Find details on Mardi Gras parades, local bakeries and restaurants serving King Cake, and more Carnival celebrations in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, The Northshore. Northshore Parades: Mardi Gras 2025 in St. Tammany. Around the world, Louisiana is known for Mardi Gras and the parades and parties that accompany the occasion. The Carnival momentum kicks off on January 6, (known as Three Kings Day, or Twelfth Night or the Epiphany) and continues through the weekend after Mardi Gras Day with two fun dog 2025 Northshore Mardi Gras Parade Schedule Below is the 2025 Mardi Gras parade schedule for the Northshore (Covington, Slidell, Mandeville, etc). If you are looking for the Jefferson Parish / Metairie parade schedule, click here. The New Orleans parade schedule is available here. If you are looking for Mardi Gras parades in Houma or other 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 countdown is on for Mardi Gras on the Northshore! 2025 St. Tammany Parish Mardi Gras parade schedule, routes by: Bella Dardano. Posted: Feb 23, 2025 / 02:26 PM CST. 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule. Who’s ready to ‘Let the Good Times Roll’?! Carnival season has arrived, bringing parades, traditions, and festive fun! Whether you’re on the Northshore or Southshore, there’s a lineup of incredible parades heading your way. Check out this year’s schedule and start planning for all the excitement ahead! 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. Around the world, Louisiana is known for Mardi Gras and the parades and parties that accompany carnival season. It all starts January 6, and on The Northshore, celebrations continue through the Sunday after Mardi Gras Day with two fun dog parades. St. Tammany's parades emphasize family-fun entertainment and parade-goers participate by dressing in purple, green and gold costumes, catching Mardi Gras weekend is finally here, and there are dozens of Carnival parades rolling across New Orleans. PARADES ARE ROLLING UPTOWN AND ON THE NORTH SHORE, WITH PARADE GOERS GEARING UP FOR THE 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 ST. CROIX – The island’s North Shore came alive under the theme “Wild, Wild West” during Krewe De Croix’s annual Mardi Croix parade on Saturday. Join the fun in celebrating Mardi Gras Day on the Northshore with the Krewe of Bogue Falaya's big parade through beautiful downtown Covington, Tuesday, March 4. The parade features Grand Marshal Lisa Condrey Ward, owner of Southern Hotel, and includes 600+ members riding 20 traditional floats on the theme, "Movies in Paradise", as well as five marching bands, 12 marching groups, horses, fair Bogalusa. The largest parade outside the New Orleans Metro area. February 21st (Mardi Gras Day 2022) Krewe of Lions. 10AM Covington. Traditional Covington route (same as Olympia). Krewe of Covington. Follows Lions. Covington. Krewe of Chahta-Ima. 1PM. Lacombe. Begins at the Morocco Room and finishes at the Lacombe Nursing Home. Village of The Krewe of Chahta parades through Lacombe on Mardi Gras Day. The parade features floats, cars, marching units and horse groups. Starts near Oaklawn Drive and follows along US 190 to the Lacombe gym (Recreation Dist. #4). The Krewe is named for Chahta-Ima High School, which many of the founding members attended and which was itself named for St. Tammany’s founding father, Fr. Adrien Mandeville Mardi Gras Parades. Mandeville is the central spot in St. Tammany Parish, just moments off the Causeway (the 24-mile long bridge connecting the New Orleans area and Louisiana's Northshore). Family-friendly parades are just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the crowds of the city. Algiers Mardi Gras Parade and Festival. The Algiers Mardi Gras Parade and Festival will be back on Saturday, February 1 at New Orleans Federal City in Algiers. Entertainment will include Brass-A-Holics, Amanda Shaw, The U.S. Marine Reserve Jazz Band and more. The parade starts at 9 a.m. and the Festival begins at 10 a.m. If it’s Mardi Gras thrills and throws you seek, the Northshore shimmers with a unique assortment of Mardi Gras parades and events that are fun and inviting for the entire family. One parade that is certain to have the whole family involved is the Krewe of Kidz Wagon Parade in Slidell’s Olde Towne on March 4. In 1986, six Northshore residents decided to form a ladies-only parade krewe. The Krewe of Eve began with 260 ladies and rolled for the first time in Mandeville on February 14, 1987 with the theme of "Famous Lovers."
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