Everything published about this Carnival edition.
News<p>The awards and coronation ceremony for the figures and categories of the 2018 edition of the Carnival was held this Saturday at the Convention Center. The Imperiales took over the hall and celebrated the crown achieved. Mayor Enrique Cresto announced the granting of land in the Corsódromo area to the comparsas so they can build their own workshops.</p>
News<p>The 2018 Carnival was a success. The comparsas offered an excellent show. Thousands of families enjoyed this celebration. During the Carnival weekends, hundreds of tourists visited us. The investments we made in infrastructure and logistics at the Corsódromo improved the staging of the show and the comfort of spectators and comparsas. There were no security problems or serious incidents. In a few days, the envelopes for the grandstand tender will be opened. </p>
News<p>After the parades that were touring the city, bringing joy to every corner, the decisive day arrived that crowned the Capullitos Comparsa from the Villa Jardín neighborhood as the winner of the 2018 Pequeños Duendes Carnival. Organized by the Carnival Entity and the Neighborhood Workshops Coordination of the Municipality together with the Conased Foundation and with the support of the Student Institute, the 13 Pequeños Duendes comparsas are part of the municipal state policies that Mayor Cresto promoted with a focus on integration and inclusion.</p>
News<p>With sold-out tickets, the 2018 edition of the Concordia Carnival concluded.</p>
News<p>The 13 children's comparsas from the city and two more special guests from nearby towns were the protagonists this Friday of the closing of the 2018 edition of the Pequeños Duendes Carnival in a Corsódromo that filled the stands.</p>
News<p>With great expectations of public turnout, this Saturday, February 17, will be the sixth and final night of the Concordia Carnival. The Carnival Entity reported that the sales system through the website is collapsed, so they recommended making ticket purchases directly at Caja Mixta and in advance. Expansions were arranged in the VIP and grandstand sectors for greater comfort for attendees, while it was announced that by order of Mayor Enrique Cresto, two 0km motorcycles will be raffled among the attendees.</p>
News<p>With a great popular festival at the "Atanasio Bonfiglio" Corsódromo, this Friday the 2018 edition of the Pequeños Duendes Carnival will conclude. Much more than just the Seedbed of the Concordia Carnival, it is a phenomenon of social inclusion and cultural expression, through which children from different neighborhoods meet, learn, and have fun under the premises of solidarity, companionship, and teamwork. Starting at 8:00 PM, the 13 comparsas will parade on the main stage. With free admission, school supplies can be donated at the entrances, which will be distributed through charitable institutions.</p>
News<p>Starting at 8:00 PM, this Friday, February 16, the "Atanasio Bonfiglio" Corsódromo will be filled with all the magic, tenderness, and joy of the Pequeños Duendes Carnival. The hundreds of children from the 14 children's comparsas from the different neighborhoods of the city will parade on a special night. It will be the closing of the 2018 edition, and the stage is the dream one: the track of the Corsódromo.</p>
News<p>Throughout the long weekend, tourist activity in the city was evident. Families, couples, and young people relaxing in the thermal grounds, strolling along the Costanera, San Carlos, the pedestrian street, and the squares. Many people posing for souvenir photos on every corner, hotels operating at full capacity, and thousands of people enjoying the Carnival at the Municipal Corsódromo in Estación Norte. Afternoons of fishing, drinking mate, boating on the Salto Grande lake, or walking along the banks of the Uruguay River and forgetting the noise of big cities. The balance of the weekend is very positive for Concordia, a city that is consolidating itself as a tourist product in the main travel and excursion circuits.</p>
News<div data-block="true" data-editor="e2qsb" data-offset-key="cs9he-0-0"> <div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="cs9he-0-0"><span display="inline"><span data-offset-key="cs9he-0-0"><span data-text="true">Everything is underway for a new night of the Concordia Carnival. Today, Sunday, February 11, at 11:00 PM sharp, the fourth parade of the biggest summer festival will begin.</span></span></span></div> </div>
News<p>Following a meeting in which the members of the Carnival Entity and the representatives of the four comparsas analyzed the situation caused by weather conditions and in light of the weather forecasts, a joint decision was made to reschedule the fourth night of the parade, originally planned for this Saturday, February 10, to tomorrow, Sunday, February 11.</p>
News<p>"We have around 95% hotel occupancy and reservations" at the start of the long weekend, reported the Secretary of Government and Tourism of the Municipality, Alfredo Francolini, which anticipates that "we will have a very good weekend, and we believe we will reach 100%," he indicated. "We have worked following the instructions of Mayor Enrique Cresto, together with all the representatives of the private sector, on promotions, on improving offers and proposals, which will be reflected this weekend," he anticipated.</p>
