WhenFrom 01-Mar-2025 al 08-Feb-2025

WhereAvilés, Gijón and Oviedo

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The carnival festivities are approaching and here we will give you all the information about the parades, brass bands, concerts... to be able to organize your agenda.
When the dates of each event are made public, we will publish the day and time in full detail. At the moment there are only a couple of specific quotes.

Antroxu de Gijón

The great Antroxu 2025 parade will take place on March 3 and will be one of the main attractions of the Gijón Carnival 2025, which will be held in the days leading up to it, with events such as the XXXVII Charangas Competition and the children's parade.

The registration period has opened for the XXXVI Antroxu Float Competition 2025, to be held on Monday, March 3 from 19:00 p.m. within the traditional Antroxu Parade. Registrations can be made until 13:14 p.m. on the Festejos website, where the corresponding forms can be found. Registration is free, and interested groups must complete the forms with the requested information.

> The XXXVII Antroxu de Gijón Charanga Competition will take place between March 1 and 3. The performances, on the 1st and 2nd starting at 19 pm, will last ten minutes per charanga and the lyrics must be original.

>The Jovellanos Theater will open on Saturday March 1 at noon to display the children's costumes, who will parade through the streets of Gijón on Sunday March 2, also from 12 noon. The XXX Children's Parade of Antroxu in Gijón will tour Parchís Square, Menéndez Valdés Street, San Miguel Square, Covadonga Street and Paseo de Begoña.

Antroxu of Oviedo

· CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL
> Tuesday, March 4th. Trascorrales Square.
From 17:30 to 18:30 p.m. Creative workshops.
Workshops on masks, glitter tattoos, badges, neon drawings, crazy hairstyles, totel bags, balloon twisting, fantasy makeup.
Recommended for children from 3 to 8 years old.
Prior registration is not required.

From 18:30 to 19:30 p.m. Francis Zafrilla and his gang.
Come and enjoy an afternoon full of fun, music and lots of craziness with your new and fantastic gang!
Entrada gratuita hasta completar aforo.

> Saturday, March 8. Porlier Square
12:30 to 14:00 h Carabín Carabán. Musical show.
Carabán Carabán is a magical forest where all the games in the world are born and the guardians of that forest teach the public different ways to play, encouraging participation and fun.

· ADULT CARNIVAL
> Saturday, March 8, 17:30 p.m. Carnival Parade
Itinerary: Independencia, Uría, San Francisco, Eusebio Glez Abascal, Cathedral Square, Águila.

Those who have entered the costume contests, bands, neighbourhood groups from the municipality's social centres and the Burial of the Sardine show "Carnival of the Animals" will take part in the parade, in which a procession of "humanised" animals will travel to the final party with music and rhythm, where they will celebrate life and death in a histrionic and carefree way, inviting us to share their joy and reminding us that the journey will always be more important than the final destination.
There will be a reserved area for people with reduced mobility and one companion on Paseo de los Alamos (Escorialin area) and Plaza de la Catedral (Regent's Statue area). Access will be free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis until full capacity is reached.

> Saturday, March 8, 18:00 p.m. Costume contest with DJ Fran Casero as host
Cathedral Square.
The Competition will begin upon the arrival of the parade of participants, where the costumes will be displayed to the Jury in the order of categories.
Children's category: Registered children who wish to do so may participate in the parade, which will start at 17.30:17.30 p.m. from Independencia Street. Those who do not join the parade must stand at the side of the stage at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. to coordinate their participation in the Competition following the order of categories (individual and groups).
Adult modality: individual – groups – social centers.
Once the Competition is over, the Burial of the Sardine ceremony will take place with the “Carnival of the Animals” show.
Jury's decision. The Jury's decision will be made public at the end of the parade of all the participants. The winners will be summoned by the presenter to appear on stage following the order of the categories of the competition.

· Gastronomic Days at the Antroxu of Oviedo
March 4, 7, 8 and 9. Tasting of the Antroxu menu consisting of Antroxu stew and typical pastries: frixuelos, picatostes or casadielles.

Antroxu de Avilés

> Saturday of the Descent of Galiana. March 1
12 noon. Great Antroxu Festival. Costume contest, children's and adult categories. The prizes are a set of school supplies and a dinner for two, respectively. A photo of "Papu" for all the Antroxu attendees and raffles for the little ones. Location: Plaza Mayor de Llaranes.
18.00 hours. XXXVII International River Descent on Galiana Street. 36 spectacular devices will travel down the streets of Galiana, San Francisco, la Cámara and José Cueto.
23.30:XNUMX p.m. Macro-discotheque 'Dani Parrondo The Goat'. Location: Plaza de España.

> Antroxero Sunday. March 2
12.00 pm. Musical entertainment with fanfares. Route: Sabugo, Plaza Pedro Menéndez, Rivero, Las Meanas, among other streets and squares.
12.30 pm. Recreation of the "Cortexu de Mazcaritos Tradicionales". The Puxa'l goxu will be remembered. Three routes that converge in Plaza de España: Vezos Astures Council: leaving from Plaza del Carbayedo. Sabugo-Sabia Nueva: leaving from Plaza del Carbayo. Xaréu d'Ochobre: leaving from Calle Rivero. Organised by: Vezos Astures Council of Traditional Culture.
16.30 hours. VII Antroxáes Mascot Competition. Location: Plaza de España
17.30 hours. XLIII Antroxu Car Gymkhana. Starting from Plaza de Pedro Menéndez. Organized by: Avilés City Council and Escudería Avilesina
18.00 hours. Disco Antroxu. Musical entertainment with Fred Events: popular children's characters, and many surprises. Location: Plaza de España

> Monday of Murgas and Fanfares. March 3
18.00 hours. Street entertainment with fanfares.
18:00 hours. Concert by the Avilés Music Band. Location: Plaza de España
19.00 hours. Festival of Murgas, Charangas and Fanfares. Location: Plaza de Pedro Menéndez
22.00:23.30 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. Antroxera Festival with The Last Legion. First showing. Location: Plaza de España.
23.30:XNUMX p.m. Ortiga in concert. Location: Plaza de España.
01.00 hours. Second performance of the Verbena Antroxera with The Last Legion. Location: Plaza de España

> Tuesday of the Grand Parade. March 4
17.30 hours. XLIII Grand Parade of Antroxos, Moxigangues and Floats. Route: C/ José Cueto, Plaza de la Merced, La Cámara, and ending on the stage in Plaza de España. Musical entertainment with fanfares and brass bands.

> Wednesday of the Burial of the Sardine. March 5
17.30 hours. After the funeral, the funeral chapel will be set up so that all those who wish to do so can pay their respects. Those who wish to do so may send flowers, but the deceased and her family would prefer that you send wine, frixuelos or casadielles. Location: Red Court. Llaranes Viejo
18.00 hours. Funeral procession and cremation at the new crematorium. Reading of the funeral service and a heartfelt farewell. Location: From the Red Court to the parking lot at the Muro de Zaro.
19.30 hours. Wake and burial. Location: Plaza de El Carbayo (Sabugo).
20.30:XNUMX p.m. Burning of the Sardine. Final thunderstorm. Location: Plaza de España.