CS Carnival in Maastricht Region 2026
Schedule
Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 08:11 pm to Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 08:11 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Maastricht | Maastricht, LI
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You can also sign up on CS: https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cs-carnival-in-maastricht-region-2026Keeping an old CS tradition alive, we'll again be organizing a multi-day event to celebrate Carnival (Vastelaovend) in and around Maastricht! Dress code: on Saturday a costume is recommended, and from Sunday till Tuesday a colorful costume is strongly recommended!
Provisional daily program:
Friday 13 February
(Civil Servants' Carnival Pub Crawl)
Join from:
20:11: Café la Clé @ Kesselskade 60
21:33: Café Jour de Fête @ Markt 32
22:11 till late: proceeding to other bars, message us for location
Saturday 14 February
(Pre-carnival parade and festivities in Maastricht and surrounding villages)
12:44-13:11: Meet outside Maastricht CS train station. (Wave to carnival prince Lloyd I who is scheduled to arrive at 13:11)
13:16 Train to Eijsden, arrive 13:26, then a carnavalesque mini-hike of 2.5km to Mesch village
14:11-18:33: Carnival parade in Mesch village (message us for location). Afterparty at Eetcafé 't Piepke (Kerkplein 22, Eijsden). Return walk and transport from Eijsden to Maastricht (train at 17:32, bus at 18:00, or train at 18:32).
19:33-20:44: Group dinner in Lezzet Grill @ Mariastraat 9
20:44-21:22: Meet at Café 't Pötterke @ Mariastraat 1
21:22 till late: Carnival pub and party crawl in the old city, message us for location
Sunday 15 February
(Big carnival opening, parade and parties in Maastricht)
11:33-12:33: Meet at Vrijthof Square.
Ceremony: pulling up the Mooswief and anthem with the carnival prince of Mestreech!
12:44-13:55: Sunday Crazy Couch Carnaval City Hike from Vrijthof square
13:55-14:11: Meet in front of Café 't Pötterke @ Mariastraat 1
14:11-17:11: Watching Maastricht’s Carnival Parade (and later possibly joining it!)
17:11-22:11: Carnival pub and party crawl in the city, dinner etc, message us for location
22:11 till late: Continuing the party around town, message us for location
Monday 16 February
(Carnival parade in Aachen, Germany - evening back in Maastricht)
11:33: Meet outside Maastricht CS train station
11:52 bus 350 to Aachen - Please bring ID just in case, due to the DE border crossing!
13:11-17:33 Enjoying the main Carnaval Parade of Aachen (Rosenmontagzug), we will stay at (or near) the corner of Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz and Ursulinerstraße, message us for exact location.
See our sub-event for Aachen: https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/cs-rosenmontag-aachen-karneval-parade
18:11 or later, bus back to Maastricht to continue the evening celebrations there!
19:33 till late: Dinner and then another Crazy Carnival crawl around Maastricht, message us for location
Tuesday 17 February
(last day of carnival, last survivors?)
Program TBD
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