BATON ROUGE — Laissez les bons temps rouler! There are several Mardi Gras parades set to roll in and around Baton Rouge this year! UWK has you covered with your ultimate Mardi Gras guide. Let us help you plan where you’ll catch your beads and favorite parade throws. We have parade times, locations and those important parade maps! Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Mardi Gras Day - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2025 PARADE DATES Krewe of Oshun- Saturday, Feb. 15 th, 2025 CAAWS Mystic Krewe of Mutts - Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 Mystic Krewe of Mutts Parade. Feb. 16, parade at 2 p.m. with events from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Downtown Baton Rouge. Krewe of Artemis. Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. Downtown Baton Rouge. Krewe Mystique de la Capitale. Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. File photo by Catrice Coleman. Downtown Baton Rouge. Krewe of Orion. Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Downtown Baton Rouge. Mid City Gras BATON ROUGE — Carnival is longer than usual this year, running eight weeks and two days. By tradition, king cake sales begin on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and run through Mardi Gras, which is March 4 A member of the float “Welcome to Mardi Gras” waves to the crowd during the Krewe of Orion’s 25th annual Mardi Gras parade along River Road on Sunday, February 4, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Six Mardi Gras parades are scheduled to roll in the Baton Rouge area this weekend. The best advice if you're going to one or all six: bundle up. Weather forecasts indicate the temperature will be 12th Annual Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival: 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Krewe of Good Friends of the Oaks Mardi Gras Parade: 1 p.m. Port Allen: Monday, March 3, 2025. PARADE TIME LOCATION; Donaldsonville's Mardi Gras Parade Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. Krewe of Ascension's Mardi Gras Mambo Parade Saturday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. in Gonzales. Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival - North Boulevard Town Square Saturday, March 1. Livonia Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade - Livonia Sunday, March 2. Krewe of Comogo - Plaquemine Sunday, March 2 Members of the Krewe Swifts Found Wonderland sort beads as they help prepare the float for the Krewe of Southdowns parade on Feb. 8, 2024, in Baton Rouge. A group throws pink plastic chicken feet at a crowd at the annual Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade in 2013. Get ready to catch some beads and let the good times roll. Mardi Gras season is in full swing, and local krewes are getting ready to roll in several parades taking place over the next two weeks in the Baton Rouge area. La Riviére Children’s Mardi Gras Parade & Chicken Chase. Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. Krotz Springs. Lebeau Mardi Gras Festival & Parade. Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. Lebeau. Sunset Kidz Wagon Parade. Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. Sunset. Eunice Lil’ Mardi Gras. March 1 at 3 p.m. Eunice. Opelousas Imperial Mardi Gras Parade. March 4 at 11 a.m. Opelousas. Courir de Mardi 2025 Parade schedule for Mardi Gras celebrations in and around the capital area. NAPOLEONVILLE PARADE - 2 p.m. East Baton Rouge Parish SATURDAY, FEB. 8 Best Bets; Sports News; Sports Team; BATON ROUGE -- The Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade filled just about every sidewalk in downtown Baton Rouge with pink as many came to take in one of the biggest, and undoubtedly one of the pinkest The Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade will roll at noon starting on Spanish Town Road and ending on River Road. Here’s the official parade map. Be sure to check for road closures in the morning. For more information, find the parade on Facebook. More parade day events. Violet Nightclub’ s Flamingos Trap Rave . 214 Third St., Suite 1A Nine parades will light up Baton Rouge. Visit Baton Rouge. Leading up to Mardi Gras Day on March 4, nine parades will light up Baton Rouge, complete with festive floats, energetic marching bands A man take video of the parade from a spot in a tree above the route during the Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday, March 1, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. STAFF PHOTO BY MICHAEL JOHNSON The 12th Annual Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival - featuring live music, art, fashion, and food held in North Boulevard Town Square on the same day as the Krewe of Spanish Town. Website BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There are multiple parades and other Mardi Gras events set to take place in the Baton Rouge area on Saturday, March 1. The popular Spanish Town Parade is expected to get BATON ROUGE — Carnival is longer than usual this year, running eight weeks and two days. By tradition, king cake sales begin on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and run through Mardi Gras, which is March 4 Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Parades. What would Mardi Gras be without parades? Below is a list of the Baton Rouge Mardi Gras parades for 2025. Parents, be aware that Spanish Town in particular is not kid-friendly the rest absolutely are! If you have not taken your kids to a parade in Baton Rouge, let 2025 be the year to enjoy one! Krewe of Oshun
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