Friendship Carnival in Santa Cristina d'Aro

The Carnival of Friendship has arrived for another year in Santa Cristina de Aro!

Carnival is the most notable winter festival of Santa Cristina d'Aro and one of the most anticipated festivals of the entire year.

The Carnival as it is currently known had its origin in 1982 when a group of young people from the town, called " Els Merlots" enchanted everyone by parading through the streets of Santa Cristina d'Aro with a train - made quickly - called " Enyorança ".

Currently, it has 7 Carnival clubs that directly move around 450 people: Els Merlots, Els Caganers Alegres, Els Blaus, les Castanyes Voladores, els Ki'ls va parir, els Dakidallà and the Mar i Muntanya group, a fact that demonstrates the importance and implementation of this festival in the municipality.

The Carnival of Santa Cristina d'Aro is known throughout the world as the Carnival of Friendship, a name it has acquired as a result of the non-competitive nature that the street (probably the most notable event of the Carnival) which is celebrated on Sunday.

The people live this festival with great intensity. And the program is loaded with activities for all ages.

We wait for you!