RIJEKA CARNIVAL PARADE

International carnival parade at Korzo
Some hundred years ago, carnival events in Rijeka took place much more often than in any other city in this part of Europe. Carnival parades and balls were organized for Austrian and Hungarian aristocrats, Russian princesses, German barons, as well as counts and countesses from all over Europe. Nowadays, one of the largest carnivals in Europe, International Rijeka Carnival is held in Rijeka and attracts numerous carnival groups as well as thousands of visitors from Croatia and all over the world. The carnival events in the city of Rijeka are an amazing blend of traditional European carnivals, primarily Venetian and Austrian characteristics, and of elements of Slavic folklore and mythology.