Each Mardi Gras Parade has a unique history and theme. Search . Mande Kings Day 3:00pm view map ; Saturday Jan 11 2025 Sunday Feb 23 2025 Look for them Sunday, February 23 at 4 p.m. at Family Gras in Metairie. Rex rolls on Mardi Gras Day at 10:30 a.m. on the Uptown parade route. It is followed by A topless woman at a coffee house, Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, 2009. This page was last edited on 28 February 2025, at 23:17 (UTC). Mardi Gras Dates New Orleans’ BIG annual event, Mardi Gras, is always the day before Ash Wednesday which itself is always forty days before Easter (excluding Sundays). But to simplify matters for carnival historians–and for those eager to partake in the revelries to come–here is a list of dates for Mardi Gras celebrations back to 1947 as well as for the years through 2050. Pass a good 7 Day Forecast. TrueView 2025 Parade schedule for Mardi Gras celebrations in and around the capital area FEB. 23 (CANCELLED) MID-CITY GRAS - 1 p.m. FRIDAY, FEB. 28 The date of Mardi Gras changes every year because it's connected to Easter, which can fall on any Sunday between March 23 and April 25. Mardi Gras day always takes place 47 days before Easter. When is Mardi Gras? In California, Nevada City and Yountville in the Napa Valley host Mardi Gras celebrations on Saturday, March 1. San Diego takes the King Cake with its five-day bash from Friday, Feb. 28 to Tuesday Lundi Gras, which means Fat Monday in French, is the day before Mardi Gras day. Thus, Lundi Gras Day is March 3, 2025. Thus, Lundi Gras Day is March 3, 2025. Some parades roll that night, including Proteus and Orpheus , while the day is often filled with festive lunches and celebrations, including the wonderfully creative Red Beans Parade. It’s Mardi Gras time in Metairie! Updated: Feb 23, 2025 / 12:20 PM CST. by: Bella Dardano. Family Gras Day three will be in the Pontchartrain Center Mardi Gras Past and Present Traditions from the past that live on today. Mardi Gras has been celebrated in New Orleans since the explorer Iberville first set foot here on Mardi Gras Day 1699. In French colonial days, wealthy members of Creole society threw lavish Mardi Gras balls from Twelfth Night (Jan. 6) to Fat Tuesday Eve. Each Mardi Gras Parade has a unique history and theme. Search . Mande Kings Day 3:00pm view map ; Saturday Jan 11 2025 Sunday Feb 23 2025 Sunday, March 2 – Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade – US-90 E at College Road, Jeanerette. 1 p.m. IberiaTravel.com. Tuesday, March 4 – Papa Red Dog Mardi Gras Parade – Main Street Zulu (March 4, 2025): Famous for its hand-decorated coconuts, an iconic signature throw you’ll want to get your hands on, this parade blends humor, creativity, and tradition, making it one of the most iconic events of Mardi Gras Day. Rex (March 4, 2025): The “King of Carnival,” Rex is the historic centerpiece of Mardi Gras Day. One of the 1:30 PM | D'Iberville - North Bay Mardi Gras Association Parade. Monday, March 3 5:30 PM | Bay St. Louis - Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Lundi Gras Parade. Tuesday, March 4, Mardi Gras 1 PM | Bay St. Louis - Krewe of Real People 1 PM | Biloxi - Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade As the home of the second-largest Mardi Gras celebration in February 23. Krewe of Hyacinthians; Krewe of Titans Tuesday, March 4 (Mardi Gras Day) Krewe of Mardi Gras Day on the Northshore begins at 10 a.m. with the 24-float Carnival in Covington. More than 450 riders will celebrate with the theme, "This and Dat." Float titles include Red Beans and Rice with Abita Roasting, Crawfish and Beer with St John's Fools of Misrule, and Lady and the Tramp with Southern Hotel. BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — WKRG News 5 is your guide for all things Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast. Here we’re keeping track of Mardi Gras 2025 parade schedules in Baldwin County. Fat Tuesday Each Mardi Gras Parade has a unique history and theme. Search . Mande Kings Day 3:00pm view map ; Saturday Jan 11 2025 Sunday Feb 23 2025 Mardi Gras for the year 2026 is celebrated/ observed on Tuesday, February 17th. Mardi Gras known as Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday falls annually on the day before Ash Wednesday (start of Lent ). The word "Mardi Gras" means "Fat Tuesday" in the French language. BILOXI: Krewe of Barkloxi Pet PAWrade (RESCHEDULED), 1 p.m.-5 p.m. at Point Cadet Pavillion in Biloxi (postponed from 2/23 due to weather, then moved to Sunday, March 16) BAY ST. LOUIS: Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Lundi Gras Parade, 5:30 p.m. Bay St. Louis Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Parade Route for 2025 (WLOX) Tuesday, March 4 - Mardi Gras
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