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Discover Where Magic Is Made. Kern Studios was founded in 1932 as a float building company for New Orleans’ Mardi Gras parades. Since then, Kern Studios has expanded across all areas of specialty fabrication and creative theming. From Mardi Gras floats to Christmas floats, we have floats readily available for all seasons or holidays. With over 25 years of industry experience, we have what it takes to exceed your expectations every step of the way. Schedule an appointment with our float rental company today. Kern Studios, the world leader in float creation, has been a part of Mardi Gras history since 1932. Now the family-owned and operated business designs and builds floats for festivals and celebrations all over the world. The PFJ Float Company, (Power, Faith, Justice) the colors of the New Orleans Mardi Gras was created in 1977 with a few floats and has grown into a major supplier of floats for the New Orleans Mardi Gras. We decorate your floats, rent props for special events, and supply floats for your street parade. 1. Choose Your Desired Parade & Float Combination! 2. Select the Pickup & Dropoff Location(only 1 choice for each) 3. Choose The Date Of The Parade (Only One Date) With over 40 years in the float-making business, Rizzuto & Company is the premiere choice for many organizations in carnival across the United States. Headed by Jack Rizzuto, his constant goal is to always “bring the magic of Mardi Gras to life”. His son, Jack Rizzuto Jr. is also involved, making it a family business. In 1994, Robert Williams Mardi Gras Madness LLC was born, with a mission to handcraft unique, custom-made Mardi Gras kid floats that celebrate the heritage of New Orleans and Baton Rouge’s Mardi Gras culture. Each float is a work of art — meticulously designed, beautifully detailed, and built to last as a keepsake for years to come. Hire Stronghold Studios artists to design and create your New Orleans Mardi Gras House Float! From hand-painted art, to custom sculptures and carnival flowers, our local artists can help you create an installation for a House Float of any scale! (Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect that Kern Studios will have 230 floats on the street on Mardi Gras Saturday, and also to correct that the company is the city's oldest float Port City Floats can provide excellent Floats year round including: Christmas Parades, Senior Bowl Parades, or Mardi Gras. If you have attained a float position but need a remarkable flow to complete your parade entry. Our services can help! We provide comprehensive solutions for float rentals, float storage, and float construction. The floats are made by Kern Studios, the same company that has created Mardi Gras floats for the event in New Orleans since 1947. The parade will have different start times depending on the night you go: When the Mistick Krewe of Comus presented the first Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans in 1857, it featured only two floats, and they were borrowed from Mobile, Alabama’s New Kern Studios is a float building and entertainment design production company based in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.The studio creates large floats for events like Mardi Gras in addition to props and themed environments for theme parks, casinos, and corporate entities. Since 1947, our artists and craftsmen have designed and built the oldest and biggest parade floats and attractions for each Mardi Gras season, with over 500 floats built and decorated each year. When you begin your Mardi Gras World tour, you’ll get an overview of the history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans before continuing through our float den Super Bowl House Floats – Celebrate two iconic traditions with a custom Super Bowl-themed house float. Contact Stronghold Studios today to bring your vision to life! Mardi Gras Float Flower Sales – Float flower sales are back with an expanded selection. Visit the Stronghold Studios warehouse at 4429 Bienville Ave., every Friday and Saturday At Mardi Gras parades, spectators take for granted the large colorful floats that pass by, not thinking that someone is responsible for creating it. For many years, local float builders have hired artists that come and go and might do minimum work on some of the smaller Carnival parades, but there are a handful of veteran float artists that are Mardi Gras Parade Float Decorations help you let the good times roll! Shop today & save, plus get free shipping offers on all party supplies. Mardi Gras Scraps and Stories. After four decades of float building, Mussell tries to pace himself through Carnival season. Long bike rides around town help clear his mind and keep him in shape. As a little boy, he would play “Mardi Gras” around the house. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Kaylee Hartung shares a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic floats in Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and the family behind its historic legacy. (Sponsored by New Mardi Gras World is open year round, seven days a week, for workshop tours of past floats and new ones in progress. The tours last about an hour and cost $22. Group tours for 10 or more are
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