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I was on Bourbon (in a bar) when it happened - I heard some kind of noise (not a gunshot, at least not any calibre I’m used to) then a few shouts and sudden wave of people packing into the bar and running down the street Bartenders were ON TOP of it - one turned off the music while the other hopped the bar to lock doors. -Instead of saying "Mardi Gras in the French Quarter is only for tourists", I think you can just say "Mardi Gras on Bourbon St. is only for tourists". I've been here since 2007 and masking in the Quarter on Mardi Gras Day is my favorite experience during all of Carnival. I’d just say a) get your flight/accommodations early b) take in a few of the parades c) enjoy the food, do research on where you want to go/eat and d) don’t forget to enjoy life off Bourbon. Go to Frenchman street, Royal Street etc. going Sunday-Weds can save you money. First-Timers New Orleans Mardi Gras Guide. Mardi Gras, which means “Fat Tuesday” in French, is a carnival celebration that takes place in many parts of the world, but is especially famous in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The festival is held annually on the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Christian season of A man cleans the street outside his family's bar on Bourbon Street the day after Mardi Gras, 2006. Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images A girl receives a toy from a passing float during the first day Contrary to popular belief, Mardi Gras is so much more than just a boozy party on Bourbon Street. As a four-year Mardi Gras veteran (Roll Wave!) I have a few tips and tricks up my sleeve that will make your Mardi Gras experience one to remember (in a good way). use the following search parameters to narrow your results: subreddit:subreddit find submissions in "subreddit" author:username find submissions by "username" site:example.com This only happens on Bourbon Street, and the rest of New Orleans is not like this. Go too far, and you will most likely be arrested. As for Mardi Gras, most of the locals look at Mardi Gras as a family event and stay as far away from Bourbon as possible, that is both the street and the drink. Mardi Gras cocktails bring the fun to any place or time. With New Orleans favorite hotels, restaurants, and bars joining the conversations, these beverages balance the fun and festive times. While Bourbon Street might be pouring hurricanes at all hours of the day, that fruity rum drink isn’t the only beverage that celebrates the festivities. Find the best posts and communities about Bourbon Street on Reddit. Mardi Gras day on Bourbon Street, New Orleans. r/NewOrleans. r/NewOrleans. And yes, I’ve been to Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras. I kept my boobs under wraps despise having lots of hurricanes. I still managed to get a few beads though (perhaps miss throws? I dunno.) Anyway, apologize to your dude, and say you won’t do it again unless you and he discuss it or he’s there or whatever. Burbon street is the most touristy section of NO, but the appeal of the town for tourists in general is that its sort of like a pirate town stuck in time. You can drink on the street, drugs are sold openly, people do crazy things on mardi gras etc. Its like vegas if it wasn't a bunch of mega corporations. Mardi Gras great for kids, Bourbon Street is not. I can understand how a tourist/outside like yourself can think Mardi Gras and The French Quarter/Bourbon Street are one in the same, but the reality is you can experience everything Mardi Gras has to offer and be miles away from the French Quarter. Please, come, bring the fam, have a great time. Most of us celebrate it in some degree or another. I'll be in two parades this year. I'll probably attend a couple more. You won't find me on Bourbon St Mardi Gras day or the weekend before it, but I'll be a long the route. I'd venture to saythe heart of the French quarter on Mardi Gras is 75% tourist. But along St Charles it's closer to 90% local. This is the subreddit for the Greater New Orleans area. This sub is for locals to discuss all things New Orleans. All tourist questions of any type should be asked at r/askNOLA. Christ and His Apostles went out amongst the sinners. They didn’t hang out in churches or palaces. And Christ had the near constant threat of arrest, beatings, and stoning from either the Roman soldiers or the Jewish priests and rabbis. You do not need to bring beads. If you’re doing the real Mardi Gras and not the touristy Bourbon St. Mardi Gras, you will catch more beads than you can even carry. Definitely bring costumes! Wigs! Sequins! Fringe! Whatever! Balls areeh. It might be fun if you go with a group of friends, but then you have to figure out how to get a bunch of I’ll tell you that you have your cities confused. New Orleans has the absolute worst functioning municipal services. Trash pick up: lucky if it is once every other week, pot holes on all roads: that shit ain’t getting filled, cops needed: we will be there in one hour or never, pumps to remove every drop of water that falls in the city: 25% working capacity. Bourbon Street: A History, by Richard Campanella (LSU Press, 2014) "Contrasts of Carnival: Mardi Gras Between the Modern and Post-Modern", by Kevin Fox Gotham, from Illuminating Social Life: Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited, edited by Peter Kivisto (SAGE Publications, 2013)
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