The practice of Carnival is one of the oldest cultural manifestations of humanity. The first primitive cultures with celebrations of this type paid tribute to the gods and to nature in order to obtain abundant harvests.

The Carnivals of Villarrobledo, Tarazona and La Roda put the “cherry on top” of the richness of the festivals in the Albacete province. These three Albacete Carnivals are part of a regional Carnival Route to promote the uniqueness of this celebration in different parts of the Autonomous Community, and also do so as a permanent tourist attraction. The province of Albacete currently has 31 Festivals of Tourist Interest.

The Villarrobledo Carnival has been declared of National Tourist Interest, while the Carnivals of Tarazona de la Mancha and La Roda have been declared of Regional Interest. They stand out for their “roots and tradition.”

Participatory and ancestral Carnival of La Roda, which has as festivals of tourist interest its Carnival and Easter in 2015. The first and oldest data on the celebration of its carnivals is found in the “Libro de la Cofradía de Ánimas”, and obtained this recognition in 2011 after resuming its celebration in 1987 thanks to the Friends of Carnival Cultural Association.

The town of Villarrobledo has 3 Festivals of Tourist Interest, such as its Carnival, with national cataloguing and as Festivals of Regional Tourist Interest, Easter in 2008 and ViñaRock in 2019.

Villarrobledo and its “máscara de Oro”, towards the declaration of an International Holiday. The Villarrobledo Carnivals are among the most traditional and deep-rooted in all of Spain, and are proud to have remained alive and active during the different periods in which their celebration was prohibited in our country. The first masquerades date back to 1510 and in 1873 the first regulatory ordinances appeared.