Karnevalsumzug Everswinkel

Carnival in the Münsterland — the Fifth Season

The Münsterland is not traditionally a core carnival region — the strongholds are further south, in Cologne and the Rhineland. However, Fastnacht is still celebrated exuberantly in some Münsterland communities — and Everswinkel in the Warendorf district is one of them. Every year on the Sunday before Weiberfastnacht, the Everswinkel Carnival Society "Fünfte Jahreszeit" e.V. organises the Carnival Parade through the village centre — the entire community dresses up, the streets are full of sweets and Kamelle (candies), and spectators in colourful costumes line the roadside.

2026 on February 15 — Start 2:11 PM

The 2026 edition takes place on Sunday, February 15, 2026. The parade traditionally starts at 2:11 PM — a time typical in carnival (11 being the sacred number of fools). The procession moves through the entire village centre until the late afternoon. Afterwards, the carnival celebration continues in the car park on Bergstraße — with a convivial atmosphere until approximately 11:30 PM.

The Parade Route through the Village Centre

In 2026, the route leads through the following streets:

• Start: Boschweg
• Freckenhorster Straße — Hovestraße — to the Volksbank
• Turn left onto Magnusplatz (past the town hall and Sparkasse)
• Turn right into Vitusstraße (towards the church)
• Vitusstraße — Alverskirchener Straße — Am Haus Borg
• Schulze-Delitzsch-Straße — Vom-Stein-Straße — Von-Galen-Straße — Bergstraße
• Finish: Vitusstraße (circuit)

Vitusstraße will be closed to traffic until Monday, February 16, 2026, at 8:00 AM. Absolute parking ban applies along the parade route — ignoring it risks towing.

What to See

The parade features floats from the local carnival society, walking groups, marching bands, dance troupes, and visiting carnival clubs from the surrounding area. Kamelle (sweets), Strüßjer (bouquets), and small chocolates rain down on the spectators — families position children with bags at the roadside to collect the bounty. Those who come in costume are immediately part of the fun — those who come "normally" stand out in the Münsterland Sunday.

Everswinkel — Münsterland Village with Tradition

Everswinkel is a municipality with around 9,500 inhabitants in the southern Warendorf district, southeast of Münster, in the heart of the Münsterland. The community is characterised by agriculture and Catholicism — carnival here is a means of unity in late winter, a welcome break between the long winter months and the start of spring fieldwork. Anyone wanting to experience Münsterland rural life in its convivial form will find it at the carnival parade.