Karneval: Why let New Orleans (and its blotto tourists) have all the fun? The Germans know how to cut loose for Carnival tooâthey even spell it Karneval with an Insane Klown Posse "K"! Hold onto your lederhosen, because both locations of the German-inspired Loreley "Biergarten" will be raging all weekend. Owner Michael Momm's hometown of Cologne is the center of German Karneval celebrations and the site of the event's largest parade on Rosenmontag (Rose Monday), which attracts over 1 million people. So yeah, every year Momm goes all in.

The Magik kicks off Thursday at the Loreley Manhattan with Weiberfastnacht or "Women's Carnival Night." We're told that in Germany, it's the night when women have the most fun: wear a clip-on fellas, because they're allowed to cut off any man's necktie and kiss any man they want. Momm, who DJ'd Laurence Fishburneâs wedding, will be spinning "Karnevalsmusik" all night and a special Karneval food menu will be served. On Friday, the debauchery shifts to Loreley Williamsburg, where at 9 p.m. the French-inspired Les Sans Culottes pop band will debut their version of the song "Viva Colonia," which is the most popular Karneval hit song ever.

On Sunday, for those left standing, they'll be another Karneval party in Manhattan starting at 9 p.m., and on Monday, at the same location, the annual Karneval dinner with taped broadcasts of the Rosenmontag parades in Cologne, Duesseldorf and Mainz (popular with German expats) will be shown.

Loreley Restaurant & Biergarten, 7 Rivington Street, (212) 253-7077; and Loreley Williamsburg, 64 Frost Street, (718) 599-0025

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