When is the Carnaval de Barranquilla and what happens each day?

Four days, in order

1. la reina A year before: the queen is chosen A young woman who will open the carnival, dancing for six hours on her float. Her companion is the Rey Momo, an older man with a reputation as a dancer.
2. la Batalla de Flores Saturday: the Battle of Flowers A parade of floats held since 1903.
3. la calle Sunday to Tuesday: the street Dancing, drinking, foam and flour thrown at everyone, brass bands from the river villages, and nobody sleeping more than three hours.
4. Joselito Tuesday night: the burial of Joselito A puppet representing the festival is buried, mourned by widows who cry and laugh at the same time. Ash Wednesday follows.

• The carnival takes up the four days before Ash Wednesday; UNESCO's listing says the same: the four days before Lent.
• It opens on Saturday with the Batalla de Flores, a parade of floats held since 1903, led by the carnival queen.
• On Tuesday night Joselito Carnaval, a puppet representing the festival, is buried, with widows who cry and laugh at once.

Cuatro días antes del Miércoles de Ceniza, Barranquilla deja de trabajar.

Four days before Ash Wednesday, Barranquilla stops working.

El carnaval empieza el sábado con la Batalla de Flores, un desfile de carrozas que se hace desde 1903.

The carnival begins on Saturday with the Battle of Flowers, a parade of floats that has been held since 1903.

Durante cuatro días se baila en la calle, se bebe, se tiran espuma y harina, y nadie duerme más de tres horas.

For four days people dance in the street, drink, throw foam and flour, and nobody sleeps more than three hours.