Pequeños Duendes

The kids' carnival, with their own troupes and their own parade.

The Carnival's nursery

The city of Concordia is preparing to host a new edition of the Carnaval de los Pequeños Duendes, the most anticipated event for the children of the neighborhoods, which every year fills the Atanasio Bonfiglio Corsódromo with color, music, and joy.

During every weekend of February 2026, six children's carnival groups will display their talent and enthusiasm in a show that celebrates creativity, neighborhood identity, and collective work. This carnival, promoted by the Municipality of Concordia, has become a symbol of inclusion and cultural expression for the little ones.

Each parade will be a unique celebration, where families will be able to enjoy the art of the little elves who, with their costumes, choreographies, and drum sections, transform the Corsódromo into a stage of fantasy and emotion.

Event information

Dates
Every Sunday in February 2026
Time
Starting at 8:00 PM
Location
Atanasio Bonfiglio Corsódromo

The Carnaval de los Pequeños Duendes is much more than a parade: it is a celebration of childhood, popular culture, and the community spirit that defines Concordia.

The 6 children's troupes

Each with its own story, neighborhood and colors.

Bella Flor

Bella Flor is not just a group that rehearses to perform in the Pequeños Duendes carnival. It is a huge embrace that brings together children from all the neighborhoods of Concordia: from Gendarmería Nacional and Constitución, to Villa Adela and San Jorge, passing through Villa Jardín, Monseñor Rösch, Leoncio de Luque, San Pantaleón, Agua Patito, La Bianca, San Agustín, Nébel, Belgrano Sur and Hípico.

In every rehearsal, the drum beats mark the pulse of friendship. Laughter, dreams, and the desire to feel part of something big are blended together. Here, no one is left out: everyone wears a costume made by hand with dedication, everyone finds a space where equality is not just a speech, but a practice, and joy is the banner.

Bella Flor is an inclusive project that demonstrates that carnival is not only lived on the runway, but in the union of the neighborhoods, in the music that unites us as brothers, and in the certainty that, together, Concordia sounds stronger.

Los Cabezones

Los Cabezones were born in 1998 and, since then, they have become a classic of the nursery of our carnival. With more than two decades of history, it carries in its blood the humor and that joy that ignites the audience every summer.

They are 200 hearts beating to the same rhythm, transforming the corsódromo into a stage and laughter into a banner. With hilarious costumes, witty ideas, and music that gives no respite, Los Cabezones achieve what few do: that people laugh, get excited, and feel part of the celebration.

Because more than a comparsa, they are a great carnival family that demonstrates, year after year, that humor is also art, that creativity has no ceiling, and that the energy of Concordia can infect the whole world.

Los del Río

The comparsa Los del Río saw the light on April 18, 2020, born from community drive, shared hope, and that unwavering desire to celebrate. Its colors —red, white, and green— wave with pride in every performance, holding high the identity of the La Bianca neighborhood, known in the carnival world as the “Samba City”.

With the tireless work of 50 families pushing in the same direction, and with almost 90 artists including dancers and percussionists, Los del Río stays afloat thanks to parties, raffles, and festivals that they organize throughout the year. That chain of solidarity allows everyone to enjoy wonderful costumes, and the dream to keep growing with the strength of neighborhood unity.

When the parade arrives, all that effort turns into joy and celebration: the costumes explode in colors, the drum section travels through the heart of the runway, and the joy becomes contagious. It is not just a comparsa; it is the pride of a neighborhood that chose carnival, art, and inclusion as the most beautiful way to be together.

Los Enanitos del Carnaval

Los Enanitos del Carnaval is a new proposal that sprouts from the heart of the historic comparsa Los Cabezones, and is born with the same purpose: to make the audience laugh, feel, and fill them with joy.

With the experience of those who have spent years stepping on the runway and the intact passion for carnival, Los Enanitos combine humor, music, and creativity to give each performance a fresh, dynamic, and energy-overflowing air.

They are proof that reinventing oneself is also part of the party: keeping the spark of the past alive, but daring to grow with one's own imprint.

