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. 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. 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 Every Thursday. Celebrate our Cajun culture and improve your French speaking skills regardless of your level of French. Additionally, enjoy conversations with francophones and francophiles who visit New Iberia from all over the world as well as students in the French Immersion setting at North Lewis Elementary. Vive le francais! 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 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 💜💚💛 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 Papa Red Dog Mardi Gras Parade. Iberia Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau. New Iberia, LA 70560. 888.942.3742. Coupons & Specials. Contact. Fight Fraud. Free 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 The parade is back - and better than ever: The Bayou Mardi Gras Association is proud to bring back the parade. On Feb. 2, 2025, at 2:00 pm 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. 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. JEFF DAVIS PARISH. Feb. 15 – Welsh Mardi Gras Parade at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 22 – Lake Arthur Mardi Gras Parade at 3 p.m. LAFAYETTE PARISH. Feb. 15 – Carencro Mardi Gras 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. Loreauville PaPa "Red" Dog Mardi Gras Parade canceled 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 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 Bayou Mardi Gras Association. New Iberia, LA. 70560. © 2023; Created by: bottom of page The Bayou Mardi Gras Association. New Iberia, LA. 70560. © 2023; Created by: bottom of page 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 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 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.
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