The history of the floats and the structures is long-standing. The 1870s are characterized by the appearance of the first carnival floats, which were built with private funding. They mainly satirized the social and political situation, with the floats of the Carnival King, the Queen of the Patras Carnival and, later, the flower floats being the dominant ones. 1952 is a pivotal year for the development of Patras Carnival since the responsibility and the organization of it was undertaken by the Municipality of Patras, which will later also be in charge of the creation of the carnival floats. The Carnival Workshop of the Municipality of Patras has the ability to produce carnival elements for sale or rent and for this purpose it cooperates with other Municipalities, agencies and individuals whom it supplies according to their needs, by creating something for a special request, or from the list of carnival elements available.
At the same time, the Carnival Workshop often welcomes, regardless of the carnival season, schools, from all over Greece, and organized groups and guided tours of its history and the special construction technique of the carnival floats are carried out by its specialized artists and craftsmen. Children learn from instructors to make their own masks with recyclable materials having a unique carnival experience and learning through art the historical route of the carnival.
