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 The Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival begins at 10 a.m. and runs through 7 p.m. at North Boulevard Town Square in downtown Baton Rouge. The event will feature live music, a vendor’s village, and a However, for travelers looking to experience the excitement of Mardi Gras beyond the parade routes, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 82 miles northwest of New Orleans, offers a refined yet vibrant twist on The Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade in Downtown Baton Rouge will begin at noon on Saturday, March 1. During this parade , a procession of marching groups and about 75 floats will travel along Be safe, and Happy Mardi Gras! FRIDAY KREWE OF SOUTHDOWNS PARADE: 7 p.m., beginning at Glasgow Middle School along Glasgow Avenue to Whitehaven Street, Lee Drive, Hyacinth, Arrowhead, Stuart 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. If you want to join in on the fun, here’s a parade schedule with a few routes to help you plan ahead. BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Let the good times roll! South Louisiana is gearing up for the 2025 Mardi Gras season and there are several parades and parties that will roll through the streets of 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 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 A one stop shop for all things Krewe of Shenandoah, the newest neighborhood Mardi Gras parade in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 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. 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 Embark on a wild safari with us on February 28th 2025, rain or shine, in the Southdowns neighborhood for our 38th annual parade. MAP The Krewe of Southdowns is Baton Rouge's first, and most unique, family-friendly night Mardi Gras Parade. 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 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 The Krewe of Orion’s 26th annual Mardi Gras parade in downtown Baton Rouge will take place on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 6:30 PM. Parade goers will be treated to a line of exciting, colorfully-lighted, and tractor-pulled floats. 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 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
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