Although the event is not exclusive to Madrid, the capital will today bid farewell to Carnival season for another year with the ceremonial burial of the sardine.
Coinciding with Ash Wednesday, the coffin carrying the poor fish will parade along the banks of the Manzanares until it reaches the Fuente del Pajarito, located in the Casa de Campo, where the Alegre Brotherhood will bury him.
The celebration, which celebrates 251 years of history in 2024, will on this occasion have two different schedules and itineraries. The first will take place on Wednesday morning and will depart at 11:00 a.m. from calle Rodrigo de Guevara to the Tirso de Molina square, where it will end at 3:00 p.m. with the reading of the proclamation.
In the afternoon, at 6:00 p.m., after carrying out the traditional tribute to the first honorary member of the Alegre Brotherhood, Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, the delegation will begin a second tour. This will begin in front of the San Antonio hermitage to the Fuente del Pajarito de la Casa de Campo.
Upon arrival in Casa de Campo, around 7:30 p.m., the carnival will end by burying the sardine. Throughout the tour, the Comparsa de Gigantes y Cabezudos Association will liven up the parade on its last journey through the streets of Madrid.
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