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The New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council always has their Indian Sunday on the third Sunday of March, around St. Joseph's Day. Their festivities begin at noon in A.L. Davis Park (at Washington & LaSalle Streets) where the Mardi Gras Indians once again dress in their feathers and suits and take to the streets to meet other "gangs". To see these historic tribes, visitors must look for them on Mardi Gras day and on Suuper Sunday (usually the Sunday closest to St. Jospeh’s Day in March) – the only two days the Indians parade. The routes are not published anywhere, but they usually take place in and around the inner city neighborhoods. 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. To most Americans, "Super Sunday" connotates the Sunday on which the NFL Super Bowl is played. However, in New Orleans, Super Sunday has a totally different meaning. It is a day for the city's Mardi Gras Indian tribes to put on their colorful suits and "strut their stuff" while marching in a procession through the streets. In keeping with traditions that date back to the 19th century, Uptown A Mardi Gras Indian at a New Orleans jazz festival in 2011 Tulane Public Relations via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0. For much of their existence, the Indians The largest Super Sunday procession, organized by the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians Council, will begin its parade route at A.L. Davis Park, head toward Martin Luther King Boulevard and conclude back at the park. Uptown Super Sunday parade route [Lauren Walker illustration] Tambourine and Fan Super Sunday Parade 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 As Mardi Gras approaches, you’ll need to know the routes for the city’s iconic parades, and we have all of them here, from Wednesday, Feb. 26 through Sunday, March 2. Mardi Gras Indians parade down S. Claiborne Ave. to A.L. Davis Park on Super Sunday in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 20, 2022. The Lasalle Street-Simon Bolivar Avenue side of the route seems Black Masking Indians. Also called Mardi Gras Indians, tribes made up of Black New Orleanians create stunning hand-sewn suits and hold neighborhood gatherings. Flambeaux. Beginning in 1857, flambeauxs were used to light the Mardi Gras parade. They are still used in parades today as tradition. Although this social club was founded in 1935, the Krewe of Choctaw didn’t have their first parade until 1939 when they bought ten old mail wagons from the U.S. Government – the chassis for the first Choctaw carnival parade floats. Indians would meet on Mardi Gras; it was a day to settle scores." - Larry Bannock, Past President, New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council. Masking Indian Indians Ranks Super Sunday Keep-N-It-Real Indian Videos. Mardi Gras is full of secrets, and the Mardi Gras Indians are as much a part of that secrecy as any other carnival organization. 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 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. Shyra Waterhouse, left, and another Mardi Gras Indian of the Fi Yi Yi 7th Ward Mardi Gras Indians tribe dance on Paguer Street near the The Porch 7th Ward Community Center in New Orleans on Mardi *The Mardi Gras Indians are celebrated on this date (Fat Tuesday) in 1732. These African Americans participate as a cultural foundation of New Orleans and Mardi gras history. The Mardi Gras Indians are as much a part of that secret society as any other carnival organization. The heritage of the Mardi Gras Indians is an African based long and hard road, starting in late 1600's with the Indian The Fools of Misrule start at the Columbia Street Tap Room on the corner of Lockwood Street and Columbia Street. They travel west for 2 blocks, and take a right on New Hampshire Street. 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. Black Feather Mardi Gras Indians meet other Mardi Gras Indians on Claiborne Ave. on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER Facebook 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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