Más de 4.600 personas desfilan en el Carnaval de Móstoles.

More than 4,600 people from 48 entities in Móstoles, including clubs, parent associations, and organizations, participated in the Grand Carnival Parade 2025 through the city streets this Saturday.

The procession started at 6:00 p.m., accompanied by the Musical Association Banda La Estrella and 40 bands from Desarrollo Street to end at the Plaza del Pradillo. In this area, the Carnival dance ‘Cocoloco Family Carnival Party’ was held, with DJs Willy Alcocer and Yago Arias.

Despite the rain, the colorful and good-humored atmosphere was not lacking. «Until the last moment, we were undecided about going out,» confessed Móstoles’ mayor, Manuel Bautista, to Telemadrid. The festivities also included a proclamation by Móstoles-born sports journalist Domingo López Menchero ‘Domingolm’, followed by a continued celebration.

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As for the little ones, they will be the protagonists on Sunday at Plaza del Pradillo, starting at 11:00 a.m., with the children’s party ‘Confeti Fest’. The children will enjoy inflatables, workshops, photo booths, face painting, musical entertainment, confetti showers, and many surprises.

On Tuesday, March 4, it will be the day for seniors with their ‘Special Carnival Seniors Dance’, at the usual Copacabana Halls at 5:00 p.m., «where a unique carnival party atmosphere will be recreated.»

A day later, to conclude the festivities this year, «after more than a decade without being celebrated,» the Sardine Burial Parade is being brought back. The funeral procession will start at Plaza del Pradillo and end its route at Parque Cuartel Huerta, where there will be performances, a proclamation, and the burning of the sardines. All entities can bring their own sardine for the burning.