¡Ajá!...Are you ready for the world’s biggest and happiest celebration in the sunniest Caribbean city on Earth...?
January 1- February 21, 2026
! En Barranquilla se Baila Así !
! En el Caribe se vive Así !
The long-awaited, magical Barranquilla Carnival — a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity — is already on!
While the U.S. and Europe freeze and that January boredom takes over, your spirit will soar under the sunniest skies —right here, in Barranquilla’s world-class despeluque celebration !
With over 1,000 thrilling events across more than two months, it’s the perfect excuse to escape the cold and jump straight into La Arenosa, the sunniest and happiest city on Earth —the stage of the biggest gozadera in the world!
What are you waiting for!
Get your ticket for your unforgettable
Carnival 2026 experience today!
January 1 - February 21
That superecontrabacanísimo bololo of awesome vibes has showered Barranquilla with the World Travel Awards (WTA) in 2022, 2023, and 2024—the “Oscars of Tourism”—for being South America’s Leading Festival Destination.
And enjoy the magic we share ALL YEAR LONG!
In Barranquilla and the surrounding Atlantic Department, you can discover incredible treasures, and enjoy diamond-level products and services throughout the year.
Enjoy 365 days of WOW adventures, including river tours, nature escapes, stunning beaches, ecotourism, world-class hotels, and iconic culinary delights.
Don't jump ahead—take a moment to see the tremendo bacile and joy of the people who fell in love with us during Carnival 2025
3-Learn how to dance like Shakira in her home town dancing schools.
4-A first immersive show of the sabroso taste of Carnival, the World’s Biggest Party: BARRANQUILLA’S CARNIVAL: TOP BLEISURE STRATEGY.
5- A mundial cocktail party for networking with Barranquilla leaders.
6-You get on-demand access to premium, exclusively curated city tours at preferential rates.
7-You get on-demand access to premium, exclusively curated tours to other world-class tourism gems: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Sierra Nevada, Tayrona Park, and Palomino, one hour way from Barranquilla at preferential rates.
While the U.S. and Europe freeze in winter, that January aburrido blue, your spirit will soar in the biggest gozadera of the world, under the sunniest skies.
! Only in Barranquilla !
World class hotels will attend you like kings.
HOTEL DANN CARLTON BARRANQUILLA
HOTEL IBIS ROJO BARRANQUILLA
HOTEL IBIS AZUL BARRANQUILLA
Enjoy 365 days of Culinary Iconic Delights on typical and luxurius restaurants
You’ll be welcomed by Barranquilleros: open, warm, easy-going, spontaneous, and joyful 'Bacanes'—a world-class people who party year-round, dance like Shakira, and sparkle like Sofía Vergara, two of Barranquilla’s most celebrated daughters, both with rich cultural influence and a global presence.
They’re all waiting for you—in the city that inspired Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel laureate and author of One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Get ready to enjoy a fully immersive Carnival 2026 experience—packed with WOW moments—in Barranquilla and its vibrant surrounding areas.
Below, you’ll find all the essential information to make the most of your journey.
AFROCARIBE EXPERIENCE: UN VIAJE AL CORAZÓN DEL CARNAVAL
Dance, Rehearse and Immerse yourself in the Barranquilla Carnival with the Afro-Caribbean Comparsa
Escuela de Danzas Marlio Cortés y Comparsa Afrocaribe
PÁSALA “DEL CARAJO” DANCING CUMBIA
Learn how to dance with one of the biggest Carnival masquerades
Soley B. Del Castillo Cumbiamba Del Carajo
PURA TRADICIÓN CON PALMA AFRICANA
Colombian dance and music
Escuela de Danzas Folclóricas:
"Palma Africana"
COMPARSA SON MOCANÁ
LA GUACHERNA PARADE
Dance oa
with the masquerade of Juventino Ojito
Carnival King 2024
Comparsa Son Mocaná
ECO-PARQUE CIENAGA DE MALLORQUÍN
Unique eco-tourism experience
District of Barranquilla
Click to watch Barranquilla's mayor inaugurate the eco-park:
TREN ELÉCTRICO A PLAYAS DE PUERTO MOCHO
Wonderful tour in an electric train to beautiful beaches and tasteful tipycal cuisines
Distrito de Barranquilla
CATA DE COCO EN BATIS
Delight your senses by tasting varieties of coconuts
FUNDACIÓN BATIS
3-Learn how to dance like Shakira in her home town dancing schools.
