Rose Monday in Cologne and Düsseldorf – the highlight of the carnival is approaching. Hundreds of thousands are expected in the NRW carnival strongholds for Rose Monday.

The good news: After the rainy start to the street carnival on Weiberfastnacht, according to current forecasts, it should remain mostly dry on Rose Monday in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Rose Monday parade in 2023 attracted around a million Jecken in Cologne alone.