Cologne Carnival 2026 - THU 12 Feb 2026, EVE - Altstadt

Name: Cologne Carnival 2026 - THU 12 Feb 2026, EVE - Altstadt
Start: 2026-02-12T15:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-02-13T01:00:00+01:00
Location: Alter Markt, 50667 Köln, Deutschland

Schedule

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Alter Markt, 50667 Köln, Deutschland | Cologne, NW

On Cologne's Women's Carnival we’ll explore the alleys, squares and pubs of Cologne’s Old Town (Altstadt)!
　
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LOCATION:
Old Town Cologne
IN SOME PUB OR ON SOME SQUARE OR AT THE RIVER RHINE OR…
　
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After the "Haus Wirtz" and perhaps "Lotta" (or other) pubs and having some food somewhere on the way (see the "Carnival 2026 THU 12 02 DAY Weiberfastnacht" ☞!ⒻⒾⓃⒹ ⒶⓁⓁ ⒸⓈ&ⒻⒷ-ⓁⒾⓃⓀⓈ ⒷⒺⓁⓄⓌ!☜) plus perhaps some more Kölsch on the way we'll intend to be at Cologne's Old Town (Altstadt) by 4pm to spend the rest of the day there.
　
For the last couple of years we'd spend Thu afternoon/evening at the "Große Super Uschi Party" at Stadtgarten but that has (as so many events and places during Cologne Carnival) "become a victim of it's success" and so now without buying tickets beforehand (which have been sold out for a while already…) you have to queue for HOURS (actually literally!!!) to get in in the afternoon or evening… So now we're going back to where we'd spend the Thursday evenings for the first couple of years of this annual event 😉
　
NO IDEA where exactly we'll be and when - but we'll surely gonna try to get into "Papa Joe's Biersalon" at some point ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/MkuVFZSWoouk1k4X9 ) and MAYBE "The Corkonian Irish pub" ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/oZNV8rfCRpxSb5eh8 ) just opposite. Or perhaps "Papa Joe's Jazz Bar" (IF it's even open and not impossible to get in - https://maps.app.goo.gl/2Ud9RddBS8BmGmHx8 ) or the "Biermuseum" next to it. Weather permits we might also just be on Altermarkt ( "Old Market" - https://maps.app.goo.gl/G9mQEyjXe7dMViDJ8 ) or on the lawn by the river ("Rheingarten" - https://maps.app.goo.gl/6bK1SATTFXW5u5XTA ) and have some Kölsch for the Kiosks around and maybe some food… Before going home we might even try to check out "Die Kulisse Köln" ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/A5RVktYU2VreZmkA8 ), a somewhat "cult place" and famous for those who haven't scored yet all day and go there as there last resort to maybe still get laid (….) - but really just to "tick it off" with no plans to actually stay there for long😂
　
ALSO NO IDEA how long we're gonna stay in town and if we might at some point decide to finish the night with some more cocktails at home or just call it a day "early-ish" (having been up and mostly on our feet all day…)!
　
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HOW AND WHERE CAN "LATERCOMERS" MEET US ON THURSDAY EVENING:
"Haus Wirtz" pub (see the "Carnival 2026 THU 12 02 DAY Weiberfastnacht" ☞!ⒻⒾⓃⒹ ⒶⓁⓁ ⒸⓈ&ⒻⒷ-ⓁⒾⓃⓀⓈ ⒷⒺⓁⓄⓌ!☜) till about 3pm, afterwards will perhaps have a snack somewhere on the way to the Old Town where we'll intend to be by 4:00pm.
So if you arrive in the evening and you can't or don't want to go to your host first to leave your stuff with him, then store it at main station (see "G: HYPER MODERN LOCKERS SYSTEM AT COLOGNE MAIN STATION (KÖLN HAUPTBAHNHOF/HBF)" on the Main Event Page "Cologne Carnival 2026 - THU 12 Feb -> TUE 17 Feb" - ☞!ⒻⒾⓃⒹ ⒶⓁⓁ ⒸⓈ&ⒻⒷ-ⓁⒾⓃⓀⓈ ⒷⒺⓁⓄⓌ!☜!).
　
From Dom/HBF you just walk to Old Town (you're basically there already: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ExBQtx9tUJmrRRFc9 ).
　
In any case it's a good idea to try and contact anyone of us first - THOUGH getting hold of one of us might be tricky and take a while...
Try the WhatsApp group and/or check the posts and discussion threads on the EVENT PAGES AND (if you can) CHECK THE DESCRIPTION HERE AGAIN FOR ANY LAST-MINUTE UPDATES (that I might even add after the "event started") BEFORE YOU COME TO JOIN US!
Also read "C: COMMUNICATIONS" on the Main Event Page "Cologne Carnival 2026 - THU 12 Feb -> TUE 17 Feb" - ☞!ⒻⒾⓃⒹ ⒶⓁⓁ ⒸⓈ&ⒻⒷ-ⓁⒾⓃⓀⓈ ⒷⒺⓁⓄⓌ!☜ !)!!!
　
AND check the Google Photos Album where ALL THE LATEST PICS OF US WILL BE UPLOADED to see what we look like each day!):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/firvfD9FhBTWyd95A
　
