Carnival (Carnaval in spanish)
– noun 1. a traveling amusement show, having sideshows, rides, etc.
2. any merrymaking, revelry, or festival, as a program of sports or entertainment: a winter carnival.
3. the season immediately preceding Lent, often observed with merrymaking; Shrovetide.

n. often Carnival (wikipedia): The period of merrymaking and feasting celebrated just before Lent.
A traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows.
Carnival usually involves a public celebration or parade combining elements
of a circus, with masks, costumes and a public street party.
In the case of Puerto Vallarta, people dress up, have decorated floats/vehicles and masquerade
during the nighttime celebrations, which traditionally marks an overturning of daily life.

A 'gay' festival or revel: winter carnival and what I personally consider to be part of a Puerto Vallarta gay pride.
However, the Carnaval Puerto Vallarta has been organized by both straight and gay people
and both straight and gay establishments (see below) from the South Side participate in the parade-festivities.

In Puerto Vallarta, Mexico the parade-festival in the coming season will be on Saturday, February 18, 2012
and was on Saturday, March 5, 2011, with other Mardi Gras Spring Fever festivities from March 3-8, 2011.
Festivities and parade of floats starting around 10pm.
Celebrations took place during the second weekend of February in 2009 and 2010, and the
parade once again followed its route up and down Carranza, Olas Altas, Pulpito and Basilio Badillo streets.

Participants in the 2011 carnaval parade included such gay nightlife spots as Anonimo, Apaches, Frida bar, La Noche,
Club Manana, Paco's Ranch, the Palm, Reinas bar, and Tease; gay hotel Blue Chairs, gay resort Casa Cupula, and
Boana Torre Malibu apartments; and the invaluable non-profit gay community center SETAC.
Some of the straight Puerto Vallarta accommodations, restaurants and stores included Casa Isabel, Dragon Rojo,
Joe Jack’s Fish Shack, Margarita Grill, Mi Bodeguita del Barrio, Nacho Daddy, Sol beer, Tsunami, and Vallarta Scene.

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Next eight Puerto Vallarta pictures of carnival and parade below thanks to Benoit Gagnon

Next photos also from 2011 thanks to Alberta Faith Lopez

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