Carnaval de Cholet

• Location: Cholet, Pays de la Loire, France

• Category: Community Carnival

• Dates/Time: March or April (varies annually, post-Lenten timing)

• Duration: ~2 days (one daytime, one nighttime parade)

• Attendance: Tens of thousands of regional attendees

• Venue: Streets and main avenues of Cholet

• Organizer: Comité des Fêtes de Cholet and local municipality

• Established: 1906, with interruptions during wartime and later revivals

• Symbolic or Satirical Content: Medium

• Cultural or Ritual Roots: Moderate

• Global or Migrant Influence: Low

Participation Tips

• Participation Type: Spectator-focused

• Participation Level (Scale): 3/5

• Requires Costume to Join: No, but encouraged for some float participants

• Family-Friendly: Yes

• LGBTQ+ Inclusive: Yes