Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without …

Everything you need to know about Mardi Gras, including updated parade routes, traditions, the best places to get Mardi Gras beads, masks, king cakes and more!

The New Orleans City Council passed new Mardi Gras parade rules in early 2014. Be sure you know them before you head out to the parades to avoid tickets, and to avoid bringing a bunch …

The Krewe of Proteus parade will start at the intersection of Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street in New Orleans. The parade will head along Napoleon Avenue north until St. Charles …

Early in 1968, the Krewe of Bacchus broke with Carnival tradition by staging a Sunday night parade with bigger and more spectacular floats than anything previously seen in Carnival.

By the late 1830s, New Orleans held street processions of maskers with carriages and horseback riders to celebrate Mardi Gras. Dazzling gaslight torches, or " flambeaux, " lit the way for the …

Mardi Gras Day is February 17, 2026. Fat Tuesday is the last day of the Carnival season as it always falls the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.

Formerly a West Bank parade, today the Krewe of Choctaw follows the traditional Uptown route in New Orleans. It rolls on the first Saturday of the carnival season.

The Krewe of Endymion parade starts at the intersection of City Park Avenue and Orleans Avenue. From there they travel southeast down Orleans Avenue to the intersection with N. …

The organization prides itself on providing a traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras experience in a family friendly atmosphere. Along with a parade, members enjoy the Titans Mardi Gras Ball …