If you stored your stuff at main station's automatic locker machines, then you can always pick it up at night when you go home. THAT WILL BE MOST PROBABLY AFTER MIDNIGHT - so IF YOU CANNOT use the automatic locker machines but have to use the "Gepäckcenter" counter at the Douglas perfumery instead (IF that still exists...), then also consider bringing your stuff to some other place for at that counter you can only pick it up the next morning...
　
MAKE SURE YOU'RE WEARING YOUR COSTUME BEFORE MEETING UP WITH US - YOU DON'T WANNA LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT, DO YOU???
　
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IF YOU INTEND TO TAKE PART in this event then PLEASE "sign up" on the event page(s) AND JOIN THE WhatsApp group ( see the main event page [ https://couchers.org/event/4378/carnival-in-cologne-2026-thursday-12-feb-tuesday-17-feb * https://www.facebook.com/events/1925015824888827 * https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cologne-carnival-2026-thu-12-feb-tue-17-feb * https://www.bewelcome.org/activities/5248 ] all the way down under "ALL THE MAIN LINKS" )!
　
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ALL THE MAIN LINKS:
　
WhatsApp group:
see the main event page [ https://couchers.org/event/4378/carnival-in-cologne-2026-thursday-12-feb-tuesday-17-feb * https://www.facebook.com/events/1925015824888827 * https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cologne-carnival-2026-thu-12-feb-tue-17-feb
https://www.bewelcome.org/activities/5248 ] all the way down under "ALL THE MAIN LINKS"
Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=198FRmLD_f1L8BPVxxBRzUa20kw5wWDd8&usp=sharing
Cologne Carnival 2026 - THU 12 Feb -> TUE 17 Feb
https://couchers.org/event/4378/carnival-in-cologne-2026-thursday-12-feb-tuesday-17-feb
https://www.facebook.com/events/1925015824888827
https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cologne-carnival-2026-thu-12-feb-tue-17-feb
https://www.bewelcome.org/activities/5248
　
Cologne Carnival 2026 - FRI 13 Feb 2026 - Zülpicher Strasse
https://couchers.org/event/4384/cologne-carnival-2026-fri-13-feb-2026-zulpicher-strasse
https://www.facebook.com/events/1368075158405835
https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cologne-carnival-2026-fri-13-02-zulpicher-strasse
https://www.bewelcome.org/activities/5251
　
Cologne Carnival 2026 - SAT 14 Feb 2026 - Friesenstrasse
https://couchers.org/event/4388/cologne-carnival-2026-sat-14-feb-2026-friesenstrasse
https://www.facebook.com/events/2393846414398933
https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cologne-carnival-2026-sat-14-02-friesenstrasse
https://www.bewelcome.org/activities/5253
　
Cologne Carnival 2026 - SUN 15 Feb 2026, DAY - Rodenkirchen
https://couchers.org/event/4390/cologne-carnival-2026-sun-15-feb-2026-day-rodenkirchen
https://www.facebook.com/events/1208405988144569
https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cologne-carnival-2026-sun-15-02-day-rodenkirchen
https://www.bewelcome.org/activities/5256
Cologne Carnival 2026 - SUN 15 Feb 2026, EVE - KitKatClub@Bootshaus
https://couchers.org/event/4392/cologne-carnival-2026-sun-15-feb-2026-eve-kitkat-bootshaus
https://www.facebook.com/events/1430797618758924
https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cologne-carnival-2026-sun-15-02-eve-kkc-bootshaus
https://www.bewelcome.org/activities/5257
　
Cologne Carnival 2026 - MON 16 Feb 2026, DAY - ROSEMonday Parade
https://couchers.org/event/4400/cologne-carnival-2026-mon-16-feb-2026-day-rosemonday-parade
https://www.facebook.com/events/1170506571917857
https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cologne-carnival-2026-mon-16-02-day-rosemon-parade
https://www.bewelcome.org/activities/5258
Cologne Carnival 2026 - MON 16 Feb 2026, EVE - post parade SAUNA
https://couchers.org/event/4402/cologne-carnival-2026-mon-16-feb-2026-eve-post-parade-sauna
https://www.facebook.com/events/914910661212671
https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cologne-carnival-2026-mon-16-02-eve-sauna-spa
https://www.bewelcome.org/activities/5259
　
　
　
Cologne Carnival 2026 - THU 12 Feb 2026, DAY - Weiberfastnacht
https://couchers.org/event/4380/cologne-carnival-2026-thu-12-feb-2026-day-weiberfastnacht
https://www.facebook.com/events/1576187020295231
https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cologne-carnival-2026-thu-12-02-day-weiberfastnach
https://www.bewelcome.org/activities/5249
Cologne Carnival 2026 - THU 12 Feb 2026, EVE - Altstadt
https://couchers.org/event/4382/cologne-carnival-2026-thu-12-feb-2026-eve-altstadt
https://www.facebook.com/events/1216580029807064
https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cologne-carnival-2026-thu-12-02-eve-altstadt
https://www.bewelcome.org/activities/5250
　