Lucca in Mask

Lucca changes its look and offers fun and engaging events and initiatives to bring the spirit of celebration and lightness to the city.

In the squares, the large papier-mâché works by Viareggio's float masters and a program for young and old.

The program:

• Saturday, February 3
  Carnival San Francesco
  3 p.m. Piazza San Francesco
  A party for the little ones with games, fire-eaters, streamers and entertainment.
• Sunday, February 4
  Parade of masked groups and miniature floats of 2024 Viareggio Carnival and marching bands
  from 3 p.m., from Porta Sant'Anna 
  Exhibitions and large screens with images of the 2024 Viareggio Carnival's floats, at Caffè delle Mura and in Piazza San Michele.
• Sunday, February 11
  Carnival Fratta
  from 4 p.m., Piazza San Francesco
  The traditional Carnival with a party for children, music, street artists, street bands, guided visit and photo exhibition.
• Saturday, February 17
  Carnival San Michele
  from 4 p.m., a party for the little ones with games, fire-eaters, streamers and entertainment, and Carnival sweets of Lucca's pastry chefs' tradition.
  at 5 p.m., at Casermetta San Donato's underground, an original puppet show
  from 7 p.m., the Allegra Baccanata in the city's venues
  at 9 p.m., in Piazza Anfiteatro, the PanPers
• Sunday, February 25
  The kingdom of Carnival
  from 3 p.m., Villa Bottini 
  Recreational activities for children and families, workshops, juggling shows and special surprises