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Celebrity hostesses (in drag, of course) serve as emcees for the contest and awards ceremonies. The contest is held every year on Mardi Gras Day, rain or shine. The Bourbon Street Awards, hosted by Varla Jean Merman and Fatsy Cline, start at 12 p.m. on the corner of St. Ann and Dauphine Streets. The epic Mardi Gras Day costuming contest got its start as a promotion to drum up business for a Bourbon Street diner. – by Frank Perez The epic Mardi Gras Day costuming contest got its start as a promotion to drum up business for a Bourbon Street diner. The 54th Annual Bourbon Street Awards will be "The Best Free Show of Mardi Gras." It is followed at 2pm by the 31st Official Gay Mardi Gras Bead Toss at the Ambush Mansion. In 2009, for the first time in 23 years, the contest actually took place back on Bourbon Street. On the corner of Dauphine and St. Anne in the French Quarter, drag queens Fatsy Cline and Varla Jean Merman took the stage to host the Bourbon Street Awards, New Orleans’ annual Mardi Gras Varla Jean Merman carries a balloon with a Chinese to-go box to comment on the spy balloons shot down, during the Annual Bourbon Street Awards on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Friday, February 28th 2025 – Celebrate the start of Mardi Gras WEEKEND in New Orleans at the iconic Greasing of the Poles, a unique NOLA tradition. Annual Bourbon Street Awards Show. On Mardi Gras day (March 4th, 2025) the Annual Bourbon Street Awards Show presents the ultimate costume contest. This you have to see to believe. 8. Take in the Bourbon Street Awards. You need to find two things on Mardi Gras morning: A slice of king cake and a great spot to watch contestants in fabulously colorful costumes compete for top honors at the Bourbon Street Awards (a.k.a. “the most famous drag-queen contest in America”). For over 50 years, local and celebrity drag queen Mardi Gras Bourbon Street Awards draws elaborate costumes, large crowds The Bourbon Street Awards has been a Fat Tuesday tradition for decades. After a year off in 2021, the contestants had Contestants in the Bourbon Street Awards contest on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (Staff Photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune) Celebrate Mardi Gras at the Bourbon Street Awards, a lively costume contest highlighting New Orleans' creativity and inclusivity. Scenes from the Bourbon Street Awards costume contest on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Mardi Gras. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans FOX 8's Golden Apple Award. Golden Apple Nomination Form. Local Kids First. Contests. Elaborate Mardi Gras costumes at annual Bourbon Street Awards. Updated: Feb. 13, 2024 at 8:14 AM CST A must-view during Mardi Gras -- but also fascinating the rest of the year -- these webcams give viewers a live glimpse into the life of one of the most exciting cities in the United States: New Orleans! Scenes from the Bourbon Street Awards costume contest on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Mardi Gras. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans With Rex, Zulu, doubloons, flambeaus, and king cake, Mardi Gras may sound confusing, but we’ve created the ultimate guide to help you understand all things Mardi Gras. Book your trip and head on down to New Orleans for the greatest and most historic celebration on earth. Under a pure blue sky, the annual Bourbon Street Awards Mardi Gras costume contest got underway in the French Quarter at noon (Feb. 13). The competition draws Carnival's biggest and BenDeLaCreme, one of the hosts of the Bourbon Street Awards Street Awards costume contest performs on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, La. Tuesday, March 5, 2019. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com Mystik Krewe da la Rue Royale Revelers Twelfth Night Party. January 6, 2023. In Carnival tradition, Twelfth Night marks the commencement of the season’s parades and festivities, and the Mystik Krewe de la Rue Royale Revelers kicks it off in style with a night of grand, gay jubilation at the Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture. Extravagant Mardi Gras costumes unveiled at annual Bourbon Street Awards. Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 4:00 PM CST Super Bowl. Jefferson Parish's key role in Super Bowl, Carnival success
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