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Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Lake Charles Celebrates January 6 - March 4, 2025! Mardi Gras in Lake Charles is an assembly of celebrations and events leading up to Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras krewes are gearing up for a festive season filled with parades, gumbo cookoffs, and plenty of King Cake. ABOUT THE EPISODE Guest David Faulk, the director of the Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Museum Episode 35: Krewe-zing into Mardi Gras season ABOUT THE EPISODE Guest Gena Millslagle, the Captain of Krewe du Sauvage, a Mardi Gras Krewe in LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - From bulls parading down streets to the first Krewe of Krewes parade, Southwest Louisiana has a storied history when it comes to Mardi Gras. The earliest recorded Mardi Gras celebration in Southwest Louisiana was in 1882. However, the festivities died down soon after as Southwest Louisianans would face hard times, a Mardi Gras in Southwest Louisiana is a family-friendly festival and even has an entire day devoted to kids. Children’s Day, a free event, combines Mardi Gras fun with culture, music and learning. Mardi Gras Children’s Parade - The 2025 Mardi Gras Children’s Parade at 3:30 p.m. is a family-friendly highlight of the Mardi Gras season! As Bring on the parades, cookoffs, themed food and drink, Mardi Gras balls and of course, King Cake. Mardi Gras in Southwest Louisiana is family-friendly and over 60 krewes will be participating in the Mardi Gras Southwest Krewe of Krewes parade, the last event of the season. The Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich traditions of Mardi Gras with our community and beyond. We organize parades, festivals, and events that showcase the vibrant culture of Lafayette. The Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association (“GSW”) has organized safe and family friendly Mardi Gras parades in Lafayette for 90 years, since 1934. Welcome to the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association, the heart of Lafayette's vibrant Mardi Gras festivities for over 90 years. Discover family-friendly parades, community events, and our mission to promote and coordinate celebrations that embody the spirit of Mardi Gras. Join us to explore our iconic parades and the lively Le Festival de Mardi Gras a’ Lafayette! Local revelers are gearing up for Mardi Gras on Tuesday, March 4, and Southwest Louisiana can expect five jam-packed days of festivities and celebrations. Friday, February 28 Celebrations kick off Mardi Gras in Southwest Louisiana has a colorful history dating back to the earliest recorded Mardi Gras celebration on Tuesday, February 21, 1882, when Momus, King of Mardi Gras, landed his royal yacht at the foot of Pujo Street. After this event, Mardi Gras was celebrated in a spirit that included Mardi Gras "runs" in Lake Charles and Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana, Lake Charles, Louisiana. 8,935 likes · 100 talking about this · 839 were here. Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana, Inc., is a nonprofit volunteer-run organization. Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana is one of the largest Mardi Gras celebrations in the United States. We take great pride in our lovely Queens selected to represent our celebration. The pageant’s mission is ultimately to promote Mardi Gras in Southwest Louisiana. Our Queens represent our organization at various events throughout the Tuesday, March 4, 2025 -- Mardi Gras Southwest Louisiana's Krewe Of Krewe's Parade starting at 5:00 pm. This huge parade rolls down Ryan Street to Sale Road in Lake Charles. This huge parade rolls down Ryan Street to Sale Road in Lake Charles. 3. Celebrate Mardi Gras in Louisiana's Playground. In Louisiana’s Playground, The Mardi Gras season kicks off on Twelfth Night, where guests bid farewell to the outgoing royalty from over sixty krewes decked in extravagant costumes and accessories. Encourage your Krewe members to attend and show off their Mardi Gras spirit. This is a public event with true Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras flare, we will have a band and DJ, things for the kids, art booths and more, so get your fans there’s early! We’ll have split the pot ticket $1.00, and door prize raffle tickets for $1.00. LAKE CHARLES (Jan. 3, 2023)—Beads, king cake, glittering costumes, and parades, the Mardi Gras season in Southwest Louisiana officially begins this Saturday with activities at the Lake Charles Event Center, 900 Lakeshore Drive, along with new and traditional celebrations throughout the month of February, culminating on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 21. Gheens—sometimes called Vacherie by older residents—is a small village of roughly 2,000 people located in Lafourche Parish, approximately 28 miles south of Thibodaux. 1 Gheens is one of only two southeastern Louisiana communities that still practice the traditional Mardi Gras chase. 2 The history of this region's rural Mardi Gras customs has not been fully documented, so there is no Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana, Inc., is a volunteer organization with a board of directors that oversees many of the major Mardi Gras events in Southwest Louisiana. The organization throws a month-long, family-friendly festival with many non-profit public events that focus on the heritage of Louisiana and Mardi Gras. The Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association (“GSW”) has organized safe and family friendly Mardi Gras parades in Lafayette for 90 years, since 1934.
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