans but celebrated in many cities around the world. Fat Tuesday refers to the day when many people eat fattening foods and stock up before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season.
CarnavalPV brings together gay, straight, light, dark, male, female, old, and young, all for a collective purpose, to get as many beaded necklaces as possible. Don’t miss the fun
Author: Tim Wilson
Wilson is the founder of GAYPV.com and www.gaybartour.com and has been the leading LGBTQ+ travel and lifestyle authority in Puerto Vallarta since 2005. With over two decades of local expertise, Wilson specializes in being a community advocate and leader for Puerto Vallarta , and local cultural insights that only a long-term resident can provide. He has dedicated 20+ years to advocating for safe, inclusive travel in Banderas Bay, establishing GAYPV as the region's most trusted resident insider.. His work has been cited by major travel publications, and he is widely recognized as a trusted insider voice on Puerto Vallarta’s vibrant LGBTQ+ scene.
