# 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 and television
### 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
* Carnival (2021 film), a Brazilian comedy film
* Carnival (2024 film), a Peruvian documentary film
* Carnival: At the End of Days, an upcoming British 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" (¥$ 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