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. The parade route will close to vehicular traffic at 9:00 AM. The City of Covington is committed to ensuring a safe and enjoyable Mardi Gras Day celebration for all attendees. Parade Route: Due to the combined length of the Carnival in Covington Mardi Gras Day parades, they will not loop back around through Downtown Covington for a second run. The New Orleans parade schedule is available here. If you are looking for Mardi Gras parades in Houma or other outlying areas of New Orleans, please click here. We wish everyone in South Louisiana a happy Mardi Gras with family! Photo credit :: David Lee Simmons Monday, January 6th. Covington Fools of Misrule 6:00pm. Saturday, January 11th When Mardi Gras was first celebrated in Covington on February 25, 1879, the revelry began the day before, on Lundi Gras, when the parade’s king arrived by boat on the Bogue Falaya River to the Columbia Street Landing and lead a procession of figures dressed in medieval garb to the courthouse, where the king would be presented with a key to Streets within the parade area will be closed by 9 AM. See map below. The Covington Lions Club will begin their procession at 10 AM, followed by the Mystic Krewe of Covington, and Krewe of Bogue Falaya follows. When are the 2025 Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans? There will be plenty of parades around New Orleans for the last few days of the carnival season leading up to Mardi Gras on Tuesday March 4. The 2025 Mainstrasse Mardi Gras Parade will be held on Saturday March 1, 2025 starting at 7p.m. you are granting: City of Covington, 20 W. Pike Street, Covington covington, ky. — Start the fun early with the Mardi Gras Parade on Feb. 10, 2024, at 7 p.m. The parade starts at Larry's All-American Cafe and follows down through Main Street and ends on Fifth covington, la. — The 2024 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and the Covington Lions Club is set to roll on Mardi Gras Day, February 13, at 10 a.m. Here is the full parade route : Find tickets & information for 2025 Mainstrasse Mardi Gras Parade. happening at MainStrasse Village, Covington, KY on Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm EST. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. COVINGTON, La. — The 2025 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and Krewe of Olympia is set to roll through Covington on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. The Mystic Krewe of Olympia has a Mardi Gras weekend starts heating up on Feb. 14, when the Krewe Bohème rolls through the French Quarter at 7 p.m.. On the north shore , the Krewe of Titans parades through Slidell at 6:30 p.m . 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. It was shortly after Mardi Gras, and the conversation turned to the Lions Club parade on Mardi Gras morning in Covington. Colonel Wilson commented that many St. Tammany residents in rural areas probably had never seen a “New Orleans style” parade, adding “wouldn’t it be great to bring one to the community?” Every year they make big heads for Mardi Gras. The theme for the big heads this year is 1980s cartoon characters, such as My Little Pony. Every year Mardi Gras participants create new big heads. Photo provided | City of Covington. Following the parade, there will be the Mardi Gras Pub Crawl. Sixteen bars and restaurants will participate in the Krewe of Majestic Carnival Club, Inc., is a co-ed social society and Mardi Gras parade Krewe in Covington, Louisiana. The aide is to showcase unity, service, merriment, and fellowship by enhancing the founding traditions and history to improve greater efforts for the community. 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 Krewe of Olympia parade will begin at the intersection of North Jefferson Ave. and North Columbia St. in Covington, Louisiana. The parade will follow North Columbia Street south until it reaches East Boston Street, where it will turn west. 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.
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