Kölner Geisterzug

Name: Kölner Geisterzug
Start: 2027-01-30
End: 2027-01-30
Location: wechselnder Zugweg

Carnival · Cologne · 30 January 2027

Note: the 2026 date is not yet officially confirmed – please check with the organiser before visiting.

When30 January 2027

Wherewechselnder Zugweg, Cologne

TypeCarnival

StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia

The Kölner Geisterzug is an alternative, non-commercial carnival procession that winds through different Cologne districts on the Saturday evening before Weiberfastnacht. Participants dress up as ghosts and mythical creatures; the procession sees itself as the continuation of an old tradition and leaves room for socially critical undertones.

Official organiser website

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