Xanthi Carnival

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Xanthi Carnival
Logo of the Thracian Folk Festival Xanthi Carnival
Genre	Carnival, Festival
Frequency	Annual
Location(s)	Xanthi, Greece
Coordinates	41°08′21″N 24°53′17″E / 41.139189°N 24.887929°E / 41.139189; 24.887929
Years active	58
Founded	February 13, 1966 (1966-02-13)
Participants	16,000 (2019)
Budget	€130,000 (at least)
Organised by	Culture Center of Xanthi Municipality
Sponsors	Amstel, ERT3
Website	Official website

Xanthi Carnival (or Carnival of Xanthi; Greek: Ξανθιώτικο Καρναβάλι) and Thracian Folk Festival is the biggest event of its kind in northern Greece and the second biggest in Greece, following the Patras Carnival. Ιt was founded in 1966, in a formal way. The event is held annually under the auspices of the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Xanthi.