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The Courir de Mardi Gras (Cajun French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa], French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event held in many Cajun and Creole communities of French Louisiana on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Courir de Mardi Gras is Louisiana French for "Fat Tuesday Run". Courir de Mardi Gras' medieval European roots. Courir de Mardi Gras is rooted in French medieval history and is comprised of many rituals in order to celebrate Fat Tuesday, which is a holiday that Three Cajun Mardi Gras Traditions Begging for Gumbo Ingredients. Traditionally known as Courir de Mardi Gras, festivities occur in towns throughout central Louisiana’s Cajun Country. Rooted in French medieval history and brought to Louisiana in the 19th century, Courir de Mardi Gras has many rituals that come together in a celebration on Fat 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 Gras Parade & Chicken Run. March 4 at 3 p.m. Eunice. St. Mary Parish parades Courir de Mardi Gras and parade in Church Point. Courir kicks of at 8 am and ends downtown at a parade at 1:30 pm; MARCH 4, 2025. Tee Mamou courir de Mardi Gras in Iota will be held in Downtown Participants in the Church Point Mardi Gras Courir hitch rides on trailers between the stops of the Church Point Courir de Mardi Gras, Sunday, February 27, 2022. PHOTO BY ROBIN MAY. Learn about the centuries-old tradition of chasing a chicken and making gumbo on Fat Tuesday in central Louisiana. Find out how to join, watch or make your own costume for this unique and authentic Louisiana event. Learn about the origins and customs of Cajun Mardi Gras, or Courir de Mardi Gras, a rural Louisiana celebration that involves masked riders, begging and chasing chickens. Find out how this unique tradition connects Acadiana residents and visitors with their French heritage and community spirit. Learn about the traditional Cajun ritual of Courir de Mardi Gras, or running for gumbo ingredients, in Mamou, Louisiana. See costumes, songs, dancing and the highlight of the chase: the chicken. The Courir de Mardi Gras in Church Point adheres to tradition—only men are allowed to participate and they must don a mask and a costume. The event was revived in 1968, when it was established that it would be held on the Sunday before Mardi Gras day in order to not interfere with surrounding runs. T he courir de Mardi Gras (literally to “run” Mardi Gras) is a rural and lesser-known Cajun counterpart to urban celebrations of Fat Tuesday in such cities as New Orleans and Lafayette. For the courir , disguised revelers convene before dawn at a predetermined locale, typically a participant’s farmstead. Courir de Mardi Gras is an old tradition in rural Louisiana. From early morning on, costumed revelers go house to house, drinking, singing and collecting ingredients for a big ole pot of gumbo. The 63rd Annual Saddle Tramp Riders Club/Church Point Courir de Mardi Gras will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Our full day event is one fluid route, but is comprised of a traditional Courir de Mardi Gras (Country Route) (8am-1:00pm),and a Parade down Main Street in the Town of Church Point (1pm-3:30pm). The Courir will stop at several Farmhouses along the route to collect ingredients for Sunday, March 2 – 63rd Annual Church Point Saddle Tramp Rider’s Club Courir de Mardi Gras – 1036 E Ebey – Saddle Tramp Clubhouse, Church Point.Courir begins at 8 a.m. and ends downtown for Seventy or so residents gather at the Basile Pig Barn on Feb. 25 (Mardi Gras Day) at 7 a.m., for the town’s traditional Courir de Mardi Gras. The run was suspended during World War II, but had a revival in the 1960s. While many towns only allow men to be runners, in Basile, women can run and serve as capitaines. The Cajun Mardi Gras Festival is Eunice's largest community event of the year with 5 days of Street Dances, Live Music, Cajun Cuisine & Crafts and Cultural Demonstrations. The music and celebrations begin Friday Afternoon until after the parade rolls out on Tuesday Evening. The whole family can participate in this interactive event where the Basile Mardi Gras Association shares in the medieval tradition of the Courir de Mardi Gras. Disguised revelers, led by Le Capitaine and singing La Chanson de Mardi Gras will make their way through the historic village begging for the ingredients to make a gumbo. The Choupic Courir de Mardi Gras differs from other courirs in that it does not involve the chasing of chickens nor ritual begging nor the use of horses as a means of transportation. Church Point 2017 Children's Courir de Mardi Gras in Church Point. In Church Point the rural Mardi Gras is basically the same as it was in the old days of the The whole family can participate in this interactive event where the Basile Mardi Gras Association shares in the medieval tradition of the Courir de Mardi Gras. Disguised revelers, led by Le Capitaine and singing La Chanson de Mardi Gras will make their way through the historic village begging for the ingredients to make a gumbo. Originating in 19th-century Louisiana, Courir de Mardi Gras’ history is rooted in the medieval traditions of France.This Cajun celebration serves as an early springtime renewal, a communal event that sets it apart from the more urban, carnival-style, Mardi Gras festivities that are more widely known in cities like New Orleans.
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