The parade route will close to vehicular traffic at 9:00 AM. The City of Covington is committed to ensuring a safe and enjoyable Mardi Gras Day celebration for all attendees. Parade Route: Due to the combined length of the Carnival in Covington Mardi Gras Day parades, they will not loop back around through Downtown Covington for a second run. 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. The New Orleans parade schedule is available here. If you are looking for Mardi Gras parades in Houma or other outlying areas of New Orleans, please click here. We wish everyone in South Louisiana a happy Mardi Gras with family! Photo credit :: David Lee Simmons Monday, January 6th. Covington Fools of Misrule 6:00pm. Saturday, January 11th COVINGTON, La. — The 2025 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and Krewe of Olympia is set to roll through Covington on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. The Mystic Krewe of Olympia has a Krewe of Bogue Falaya - 20 Float Parade on Mardi Gras Day in Covington, LA. KREWE OF BOGUE FALAYA. Home Grand Marshal Mystic Krewe of Covington, which roll at 10: Streets within the parade area will be closed by 9 AM. See map below. The Covington Lions Club will begin their procession at 10 AM, followed by the Mystic Krewe of Covington, and Krewe of Bogue Falaya follows. THE 2025 PARADE ROLLS MARCH 4! Tammany Gras Free Concert & After-Party at Covington Trailhead from 1 PM 'til 4 PM Carnival in Covington was established in 2017 to amplify the Fat Tuesday celebrations of the Covington Lions Club and the Mystic Krewe of Covington. Soul Revival will be the entertainment. Krewe of Bogue Falaya Mardi Gras Day Parade happening at Downtown Covington, 535 E Boston St, Covington, LA 70433-2905, United States,Covington, Louisiana on Tue, 04 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 am The Krewe of Olympia parade will begin at the intersection of North Jefferson Ave. and North Columbia St. in Covington, Louisiana. The parade will follow North Columbia Street south until it reaches East Boston Street, where it will turn west. From East Boston, the parade will go southwest on South Jefferson Avenue. covington, la. — The 2024 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and the Covington Lions Club is set to roll on Mardi Gras Day, February 13, at 10 a.m. Here is the full parade route : The Covington Police Department (CPD) is announcing route and safety information for the annual Krewe of Olympia Mardi Gras parade, scheduled to roll on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 6:00 PM. The parade route will close to vehicular traffic at 5:00 PM. CPD is committed to ensuring a safe and enjoyable Mardi Gras celebration for all attendees. When Mardi Gras was first celebrated in Covington on February 25, 1879, the revelry began the day before, on Lundi Gras, when the parade’s king arrived by boat on the Bogue Falaya River to the Columbia Street Landing and lead a procession of figures dressed in medieval garb to the courthouse, where the king would be presented with a key to Valentine’s Day Weekend Parades. Mardi Gras weekend starts heating up on Feb. 14, when the Krewe Bohème rolls through the French Quarter at 7 p.m..On the north shore, the Krewe of Titans Valentine’s Day Weekend Parades. Mardi Gras weekend starts heating up on Feb. 14, when the Krewe Bohème rolls through the French Quarter at 7 p.m.. On the north shore, the Krewe of Titans parades through Slidell at 6:30 p.m. 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 Around the world, Louisiana is known for Mardi Gras and the parades and parties that accompany carnival season. It all starts January 6, and on The Northshore, celebrations continue through the Sunday after Mardi Gras Day with two fun dog parades. St. Tammany's parades emphasize family-fun entertainment and parade-goers participate by dressing in purple, green and gold costumes, catching New Orleans and southeast Louisiana Mardi Gras 2025 Carnival parade schedule. (10 a.m. Covington) parades during Mardi Gras starting with Joan of Arc and ending with Rex on Mardi Gras day Downtown Covington, Covington, LA 70433. Get Directions. Website. Bring your best decorations and lots of throws for another amazing Mardi Gras Day Parade
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