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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. 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 Mardi Gras 2025 is Tuesday, March 4. We're counting down the minutes. As Mayor of the great City of New Orleans, I invite you to visit our city to experience the excitement of Mardi Gras!" The first ball was held in 1857 by the Mistick Krewe of Comus. Comus hosted the first parade, followed by Rex in 1872, which debuted the king of Mardi Gras. The Rex parade gave Mardi Gras the official colors of purple to represent justice, green to represent faith, and gold to represent power. The three colors were to represent the “king.” Mardi Gras Parade Schedule. Mardi Gras is more than just a day, or one week, or even a weekend. Starting January 6 (Twelfth Night), New Orleans has parades in the weeks leading up to Mardi Gras Day, which falls on March 4, 2025. Take a look at the parades below and click on each to learn more. Mardi Gras 2025 in New Orleans: a preview of all parades, with dates and maps The 2025 New Orleans Carnival season starts on Saturday, Jan. 6, and concludes on Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4. Email If you want to enjoy the revelry of Mardi Gras 2025 while away from New Orleans, NOLA.com's Parade Cam Presented by NewOrleans.com is the answer. It's back this year to give you the best seat in Carnival season 2025 is approaching its climax in New Orleans and all the Gulf Coast. Big parades are rolling down the main routes as some get fancied up for formal balls and others costume to poke fun and make merry. 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 more about Mardi Gras in New Orleans? Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a one to a three-month stretch of the year in which the streets come alive with music, art, and costumed revelers. Beginning on Twelfth Night, January 6, the best season of the year is upon us: king cake, bead-tossing, and parading begins and only increases as we make our way toward Mardi Gras Day. Here are all of the details for the Krewe of Endymion Parade that rolls in New Orleans, Louisiana during Mardi Gras 2025. See the date, time, parade route and more. New Orleans and southeast Louisiana Mardi Gras 2025 Carnival parade schedule. Get information on all the dates and times for your favorite parades. Skip Navigation 19 parades will roll across metro New Orleans this weekend as Mardi Gras 2025 kicks off rider as they roll on St. Charles Ave. in the Krewe of Pontchartrain parade in New Orleans, Saturday 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. The Krewe of Bacchus rolls along the Uptown parade route in New Orleans on Sunday, February 19, 2023. Big Chief Victor Harris of the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi Mardi Gras Indians walks through Treme After the 2021 Mardi Gras season's slate was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic, everything appears to be on track for the 2022 season in New Orleans and across South Louisiana. Mardi Gras is a fun and exciting time in New Orleans. With so many parades, it’s also busy! We’ve made it easier than ever to have the parade schedule at your fingertips! Mardi Gras in New Orleans: what to eat, drink and do. This annual Carnival ball/music festival at Mardi Gras World follows the Krewe of Freret parade. The festivities include performances by NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Event officials announced the return of the popular Algiers Mardi Gras Festival for its fifth-annual Mardi Gras soiree. The 2025 Shaquille O'Neal wears a Mardi Gras mask during Inside the NBA at the NBA on TNT Road Show a a live broadcast from Champion Square in New Orleans Thursday, February 16, 2017.
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