Carnival Parade of Maaseik

The Carnival Parade of Maaseik is the oldest carnival parade of Belgium. The parade is every year at Laetare Sunday in Maaseik, in the northeast of Belgium. The first official parade, then called Cavalcade, was in 1865.

Except during both World Wars there was a parade every year since 1865. The first prince carnival in the parade was since 1949. It is a large parade with groups and wagons from all over Belgian and Dutch Limburg as well as from North Rhine-Westphalia. The parades goes through the historical city of Maaseik and is about 2,5 km long.

Gallery

• Jeugdprinsenwagen Maaseik 2011.JPG

  Little Prince wagon 2011

• Prinsenwagen Maaseik 2012.jpg

  Prince wagon 2012

• Jeugdprinsenwagen Maaseik 2012.jpg

  Little Prince wagon 2012

• Prinsenwagen Maaseik 2013.JPG

  Prince wagon 2013

• Prinsenwagen MSK 2014.JPG

  Prince wagon 2014

• Prinsenwagen MSK 2015.JPG

  Prince wagon 2015

• Prinsenwagen2016voor.jpg

  Prince wagon 2016, frontview

• Prinsenwagen2016achter.jpg

  Prince wagon 2016, view from behind