Thus, Los Enanitos del Carnaval raise the banner of humor and joy, to remind us that carnival, at its core, is just that: laughing together, dancing, and celebrating life.

Villa Zanba

Villa Zanba was born in 2024 as a dream turned into a comparsa: an explosion of color and joy that brings together 80 children from Villa Adela and surrounding areas, ready to shine in the corsódromo and show their neighborhood with pride.

It is a comparsa that paves the way for children and adolescents to find a place to express themselves and grow. Its flag is multicolored, like the diversity of those who are part of it, like the strength of a great neighborhood that dares to dream together. Because in every costume, in every drum beat, and in every smile, Villa Zanba carries with it the hope and pride of an entire community. Ready to shine in the Corsódromo and to show with strength where they come from.

Los Peques de Camba Paso

Los Peques de Camba Paso was born in 2014, in the heart of the Islas Malvinas neighborhood – (Camba Paso), as a cultural and social proposal that sought to integrate the children of the neighborhood through art, music, and the joy of carnival. Over the years, the comparsa has consolidated itself as a space of identity and belonging for the entire community, opening its doors not only to the children of its neighborhood, but also to those from surrounding areas such as El Silencio, Colonia Roca, Capricornio, Los Pájaros, Agua Patito, La Arrocera, La Colina, Fátima, among other sectors of Concordia.

Since its inception, more than one hundred children participate actively each year, accompanied by young people and adults who, having grown up within the comparsa, today continue to collaborate with great commitment and enthusiasm. This demonstrates the value of cultural transmission and community work, which makes “Los Peques de Camba Paso” a true neighborhood symbol. The comparsa is a source of pride: it represents unity, joy, and a tradition that families look forward to every summer.

For this 2026 Carnival, “Los Peques de Camba Paso” present themselves with the theme “Adventures in the Jungle”, which seeks to convey the magic and diversity of nature through costumes, choreography, and joy, with the firm purpose of going out to shine as they have done since their beginnings.

Carnival moments

All the photos from this Carnival edition.

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News about Pequeños Duendes

Everything published about the kids' carnival.

The pequeños duendes closed the 2022 edition with pure joy at the corsódromo
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The pequeños duendes closed the 2022 edition with pure joy at the corsódromo

With pure glitter and color, the Pequeños Duendes bid farewell to the 2022 edition in style at the “Atanasio Bonfiglio” Corsódromo. The great popular festival of our city not only represents a cultural expression of enormous magnitude for Concordia, but is also a symbol of inclusion and art for all the boys and girls of the neighborhoods of Concordia. 

Grand closing of the 2022 pequeños duendes carnival
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Grand closing of the 2022 pequeños duendes carnival

Mayor Alfredo Francolini and the head of Enohsa, Enrique Cresto, participated in the closing parade of the 2022 edition of the Pequeños Duendes Carnival, which took place this Sunday at the "Atanasio Bonfiglio" corsódromo. 

This friday, february 4, the 2022 pequeños duendes carnival begins
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This friday, february 4, the 2022 pequeños duendes carnival begins

"We are a few days away from starting the children's Carnival, very happy to be able to hold this important social and cultural event again, after the hiatus of last year due to the pandemic. With great effort, some small comparsas will not be able to be present this year, but there will be 10 children's comparsas that will provide a great show in the city's neighborhoods," noted Marcelo Cresto, Secretary of Sports and Education of the Municipality, during the ceremony in which supplies and items were delivered to the participating comparsas, through an agreement with CTM.

Countdown to the pequeños duendes carnival
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Countdown to the pequeños duendes carnival

<i>The cultural event, which is in its ninth edition, will take place in different neighborhoods of the city starting in February. Led by the Secretary of Sports, Education and Social Tourism, Marcelo Cresto, and the Director of Events and Cultural Workshops, Prof. Sonia Albornos, an organizational meeting was held with the team that will carry out the 2022 edition, to finalize the details with all the areas of the municipality involved, and the heads of the children's comparsas.</i>

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