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Washington Mardi Gras is celebrating 75 years this year. Meet the 2025 king, queen, chairman Attorney Rico Alvendia will reign over Carnival season celebrations in the nation's capital in January Mardi Gras Activity Stations on Recreation Pier will feature face painting, Mardi Gras mask making and crafts beginning at 3:00pm. Be sure to meet Lindsay “Bones” Cordeo, author and illustrator of The Krewe of Barkus and Meoux a children’s picture book about a colorful Mardi Gras pet parade! Are there any Mardi Gras food and drink specials? Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. of the 2nd Congressional District, chair of the 76th Washington Mardi Gras, has selected King Rico Alvendia and Queen Kendall Williams for the 2025 Washington DC Mardi Gras Ball. The Queen is Kendall Williams, a 2024 graduate of McGehee School. Washington Mardi Gras is a long-standing event that brings together Louisiana politics and culture. This year’s host is Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. of the 2nd Congressional District, chair of the 76th Washington Mardi Gras, has announced that Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Roderick “Rico” Alvendia, a New Orleans attorney and founding partner of the firm Alvendia, Kelly and Demarest will reign as King of the 2025 ball. Kendall Williams, a recent graduate of Louise S. McGehee School, will be Queen of the celebration. This year's Mardi Gras king was Rico Alvendia, an attorney and Iraq war veteran from New Orleans. The queen was Kendall Elizabeth Williams, a student at Howard University. Georgia Barrett and her Queen Virginia Grace Mills and King Fred Heebe process across the floor of the International Ballroom of the Washington Hilton during the Washington, D.C. Mardi Gras ball Jan. 28, 2023. Those who’ve attended Mardi Gras in our country’s capital understand the whirlwind that takes place. It’s an event filled with non-stop excitement and incredible experiences. To get a better idea of the festivities, this year’s Washington Mardi Gras queen, Camille Morrison, is giving us a glimpse behind the scenes of life as Louisiana This year’s Queen of Carnival is a vibrant young woman who comes from a long line of family members that were chosen as Rex royalty, and WGNO’s LBJ got a chance to meet her. Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. of the 2nd Congressional District, chair of the 76th Washington Mardi Gras, has selected King Rico Alvendia and Queen Kendall Williams for the 2025 Washington DC Mardi Gras Ball. This purchase will include a video featuring the overall experience of Washington Mardi Gras. As part of her duties as Chair of Washington Mardi Gras Ms Letlow has selected the royal court. The King of 2023 will be Fred Heebe. Heebe is an owner of River Birch Renewable Energy, the nation's second-largest producer of green energy from landfill waste. Barracks Row Mardi Gras Celebration. There are two parades on Capitol Hill’s Eighth Street SE on the same day: The first, at 2 p.m., features local organizations and businesses marching in a Mardi Gras Activity Stations on Recreation Pier will feature face painting, Mardi Gras mask making and crafts beginning at 3:00pm. Be sure to meet Lindsay “Bones” Cordeo, author and illustrator of The Krewe of Barkus and Meoux a children’s picture book about a colorful Mardi Gras pet parade! Are there any Mardi Gras food and drink specials? The parade will begin marching along Wharf Street at 3:30 p.m., next to the water, and end at Parker Row, near Hell’s Kitchen. With walkers, jugglers, floats and the Mardi Gras King and Queen Kids can join in on the festivities with Mardi Gras-themed craft stations while the adults sip on Thrasher’s Rum Hurricanes. The celebration will conclude with a fireworks finale over the water. FULL SCHEDULE* 3:00 PM – Mardi Gras activities begin and the District Pier bar opens. 3:30 PM – Mardi Gras parade begins on Wharf Street For the last 75 years, Washington Mardi Gras has been hosted in DC by Louisiana. Meet the king and queen, see the poster and more. Kendall Elizabeth Williams is the 2025 queen. She's a 2025 WASHINGTON — New Orleanian Fred Heebe, a prodigious bipartisan donor to political campaigns, was selected Wednesday as the king of the 2023 Washington Mardi Gras, according to the Mystick Krewe Enjoy Mardi Gras at Dauphine’s on March 1 from 6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Mardi Gras is about music, parades, picnics, floats and so much excitement. It’s one big holiday in New Orleans and we hope to bring a taste of that to you here in D.C. Ticket includes open bar, delicious food, live entertainment, and plenty of King Cakes and beignets! Gov. Jeff Landry: At Washington Mardi Gras, royalty rightly celebrated public servants. The theme King Rico Alvendia chose for 2025 Washington Mardi Gras was “Duty, Honor, Louisiana.” Mardi Gras at Dauphine’s 2025: Step into a slice of New Orleans at Dauphine’s, located at 1100 15th St NW, Washington, DC, where Mardi Gras comes to life on March 1 from 6:30 pm to 11:00 pm. Revel in an evening of live entertainment, open bars, and a feast of King Cakes and beignets. Don your best Mardi Gras colors or Bayou Sauvage-inspired
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