Sitges Carnival 2026

Fat Tuesday is Sitges Carnival’s best parade day, and in 2025 it’s on march 4th.

What is Sitges Carnival?

Beat the end of the winter chill at the hottest party this side of the Atlantic. Carnival is celebrated around the world and Sitges is one of the biggest hotspots to celebrate. Only 40 minutes outside of Barcelona, Sitges Carnival normally sees 250,000 people flocking to this small coastal town. Sitges Carnival marks the last chance to go absolutely wild and give in to every temptation before the 40 days of Lent begin. This is your chance to dress up and get freaky, go all out in sequins, feather boas and body paint, or even put on a mask if you desire.

Sitges is the LGBTQI capital of Europe, which makes the party extra amazing. Throw your inhibitions out the window, along with your shirt, and let’s have one heck of a rage!

sitges viP party bus packages

Ready for a VIP Sitges experience? This isn’t your average ride into the festival, this is a pre-game on wheels: the flashiest, silliest, sauciest one, at that. We’re talking a fully stocked bar, dance floor technicolour lights, and even poles and cages (for the real party animals). Sip on your two complimentary glasses of Cava, then keep the party flowing with cash or card at the bar – because hydration is important, and by hydration, we mean pulling up to the festival half-cut. 

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

• Welcome drink at Red Garter
• VIP PartyBus – 1 hour transfer from Barcelona (Red Garter) to Sitges carnival (Parade). The party bus includes dance-floor, cages, poles and fully stocked bar ($)
• 2 glasses of cava on the bus
• 1 litre of sangria on arrival to SITGES ready for the street parade
• 1 hour transfer from Sitges carnival (Parade) to Plaza Catalyuna includes dance-floor, cages, poles and fully stocked bar ($)

Private Sitges Carnival transport from Barcelona

We know this party like no one else, we’ve been organising party trips to Sitges for over 10 years, and we want to show you how it is done! We pick you up in our private coaches (it’s the best way to arrive) in the centre of Barcelona and dropped off in the centre of Sitges at the perfect time to start pre-gaming in our partner bars – or just wandering the streets with your one-litre of sangria in its souvenir cup and finding the best spots to see the parade.

Here is the boring but possibly most important part – we bring you back to Barcelona too, so you won’t be one of the thousands of people stranded, waiting in the cold for hours in the queue at the train station. Nope, you’ll jump on one of Stoke Travel’s fleet of private buses and we’ll get you back to Barcelona safely.

We are officially the Biggest Barcelona to Sitges Party Group! Check-in with us at our pre-party, with a welcome beer or sangria from 5:00pm. The buses start departing at 6:30 pm, with the last one at 7:30 pm (so no stragglers!). 

Why Fat Tuesday is the best day for Sitges Carnival

Just like Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday is the final and busiest day of the carnival is called Fat Tuesday, when the local carnival parade makes its way down the Rua del Extermini in decorated carriages, sporting the campest razzle-dazzle type outfits you have ever seen. Each parade is themed, for example… Rua de la Disbauxa – the Debauchery Parade, on Sunday night and the Rua de l‘Extermini – the Extermination Parade, on Tuesday night.