4-A first immersive show of the sabroso taste of Carnival, the World’s Biggest Party: BARRANQUILLA’S CARNIVAL: TOP BLEISURE STRATEGY.
5- A super cocktail party for networking with Barranquilla leaders.
6-You get on-demand access to premium, exclusively curated city tours at preferential rates.
7-You get on-demand access to premium, exclusively curated tours to other world-class tourism gems: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Sierra Nevada, Tayrona Park, and Palomino, one hour way from Barranquilla at preferential rates.
While the U.S. and Europe freeze in winter, that January aburrido blue, your spirit will soar in the biggest gozadera of the world, under the sunniest skies.
! Only in Barranquilla !
GRAN MALECÓN
Wonderful tour on the biggest riverfront pier of Latin America
District of Barranquilla
PARQUE BIOTEMÁTICO MEGUA
An Adventure where the Nature and the Knowledge meet together
Parque Biotemático Megua S.A.S.
TOUR ESPÍRITU ANCESTRAL
Deep Connection, Nature, Healing, Ancestral Wisdom, Harmony
Mokaná Tours Colombia
AGENCIA OPERADORA DE TURISMO ECO TRAINING
Tickets, transportation, shared guide, medical insurance and much more!
PLAYAS DEL COUNTRY
Enjoy warm sea water and delicious tipical cuisine
Gobernación del Atlántico
VIVE BARRIO ABAJO, DISTRITO CULTURAL DE BARRANQUILLA
Live Barrio Abajo, the Cultural District of Barranquilla.
Discovery Barranquilla by Ana Cotes, turismo cultural.
KIMONO + YUKATA EN YUME
Dress up in Yukata and live your surroundings
Corporación Cultural Sakae-Doku
BUTTERFLY CARIBE
Unique open-sky butterfly garden in Colombia
Marlene De Jesús Chávez Martínez
TOUR REBOLO EL ORIGEN
Explore Rebolo, a heritage neighborhood in Barranquilla.
Explora atlántico
BATALLA DE FLORES
February 14, 2026
The Biggest
Barranquilla´s´Carnival parade
Carnaval SAS
CARNAVAL DE
LA 44
February 14, 2026
Wonderful parade of folcloric groups
AGFA, Asociación de Grupos Folclóricos
GRAN PARADA
February 15, 2026
Enjoy the essense of hundred of Folcloric groups
Carnaval SAS
DESFILE DE FANTASIA
February 16, 2026
Get inmersed in the fantastic costumes of thousands of dancers
And you can also learn dancing like Shakira in a Carnival troupe in the biggest Carnival parades
3-Learn how to dance like Shakira in her home town dancing schools.
4-A first immersive show of the sabroso taste of Carnival, the World’s Biggest Party: BARRANQUILLA’S CARNIVAL: TOP BLEISURE STRATEGY.
5- A mundial cocktail party for networking with Barranquilla leaders.
6-You get on-demand access to premium, exclusively curated city tours at preferential rates.
7-You get on-demand access to premium, exclusively curated tours to other world-class tourism gems: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Sierra Nevada, Tayrona Park, and Palomino, one hour way from Barranquilla at preferential rates.
While the U.S. and Europe freeze in winter, that January aburrido blue, your spirit will soar in the biggest gozadera of the world, under the sunniest skies.
! Only in Barranquilla !
Get information about Barranquilla, Carnival and city events