With so many carnivals taking place this weekend we thought we'd put together a list of 2014 carnivals taking place around the world.
French Riviera Nice carnival, Nice, France
February 14th - March 4th
http://www.nicecarnaval.com/en/carnaval/presentation/theme.php
Carnival of Venice, Venice, Italy.
February 15th - March 4th
Rio Carnaval, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
February/March
More than half a million foreigners travel to see this, the worlds largest carnival.
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, Port of Spain, Trinidad.
March
Carnival Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia
March 1st - 4th
Carnival of Cultures, Berlin, Germany
June 6th - 8th
http://www.berlin.de/en/events/2092491-2842498-carnival-of-cultures.en.html
Notting Hill Carnival, London, UK
August 24th-25th
This is Europe's largest carnival.
http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/9023471-notting-hill-carnival-2014
Asakusa Samba Carnival, Tokyo, Japan
Late August
http://www.gotokyo.org/en/kanko/taito/event/asakusa_samba.html
Greek Carnivals
Various dates
Various carnivals take place all over Greece. Visit the following URL for more information. http://blog.visitgreece.gr/
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