Athena, 5:30pm, Metairie. ☂️ Parade forecast: This weekend looks good, but we're on rain watch for Mardi Gras day. This weekend: Sunny with highs in the 60s and 70s. Rain chances return on Lundi Gras and stick around for Mardi Gras. Thunderstorms are possible Tuesday night. It's still a few days out, so the timing could change. 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. Selene follows Dionysus. Aphrodite at 6:00 p.m. in Houma. Saturday, March 1, 2025: NOMTOC at 10:45 a.m. on the Westbank. Iris at 11 a.m. in Uptown New Orleans A rainy Sunday pushed six regional Mardi Gras parades later in the schedule. Here are times and maps for Femme Fatale, Carrollton, King Arthur, Barkus, Atlas and Dionysus. Argus has paraded in Metairie on Mardi Gras day since 1974. Named for a 100-eyed giant in Greek mythology whose eyes were transferred to the peacock’s tail, the krewe uses a peacock as its principal symbol. A family-oriented procession, the 450 riders include men, women and children. After the music ends, stay for an up-close look at the Krewes of Excalibur, Atlas, and Madhatters as they roll in front of the Family Gras festival site on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. Family Gras weekend kicks off the Jefferson Parish carnival season with live music and the majesty of Mardi Gras parades on February 21nd, 22rd, & 23th, 2025 Organizers of Carnival parades Uptown, in the French Quarter and Metairie scrambled Saturday to postpone rolling Sunday in light of the forecast of cold, rainy weather. The krewes of Femme Fatale Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news When is Mardi When are the 2025 Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans? Metairie (Krewe of Kings follows) Krewe of Proteus: 5:15 p.m By texting JPMARDIGRAS to 888-777. You will receive updates and alerts regarding parade routes, weather, and more. Please see the Jefferson Parish Mardi Gras Parade Routes below and pick your favorite spot to catch a throw! Please note that these routes are subject to change. View the 2025 Jefferson Parish Mardi Gras Parade Schedule The Krewe of Argus, founded in 1972, includes 450 male, female and child riders. Over a million revelers looking for family-oriented parades flock to the Veterans Memorial Parade Route in Metairie on Mardi Gras Day to see Argus' spectacular floats, marching bands and guest celebrities. In Metairie, as the Family Gras music festival near Lakeside Mall comes to a close, the Krewe of Atlas returns with 200 co-ed members in a 14-float parade titled “Games People Play.” Facebook Friday, Feb. 28 – Tuesday, March 4 – Le Festival de Mardi Gras à Lafayette – Cajun Field, Lafayette.Carnival rides and games, live music, food vendors, and parades roll through the festival With a little bit more than one week to the big day, here are the remaining parades rolling in Metairie: Krewe of Symphony will roll on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 6:30 p.m.; Krewe of Atlas will roll on Covington Lions Club • Tuesday, March 4th | MARDI GRAS • 10:00 AM Carnival in Covington follows Krewe of Bogue Falaya follows. Krewe of Mardi PAWS • Sunday, March 9th • 2:00 PM. Folsom. Krewe of Folsom • Tuesday, March 4th | MARDI GRAS • 2:00 PM. Hammond. Omega • Friday, February 21 • 6:30 PM. Madisonville 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. All of the Metairie Mardi Gras parades will return to the traditional route of east on Veterans Boulevard. The 2025 parade season will start with Little Rascals on Sunday, February 16 and continue the following Family Gras weekend with Krewe of Excalibur, Magical Krewe of MadHatters and Krewe of Atlas from Friday, February 21 to Sunday Also new this year, those attending Metairie's free Family Gras concert series, which runs from Feb. 21-23 at Mardi Gras Plaza, will have to pass through a metal detector upon entry, and items All 2023 Mardi Gras season parades in Metairie, Kenner, West Jefferson and Chalmette Today was the deadline for krewes to find cops, restore parade routes. Now there's more time. The Krewe of Atlas will begin at the intersection of Veterans Boulevard and Houma Boulevard. The parade will first go west (left) and will make the U turn just before Clearview Parkway and then continues east on Veterans Memorial Boulevard until it reaches Severn Avenue, where it will turn north (left). METAIRIE, La. — The 2025 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and Krewe of Mad Hatters is set to roll along Veterans Memorial Blvd in Metairie on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 5 p.m.
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