Kölner Karneval - Crazy Days

Cologne Carnival Season which is referred to by the locals as “the fifth season of the year” officially begin on the 11th November, at 11:11am and finishes on Ash Wednesday. The main Cologne Carnival events, which are called the “crazy days” which begins on Weiberfastnacht which is the Thursday prior to Shrove Tuesday and ends on Ash Wednesday. The "crazy days" of Carnival are celebrated with parties on the streets, in public squares and in pubs. Closing times for pubs and bars are suspended for the duration of the festival.