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The Krewe of Endymion announces the entertainment for Mardi Gras’s Main Event in 2025, the Krewe of Endymion Parade and Extravaganza. The 59 th annual Super Krewe will roll down the streets of New Orleans and for the first time since 2019, will parade on its traditional route on St. Charles Avenue, as it heads into the Caesar’s Superdome for the mega-party on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The Endymion Extravaganza is the only Mardi Gras after party held in the Mercedes Benz Superdome! 20,000+ dressed in formal attire arrive at the Dome at 7pm to get set up and await the entrance of Mardi Gras’ Main Event, The Endymion Parade! MARDI GRAS? Mardi Gras 2025; The parade continues west on Girod St. until reaching the Superdome where it ends. The Krewe of Endymion is host to Samedi Gras The Krewe of Endymion is one of only three Super Krewes (using floats and celebrity Grand Marshals), and is the largest of the parades participating in the New Orleans Mardi Gras. [1] Many people begin saving their viewing spots for this parade several days before the parade actually rolls, although spot-saving is widely frowned upon and is Mardi Gras balls were exclusive events closed off from most people outside of New Orleans society until this krewe revolutionized the event. In 1949, Edward Brennan Sr. created the krewe, a carnival Ball open to tourists. Early Mardi Gras Balls . Mardi Gras balls have been around since Louisiana was a French colony. Just as we do today, Creole society kicked off the season on Twelfth Night with the King’s Ball (the Bal de Roi). The highlight of the evening was the cutting of the King Cake (the Gateau des Rois). Our newest float is the Club Endymion which is a tribute to our home, the Mercedes Benz Superdome. And Mardi Gras’ largest float is Pontchartrain Beach, Then and Now. It’s nine sections long and carries in excess of 250 riders! Did we mention that it’s 300 feet long??!! All of the floats feature state of the art fiber-optic lighting. NEW ORLEANS — Katy Perry and Train will headline the 2025 Endymion Extravaganza in Caesar's Superdome after it rolls through New Orleans during the weekend of Mardi Gras, parade officials Friday Feb. 28 the evening NOLA.com Mardi Gras for All Y'all Parade Cam broadcast, sponsored by NewOrleans.com, will begin at 4:00 p.m. CST. This stream will include Krewe of Endymion. This is, in my opinion, the best formal Mardi Gras ball of the year. It takes place in the Superdome, with tables both in the upper levels and on the floor, close to the main stage. As others have mentioned, tickets can only be purchased through a krewe member, so you may have a hard time getting in if you're an out-of-towner with no connections. The Endymion Extravaganza is the only Mardi Gras after party held in the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center! 20,000+ dressed in formal attire arrive at Caesars Superdome at 6:30pm to get set up and await the entrance of Mardi Gras’ Main Event, The Endymion Parade! Mardi Gras weekend kicks off with greasing of the poles, parades, and Endymion preps Updated : Feb. 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM CST By FOX 8 Staff , Chris Joseph , Parker Boyd , Olivia Vidal and Josh High-society balls involve rituals and protocols that hark back Europe’s pre-Enlightenment, tradition-bound ancien régime.In the 19th century, especially after the Civil War, members of elite Carnival organizations — seeking to evoke a world of romance and chivalry as a tonic for the social and political upheaval of Reconstruction — began acting out aristocratic fantasies by carrying on Started by Edward Brennan Sr. in 1942 these super krewes were the first Mardi Gras balls that allowed tourists or those from outside of New Orleans into the balls. This oldest krewe is widely considered to throw the best Mardi Gras ball of all! The Krewe of Endymion holds their post-parade ball in the Superdome! The 'Mardi Gras Ball for All' is a blast for hosts and their guests Students involved in Key Clubs in western St. Tammany want all kids to experience the joie de vivre that surrounds Carnival in The first Mardi Gras celebration was in 1703, in Mobile, Alabama.The Mardi Gras festival was introduced to New Orleans years later. “It was in 1857 that the Mobile members of the Cowbellian de Rakin Society, formed in 1830, traveled to New Orleans and assisted with the formation of the Krewe of Comus, considered New Orleans’ most The Krewe of Endymion brings a Mardi Gras extravaganza to the biggest crowds of the season. Taking its name from the god of fertility, Endymion features the grandest of floats, the most plentiful of throws and a celebrity Grand Marshall. 2,000 riders will be tossing long beads, key chains, bobble-headed Endymion dolls and stuffed blinky bear dolls. Saturday, March 1, 4:15 p.m., from Mid-City to Gallier Hall to the Superdome. Arguably the Mardi Gras season's most spectacular parade, the enormous all-male, 3,200-rider Endymion procession To grasp the Mardi Gras Ball concept, one must understand the dynamics of the festival itself. Mardi Gras season begins every year on January 6--the twelfth day after Christmas--and concludes on Fat Tuesday, which is the day before Ash Wednesday (this year Fat Tuesday was February 9). Superdome YouTube Videos Superdome Instagram Photos General Inquires: 1-800-756-7074 or 1-504-587-3663
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