U bogatoj cavtatskoj tradiciji maškaravanja značajno mjesto zauzima i Karneval fest. Riječ je o festivalu karnevalske pjesme i humora na kojem su nastupali maskirani izvođači, a prvi takav festival održan je 1974. godine. Sljedeće dvije godine manifestacija se održavala upravo u hotelu Albatros, a nakon toga u hotelu Croatia. 1977. godine u hotelu Albatros, kao kontrapunkt ‘velikom’, organiziran je Mali karneval fest, zamišljen kao festival dječje pjesme i zabave.
The so-called Carnival Fest holds an important position in the rich tradition of Cavtat carnivals. It was a festival of carnival songs and satire with masked performers, the first of which was held in 1974. In the following two years, the event was held in Hotel Albatros, and subsequently in Hotel Croatia. In 1977, as a counterpoint to the ‘adult’, the Little Carnival Fest was organized in Hotel Albatros and envisaged as a festival of children’s song and entertainment.
