The Carnival in Viareggio was born in 1873 when there was the first parade of festively decorated carriages in the historic Via Regia, the heart of the old town. It was transferred to the Promenade at the beginning of the twentieth century and it has grown in size and popularity year after year.

The Carnival of Viareggio fills a whole month of daytime and nighttime festivities with parades of allegoric floats, local parties, masked balls and festivals of all kinds.