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Carnival in Liechtenstein

The fools are loose!
Clown dressed up with confetti and balloons at the carnival parade, spectators on the roadside.

The fifth season

When the fifth season begins, Liechtenstein is transformed into a colorful stage full of joie de vivre. Imaginative costumes, rousing rhythms and exuberant celebrations make Fasnacht an unforgettable experience. Are you ready for the most creative spectacle of the year?

Festively dressed Törmleguger Vaduz at the carnival parade in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, in front of the government building and cathedral.
People in fancy dress celebrate the carnival parade in snowy Malbun, Liechtenstein.

Tradition, music & celebration

Whether at the big carnival parade, at a masked ball or in the middle of a monster concert - the joy of celebrating is alive and well here. Every municipality has its own traditions, but one thing is the same everywhere: carnival is full of energy and surprises.

  • Relocation, Vaduz
    Saturday, February 7, 2026

  • Parade and street carnival, Malbun
    Saturday, February 14, 2026
    1:30 p.m.

  • International Carnival Parade, Schaan Center
    Sunday, February 15, 2026
    2:00 pm

  • Relocation, Triesenberg
    Tuesday, February 17, 2026
    1:30 p.m.
    followed by Finale Furioso in the community hall

  • Parade and street carnival, Mauren
    Tuesday, March 3, 2026
    2:14 p.m.
  • Monster concert Ruggell
    Friday, February 6, 2026
    Parking lot Musikhaus Ruggell

  • Monster Concert Vaduz
    Saturday, February 7, 2026
    Rathausplatz, Vaduz

  • Monster Concert Triesen
    Saturday, January 24, 2026
    4:00 p.m.
    Gravel parking lot, municipal administration building, Triesen

  • Monster concert Eschen
    Thursday, February 12, 2026
    6:30 p.m.
    Eschen village square

  • Schaan Monster Concert
    Saturday, February 14, 2026
    6:00 p.m.
    Lindaplatz Schaan

  • Mönsterli Schellenberg
    Monday, February 16, 2026
    6:30 p.m.

  • Balzers Monster Concert
    Monday, February 16, 2026
    6:30 p.m.
    Balzers village square
  • Carnival opening 2025
    Friday, November 11, 2025
    11:11 a.m.

  • Schaabumm
    Saturday, January 10, 2026
    19:00
    SAL Schaan

  • Trisunaball
    Saturday, January 24, 2026
    8:00 p.m.
    Gemeindesaal Triesen

  • Buschmönsterle Masked Ball
    Friday, January 30,
    7:00 p.m.
    Community Hall, Gamprin

  • Gigox Masquerade Ball
    Friday, January 30, 2026
    20:00
    Dorfsaal Triesenberg

  • Entertainment by the Triesenberg Carnival Society
    Sunday, February 1, 2026
    5:30 p.m.
    Triesenberg village hall

  • Carnival party
    Friday, February 6
    7:00 p.m.
    Community hall, Eschen

  • Törmleparty
    Friday, February 6, 2026
    8:30 p.m.
    Vaduz Community Hall

  • Murer Circus - Masked Ball
    Saturday, February 7, 2026
    5:00 p.m.
    Mauren Community Hall

  • Engel Hausball
    Saturday, February 7, 2026
    6:00 p.m.
    Gasthaus zum Engel, Balzers

  • Schaaner Buuraball
    Friday, February 13, 2026
    19:00
    SAL Schaan

  • Crazy Ball
    Friday, February 13, 2026
    Vaduzer-Saal

  • Carnival party
    Saturday, February 14, 2026
    SAL Schaan

  • Maschkara-Mäntig
    Monday, February 16, 2026
    8:00 p.m.
    Community Hall, Triesen

  • Finale Furioso
    Tuesday, February 17, 2026
    3:00 pm
    Dorfsaal Triesenberg
  • Children's Masked Ball Eschen
    Saturday, January 31
    2:00 p.m.
    Community Hall Eschen

  • Vaduz Children's Masked Ball
    Saturday, February 7, 2026
    Vaduzer-Saal

  • Gamprin Children's Masked Ball
    Sunday, February 8, 2026
    Gamprin Community Hall

  • Wildmandli Children's Masked Ball Triesenberg
    Wednesday, February 11, 2026
    2:00 p.m.
    Triesenberg Village Hall

  • Children's masked ball Schaan
    Saturday, February 14, 2026
    1:30 p.m.
    SAL Schaan

  • Children's masked ball Triesen
    Sunday, February 15, 2026
    Triesen community hall

  • Balzers Children's Masquerade Ball
    Monday, February 16, 2026
    2:00 p.m.
    Gemeindesaal Balzers

  • Ruggell children's carnival
    Tuesday, February 17, 2026
    Ruggell community hall

The ABC of carnival

Participants with carved wooden masks and red and black costumes at the carnival parade in Malbun
Allweg kwösso
"Alaaf" or "Helau" are probably the better-known jesters' cries. You have to be an advanced Liechtenstein carnival pro before you dare to use the Schaan "Allwäg kwösso".
Guggenmusik in colorful costumes plays at the 2024 carnival parade in snowy Malbun in Liechtenstein.
Gugga music
Brass music with a strong rhythmic underlay, played "wrong" in its own, very specific way, is represented in almost every municipality in Liechtenstein with its own formation.
Hippie dressed up at the children's carnival in Mauren, high-fives with children in front of a colorful float.
Fasnachtbuzi
They are carnival revellers in fancy dress. They can be found in particular at masquerade balls and street carnivals.
View of a Guggenmusik group with golden instruments at the carnival parade in Malbun against a snowy mountain backdrop.
Monster | Mönsterle
This is what the monster concert is called in Liechtenstein. It's a joint concert by many Gugga musicians who play one after the other. The biggest monster concert takes place on Carnival Saturday in Schaan.
Carnival floats and people in costume at the big parade in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
Ruassla
On "schmotzigen" Thursday, people "gruasslet". Children in particular blacken each other's faces - in the past with soot, today they use cork cones that are lit with a lighter.

More tips for you

Fairs
Large colorful chain carousel at the fair in Balzers, full of happy visitors in front of a mountain backdrop under a blue sky.
Events
Concert by the band Baba Shrimps at the FL1.LIFE Festival with red stage lighting and a large audience
Culinary delights
Dried chickpeas and plant samples displayed on a wooden bench outside
Customs
Cow with heart ornament and wreath of flowers at the traditional alpine ride in Liechtenstein