Carnival is a festive season occurring immediately before Lent.

Carnival, carnaval or The Carnival may also refer to:

Festivals and entertainment

• Brazilian Carnival, the widely-known celebration of Carnival in Brazil

• Caribbean Carnival, carnivals with origins in Caribbean culture that occur across the World

• Traveling carnival, an amusement show typically including rides, games, etc.

• West Country Carnival, parades held in the West of England between late August and late November

Transport

Carnival Cruise Line

• Carnival Corporation & plc, the parent company of Carnival Cruise Line

• Kia Carnival, a minivan

• SS Carnivale, a steamship operating 1975–1993

Literature

• Carnival (Mackenzie novel), a 1912 novel by Compton Mackenzie

• Carnival (Antoni novel), a 2005 novel by Robert Antoni

• Carnival (Bear novel), a 2006 science fiction novel by Elizabeth Bear

• "The Carnival" (short story), a 1980 short story by Michael Fedo

• "Carnival! Carnival!", a poem by Patti Smith in her 1978 book Babel

Film and television

Film

• The Carnival (film), a 1911 short film

• Carnival (1921 film), a British silent drama

• Carnival (1931 film), a British drama

• Carnival (1935 film), an American film

• Carnival (1946 film), a British drama

• Carnival (1953 film), a French comedy film

• Carnival (1981 film), a Russian romantic comedy

• Carnival (2021 film), a Brazilian comedy film

• Carnaval (2024 film), a Peruvian documentary film

• Carnival: At the End of Days, an upcoming British film

• Carnivel, a 1989 Malayalam film

• Karnaval, a 1999 French film

• Carnivale, a 1999 French animated film by Millimages

• The Carnival, a 1984 Telugu documentary by B. Narsing Rao

Television

• "Carnival" (Bottom), a television episode

• "Carnival", a season 1 episode of The Bellflower Bunnies

• "Carnival", a 1997 episode of the series Teletubbies

• "Carnaval", a 2018 episode of the series Mickey Mouse

• "Carnival", a Malcolm in the Middle episode from season 2 (2001)

• "Carnival", a Series C episode of the television series QI (2005)

• Carnivàle, a 2003–2005 American television series

Performing arts

• Carnaval (ballet)

• Carnival!, a stage musical

• The Carnival (play), a 1664 comedy by Thomas Porter

• Carnival Center for the Performing Arts

People

• Danielle Carnival, American neuroscientist

Other uses

• Carnival (video game)

• Carnival Food Stores

Music

• Carnival Records

Classical music

• Carnaval (Schumann), an 1834–1835 set of piano pieces by Robert Schumann

• Carnival Overture (Dvořák), Op. 92, an 1891 concert overture by Antonín Dvořák

• Carnival, a c. 1934 composition by John Foulds

Performers

• The Carnival (band), a 1960s American pop group

• The Carnival Band (Canadian band), a Canadian marching band

• The Carnival Band (folk group), an English band

• Karnivool, an Australian progressive rock band

• Valya Karnaval (or Karna.val), a Russian video blogger, TikToker, and singer

Albums

• Carnaval (Barão Vermelho album) or the title song, 1988

• Carnaval (Ron Carter album), 1983; by Ron Carter, Hank Jones, Satao Watanabe, and Tony Williams, recorded in 1978

• Carnaval (Spyro Gyra album) or the title song, 1980

• Carnaval, by Wynton Marsalis and the Eastman Wind Ensemble, 1987

• Carnaval, by Zelda, 1983

• Carnival (Kasey Chambers album), 2006

• Carnival (John Handy album) or the title song, 1977

• Carnival (Maynard Ferguson album), 1978

• Carnival (New Model Army album), 2005

• Carnival (Randy Weston album) or the title song, 1975

• Carnival, by Bryce Vine, 2019

• Carnival, by Gilli, 2022

• Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival or the title song, 1997

• The Carnival, self-titled album by The Carnival (band), 1969

EPs

• Carnival (B.A.P. EP) or the title song, 2016

• Carnival (Duran Duran EP), 1982

• Carnival, by Bvndit, 2020

Songs

• "Carnaval" (song), by Maluma, 2014

• "Carnaval", by Claudia Leitte featuring Pitbull, 2018

• "Carnaval", by Santana from Festival, 1977

• "Carnival" (The Cardigans song), 1995

• "Carnival" (Ch!pz song), 2005

• "Carnival" (Eric Clapton song), 1977

• "Carnival" (Natalie Merchant song), 1995

• "Carnival" (¥$ song), 2024

• "Manhã de Carnaval" ("Carnival Morning"), written by Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria; covered by several performers as "Carnival", an English-language version

• "Sobre las olas" ("Over the Waves"), written by Juventino Rosas; covered by the Beach Boys as "Carnival (Over the Waves)"

• "Carnival", by Bikini Kill from Revolution Girl Style Now, 1991

• "Carnival", by Gorillaz from Humanz, 2017

• "Carnival", by Kneecap from Fenian, 2026

• "Carnival", by Our Lady Peace from Clumsy, 1997

• "Carnival", by the Pillows, 1999

See also

• Carnevale (disambiguation)

• Karneval (disambiguation)

• Carny (disambiguation)