The Municipality of Montevideo, along with other areas of the Departments of Culture and Tourism, is in charge of organizing the Carnival. In addition to providing information about all the corsos and parades, it organizes the reservations and locations for each one of the events related with Carnival. Likewise, the city hotels can get locations for guests to enjoy this great popular celebration during their stay in town.
| Dates of Montevideo 2013 Carnival | ||
| Election of Queens of Carnival, Llamadas and Samba Schools | Friday, January 18 | |
| Carnival 2013 Inauguration Parade | Thursday, January 24 | |
| Samba Schools 2013 Parade | Friday, January 25 | |
| Start of the Official Carnival 2013 Groups Contest | Saturday, January 26 | |
| Llamadas 2013 Parade | Thursday, January 31 and Friday, February 1 | |
