Here is a slide show of this years Cozumel Carnival preparations.

Casa Colonial Presents

Cozumel Carnival, 2009

Calendar of events; Carnival 2009:

February 18th - Wednesday - 7:00 pm -
The Salon at Moby Dick will host the festivities starting with the farewell to the Carnival 2008 Royalty and a Show of the new Royalty for 2009.

February 19th - Thursday - Starting at 9:00 AM - The Infant and Kindergarten costume parade will begin on Ave. Raphael Melgar. The costume contest will start at 10:30 at the Moby Dick Salon and at 5:00pm Starts the Kindergarten dance competition also at Moby Dick.

February 20th - Friday - 9:00 AM - At Benito Juarez Park (town square) The food court will open up and the dancing and party will begin! At 10:00 (at the Moby Dick Salon) the Children's grade school dance competition starts and at 11:00 PM the high school and adult dance competitions will begin.

February 21st - Saturday - 9:00 AM - The food court will reopen at Benito Juarez Park with Dance and Carnival celebrations and at 6:00 PM -The first full scale parade starts!! And at 11:00 PM at the Moby Dick Salon, the Grand Dance and Adult Masquerade and Costume Contest will take place.

As you can see; Carnival 2009 was a blast!

February 22nd - Sunday - 9:00 AM - The food court and celebrations will once again start the festivities. 11:00 AM the newest addition "pet parade" will start! "The second open procession parade starts at 6:00 PM. And at 9:00 PM there will be more music and dancing in the town Square!

February 23rd - Monday - 9:00pm - Food, drink, dance and fun in the main square. At 4:00 PM, along the water front downtown, you can watch the 6th annual boat parade! 6:00 PM will start the 3rd general procession parade (remember, each parade gets progressively interesting!). At 10:00 PM at the Moby Dick Salon the Big Dance will commence!

February 24th - Tuesday - 9:00pm - More food, drinks and dancing will commence and run all day starting at Benito Juarez Park. 6:00 PM will be the fourth and final parade and procession along Ave. Raphael Melgar (this is a must see)! And at 10:00 PM at Benito Juarez Park the Dancing and Celebrations of Carnival 2009 will come to a close (Wow)!

February 25th - Wednesday - 7:00pm the Awards Ceremony and ritual burning of "Juan Carnival" will bring this years festivities to an end!

We look forward to seeing you in 2010!

Cozumel Carnival (pronounced Carnaval in Spanish) is one of the islands main events. It happens at the peak of high season when the weather is at its finest. Festivities attract thousands of people from all corners of the world. Carnival is generally a 7 day celebration. It starts the week before Fat Tuesday, or Mardi-Gras. Dates change every year.

We are once again experiencing Carnival 2009 with with our new streets, pedestrian walkways, downtown landscaping, and improvements all over the island! As with every year I took these photos of Carnival 2009 tonight (Monday) and tomorrow is Fat Tuesday and once again Carnival will end.

The new park in front of the Palacio with a new stage set for shows has been a big hit and will captivate anyone that has not been here since last year. Cozumel has never looked better! If you missed it this year you can always plan to visit during 2010!!

I'll put together a slide show and post it here before too long.
Cozumel Carnival is the biggest party of the year.
Kids of all ages, floats, and parades!

The origins of Carnival are unclear, but most agree that it started as a pagan celebration in ancient Rome, or Greece. Balls were imported from Italy in the late nineteenth century, and had their golden era in the thirties, with legendary balls at the Copacabana Palace, and the Municipal Theater in Rio de Jinero.

 
There's much more to this extravaganza than the Parades. Street dancers randomly roam through town. It's loads of fun, free, and it happens all over the island. You are more than welcome to watch and participate. Besides the fun of a great Parade, there is live music, food, drinks and every manner of distraction in the town square. With so many people gathered together to have a great time how can you go wrong?!


This years grand event was really more about the young people of our paradise island. Every year is different. It was refreshing to see the young new participants that will carry on the tradition as years go by.

You gotta have balls if you think this is not enough! Hey, don't get me wrong... We are talking about the fabulous balls and events leading up to the choosing of the King and Queen of Carnival. :0) If you have never been to the island during this very special time; you are really missing out on a great cultural experience. The "pre" carnival events happen at the Convention center, clubs and other venues in and around San Miguel! Pick out the right parties, and have a ball! Of course this is an adults only activity.


It's never too early to start planning to be here in person next year. 2010 should be better then ever. Casa Colonial has just been rated the number 1 specialty lodging in Cozumel by Trip Advisor and I can think of no better place to spend this festive time then in a festive location, Casa Colonial is normally sold out many months in advance so you have to book early to assure a spot.


We hope that you will make one of recommended villas your headquarters in the future! And even if you don't, we hope that you will be here next year to enjoy it as much as we do!

Cozumel Carnival fish!
Don't forget it's more then a parade! 

For may years we have been capturing images of all the festivities. These original photos of Carnival 2009 give you a pretty good idea of what everything looks like. But the experience is MUCH better then the photographs. The exciting sounds and rhythms of the night will make you want to come back year after year!


All of the pictures on this page were taken on the Monday night before the grand finale parade; Fat Tuesday. It is Street Carnival in all its glory, filled with the most exotic characters you will ever see.
Carnival 2009. If you would like to see more pictures of this fun and grand event simply click here to see our annual slideshow!!

 
I will post the 2010 program here as soon as it is printed.
We hope that you are having a GREAT time; because we are!

Warm Regards from you know where!


Bob Rodriguez
Cozumel Mexico .net (Your complete vacation guide)

You will bend over backwards for Cozumel carnival.  We hope to see you at Carnival 2009!