Hubert has been the annual Prince of Carnival for over 35 years in the small town of Knorrendonk. When the doctor finds him unfit for this year's celebration, the Councel of Eleven decides there will be an election. Hubert wants the sceptor to stay in the family and proposes a competition between his children Frank and Yvonne. In preparation of the election they have to face family secrets and small town intrigues