Carnival (disambiguation)

Carnival is a festive season occurring immediately before Lent.

Carnival, carnaval or The Carnival may also refer to:

Festivals and entertainment

 * 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

 * 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
 * Carnaval (2021 film), a Brazilian comedy film
 * Carnaval (2024 film), a Peruvian documentary 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

 * Carnivàle, a 2003-2005 American TV series
 * "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)

Performing arts

 * Carnival!, a stage musical
 * The Carnival (play), a 1664 comedy by Thomas Porter
 * Carnaval (ballet)
 * 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
 * Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival or the title song, 1997
 * The Carnival, self-titled album by The Carnival, 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" (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign 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 Our Lady Peace from Clumsy, 1997
 * "Carnival", by the Pillows, 1999