Normal business hours will resume on Wednesday, March 5th 2025. Have a fantastic Mardi Gras! Enjoy, be safe, and let the good times roll! New Iberia, LA 70560 Sunday, Feb. 2 – Bayou Mardi Gras Parade – New Iberia, 2 p.m. Family-styled Mardi Gras celebration on the banks of the Bayou Teche on Historic Main Street. IberiaTravel.com 💜💚💛 Bayou Mardi Gras Parade in Downtown New Iberia . Sunday, February 2, 2025, 2:00 pm. 💜💚💛 Grand Marais Mardi Gras Ball - Jeanerette. Saturday, February 15, 2025, 9:00 pm. 💜💚💛 Grand Marais Mardi Gras Children’s Dance - Jeanerette. Saturday, February 22, 2025, 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm. 💜💚💛 Krewe of Ezana - Jeanerette NEW IBERIA, La. — New Iberia kicked off the 2025 Acadiana Carnival season Sunday with the Bayou Mardi Gras Parade. The streets were filled with colorful floats, marching bands, dancers and revelers. Iberia Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau | 2513 Hwy 14 | New Iberia, LA 70560 | 888-942-3742 IBERIA PARISH, La. — The Bayou Mardi Gras Parade will roll down Main St. in New Iberia this Sunday to kick off the Acadiana Mardi Gras season.This annual parade looks to bring the Mardi Gras Feb. 15 - Rayne Mardi Gras Parade at 2 p.m. March 2 - Saddle Tramp Rider’s Club Children’s Courir de Mardi Gras Parade in Church Point at 1 p.m. IBERIA PARISH. Feb. 2 - New Iberia Bayou Mardi Gras Parade at 2 p.m. Feb. 23 - Jeanerette Krewe of Ezana Mardi Gras Parade at 11 a.m. March 2 - Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade at 1 p.m. Mardi Gras From holiday markets and holiday shopping deals to Christmas parades and events for the whole family, there are plenty opportunities to savor the season in Iberia Parish! King Cake Trail Mardi Gras FAQ Event Date Bayou Mardi Gras Parade Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade Papa Red Dog Mardi Gras Parade Feb. 15 – Rayne Mardi Gras Parade at 2 p.m. March 2 – Saddle Tramp Rider’s Club Children’s Courir de Mardi Gras Parade in Church Point at 1 p.m. IBERIA PARISH. Feb. 2 – New Iberia Bayou Mardi Gras Parade at 2 p.m. March 2 – Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade at 1 p.m. March 4 – Loreauville Papa Red Dog Mardi Gras Parade at 2 p.m. 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 The Bayou Mardi Gras Association will let the good times roll as they parade down Main Street in New Iberia this carnival season. The parade will roll at 2:00 pm following the traditional route in on Main Street in downtown New Iberia. Cost Free How The Bayou Mardi Gras Association will once again be kicking off the Mardi Gras season with the first Acadiana parade that is slated to be held on Feb. 2. The association will put on the Bayou Mardi Gras Parade to introduce the festive season to the new year, and bring along visitors from across Acadiana to enjoy the kickoff to one of the Teche Experience a harvest of delicious homegrown produce and home-made products by area farmers, artists and crafters. Also included are hand-made cypress yard objects, home-made bread and fresh baked goods, ceramics, honey, jellies, jams, herbs, candies, handcrafted wooden bowls and utensils, birdhouses, garden benches and much more. Mardi Gras season is slated to kick off in the coming days, and New Iberia’s Bayou Mardi Gras Parade has named its grand marshal for this year’s event. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser will be serving as this year’s grand marshal and leading the dozens of floats that will roll in downtown New Iberia on Feb. 2 beginning at 2 p.m. The parade is back -and better than ever: The Bayou Mardi Gras Association is proud to bring back the parade. On Jan. 26th, 2024, at 6:30pm the Parade rolls again. Details are being finalized now and float reservations are being made. For more information, you can call Norris International at 337-367-2844. Here is the 2025 Mardi Gras parade schedule for Acadiana listed parish by parish. (We've thrown in a few courirs and other festivities as well.) ACADIA PARISH. Saturday, Feb. 15 - Rayne Mardi Gras Parade & After Party - The Parade runs on The Boulevard and the After Party is at 206 Frog Festival Drive, Gossen Memorial Park in Rayne. 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm RayneChamber.net Mardi Gras is to South Louisiana as Red Beans are to rice. So when New Iberia’s own Mardi Gras Parade was discontinued, a group of civic leaders began to lead the way to return the parade back to the historic streets of Downtown New Iberia. Join with the Bayou Mardi Gras Association in bringing back this family styled Mardi Gras Celebration When is Mardi Gras going to be held in 2025? Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, will next be celebrated in Louisiana on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Parades will begin in many locations in January. Mardi Gras is always on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The day before Mardi Gras is known as Shrove Monday or Lundi Gras. What are those three Mardi Gras colors? Enjoy a traditional Cajun Mardi Gras celebration that begins at the Duck Festival grounds, and then continues after lunch throughout the countryside. At 3:00 pm the run will join the Gueydan Mardi Gras Parade as they travel down Main Street. Enjoy live music, food, and a raffle at the Duck Festival grounds after the run as well. More Info
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