Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. Stay tuned to Facebook or Instagram for any last-minute weather updates to the schedule. The 2025 New Orleans Carnival season starts on Saturday, Jan. 6, and concludes on Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4. When is Mardi Gras 2025? This year, Mardi Gras, which translates from French to "Fat Tuesday," is on March 4. Ash Wednesday is on March 5, the day marking the start of the 40-day Lenten season NEW ORLEANS — Carnival season kicked off on January 6 with a rolling party on the city's historic streetcar line and an annual procession honoring Joan of Arc in the French Quarter. Here are the New Orleans East Krewe of Nefertiti: 1:ooPM Marigny 'tit Rex: 4:00PM Friday, February 21st French Quarter Krewe of Cork: 3:00PM Uptown Krewe of Oshun: 6:00PM Krewe of Cleopatra: follows Saturday, February 22nd Uptown Krewe of Ponchatrain: 11:30AM Legion of Mars: follows Krewe of Choctaw: follows Krewe of Freret: follows Spartan Society: 5:30PM Check out the schedule below: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025: Krewe Mosaique at 6 p.m. in the French Quarter Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025: Krewe of Chewbacchus at 7 p.m. in the MarignyFriday, Feb. 14, 2025 SUNDAY March 2 2025 Uptown New Orleans • Krewe of Okeanos 11:00am • Krewe of Mid-City follows • Krewe of Thoth 12:00pm • Krewe of Bacchus 5:15pm. 🎭 LUNDI GRAS🎭. MONDAY March 3 2025 Metairie • Krewe of Athena 5:30pm • Krewe of Centurions 6:30pm • Krewe of Kings follows Uptown New Orleans • Krewe of Proteus 5:15pm The Mardi Gras season is upon us again! Here's the parade schedule for 2025 (subject to change): Tuesday, February 25. 5:30pm The Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale - Uptown followed by Krewe of Carrollton - Uptown followed by Krewe of King Arthur - Uptown. Wednesday, February 26. 6:15pm Krewe of Druids - Uptown followed by Krewe of Alla. Thursday Family Gras (February 21-23, 2025): A FREE family-friendly celebration in the Metairie neighborhood on Veterans Memorial Boulevard (across from Lakeside Shopping Center), this fun weekend is filled with parades, authentic New Orleans cuisine, local art, children’s activities, and free outdoor concerts and entertainment. Grab some jambalaya or New Orleans Mardi Gras • Full 2025 Schedule. January 6, 2025 - March 5, 2026. Photo via MardiGrasNewOrleans.com. FAMU Harambee Festival Tallahassee FL NEW ORLEANS, La. (Feb. 12, 2025) — New Orleans is hosting more than 30 colorful Mardi Gras parades during the 2025 Carnival season leading up to Fat Tuesday on March 4, 2025. Contrary to what is often portrayed in media coverage of Mardi Gras, the parades are actually very family-friendly. Algiers Mardi Gras Parade and Festival. The Algiers Mardi Gras Parade and Festival will be back on Saturday, February 1 at New Orleans Federal City in Algiers. Entertainment will include Brass-A-Holics, Amanda Shaw, The U.S. Marine Reserve Jazz Band and more. The parade starts at 9 a.m. and the Festival begins at 10 a.m. When are the 2025 Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans? There will be plenty of parades around New Orleans for the last few days of the carnival season leading up to Mardi Gras on Tuesday March 4. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. Stay tuned to Facebook or Instagram for any last-minute weather updates to the schedule. Algiers Mardi Gras Parade and Festival. The Algiers Mardi Gras Parade and Festival will be back on Saturday, February 1 at New Orleans Federal City in Algiers. Entertainment will include Brass-A-Holics, Amanda Shaw, The U.S. Marine Reserve Jazz Band and more. The parade starts at 9 a.m. and the Festival begins at 10 a.m. 2025 Lafourche Mardi Gras Parade Schedule. Mardi Gras Memorabilia. Krewe of King Cake (LA King Cake Festival): 11:00AM Saturday, February 22nd: Larose Mardi Gras New Orleans is happening on Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025 at 8:00am in New Orleans, LA. Schedule: Metairie Krewe of Argus 11:00am SHAQUILLE O’NEAL TO REIGN AS BACCHUS LVI. Shaquille O’Neal will reign as Bacchus LVI on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The former LSU Tiger and four-time NBA champion, successful businessman, in-demand sports analyst, media personality, recording artist, DJ and humanitarian will be throwing miniature basketballs as well as King’s doubloons and cups. Mardi Gras 2025 falls on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Mardi Gras Day is March 4, 2025. Fat Tuesday is the last day of the Carnival season as it always falls the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. The official start of Carnival Season is Twelfth Night, January 6. Book your hotel room now and Reserve your Mardi Gras package. Want to know We'll keep this schedule updated if and when that happens. Worth noting: If you want to see Mardi Gras Indians, there's no schedule or formal route. But keep an eye out Uptown and in the Treme along Claiborne Avenue. Here's the full parade schedule for Mardi Gras 2025: 🎭 Monday, Jan. 6. Société Des Champs Elysée, 5pm, French Quarter
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