Carnaval d'Aubervilliers

The Carnaval d'Aubervilliers: a festive city at the four crossroads of the world

Aubervilliers (93300), a town in northern Seine-Saint-Denis long nicknamed “Auber-la-Rouge” for its working-class and militant history, is today a city resolutely focused on the future. Crossed by the Canal Saint-Denis and home to an exceptional network of associations, it hosts an annual popular carnival that celebrates its human diversity and cultural vitality.

The Popular Carnival

The Carnaval d'Aubervilliers brings together residents in the city streets each year for a festive parade around Mardi Gras. Families, children, and associations gather in costumes and masks to parade through the downtown streets in an atmosphere of collective joy. Music groups — percussionists, brass bands, and fanfares — animate the procession, transforming the streets into a giant street stage.

The city archives preserve the memory of a carnival for all times in Aubervilliers, attesting to the long-standing nature of this popular festive tradition in the commune, particularly the children's carnival which mobilized the youngest each year in a colorful and joyful celebration.

The Electric Carnival at the Point Fort

One of the city's most original carnival highlights is the Electric Carnival, organized at the Point Fort d'Aubervilliers (174 Avenue Jean Jaurès). This festive musical event combines the group Djé Balèti — specialists in island music and Antillean carnival tradition — with performances by the company Carnaval/Cannibale. This evening, at the crossroads of Caribbean musical traditions and contemporary creation, perfectly illustrates Aubervilliers' plural identity.

The Chinese New Year Parade

Aubervilliers also hosts the Chinese New Year parade each winter, which starts from the Place de la Mairie and heads towards Avenue Victor Hugo, with a festive program at Square Stalingrad. This parade with red flags, dragons, and firecrackers confirms the multicultural dimension of Aubervilliers' festivities, of which the Asian community is an essential component.

A Territory in Full Renaissance

Aubervilliers is undergoing profound urban transformation with the extension of metro line 12, the development of the Canal Saint-Denis banks, and the construction of new public facilities. Its carnivals and popular festivals bear witness to the vitality of a community united in the face of its territory's changes and confident in its future.