The thousands of football fans streaming into New Orleans this week for Super Bowl LIX are in for an extra treat. On Saturday morning at 10 a.m., a Mardi Gras-style parade, complete with 18 floats Super Bowl Host Committee Parade. Starts at Esplanade Ave. & Decatur St. 10 AM - 12 PM; A Mardi Gras-style parade through the French Quarter featuring floats, marching bands, and special guests. The Super Bowl parade, a $1 million Mardi Gras-style procession meant to demonstrate New Orleans’ unique culture, is set for Feb. 8 Super Bowl spirit hits New Orleans with football-themed Mardi Gras parade We're two days away from Super Bowl kick off here in New Orleans, and in typical New Orleans fashion we're going to show Super Bowl LIX kicks off with a vibrant New Orleans-themed pregame show, featuring Harry Connick Jr., Mardi Gras Indians, and local artists. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook Super Bowl Host Committee Parade in the French Quarter. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Showcasing the magic of Mardis Gras, the first-ever Super Bowl Host Committee Parade will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT, in the heart of the French Quarter. The bigger Mardi Gras parades (like Endymion, Bacchus, and Zulu) won’t hit the streets until after the Super Bowl. Locals’ Tip: If you want the real Mardi Gras energy, wait until after Feb. 9 when the full parade schedule resumes. Avoid Bourbon Street on Super Bowl Sunday unless you like shoulder-to-shoulder crowds of drunk tourists. It comes after New Orleans just hosted the Super Bowl. When people visit New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year, there will be additional tactical teams and overall a larger police presence than in Also scheduled for Feb. 8 is a Mardi Gras-style parade that ’s billed as the first-ever Super Bowl Host Committee Parade; the event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon, with Super Bowl-themed floats taking to the streets of the French Quarter. Mardi Gras Activities The attack that killed at least 15 people and injured 30 more came about a month before the Super Bowl and days before the beginning of Carnival season, which ends with Mardi Gras on March 4. Super Bowl Host Committee Parade in the French Quarter. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Showcasing the magic of Mardi Gras, the first-ever Super Bowl Host Committee Parade will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT, in the heart of the French Quarter. NEW ORLEANS, SUPER BOWL, AND MARDI GRAS SEASON WHEREAS, the Governor is responsible for meeting the dangers to the state and people presented by emergencies and disasters; WHEREAS, the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, R.S. 29:721, et seq., confers upon the Governor of the State of Louisiana emergency powers NEW ORLEANS — The 2025 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and with Super Bowl LIX taking place in New Orleans, the Super Bowl Host Committee decided to hold the first-ever Super Bowl Super Bowl LIX was an American football championship game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2024 season.In a rematch of Super Bowl LVII, the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Kansas City Chiefs 40–22, securing their first Super Bowl championship since Super Bowl Join us LIVE for the electrifying Super Bowl LIX Parade in New Orleans' iconic French Quarter! Watch as the city's rich Mardi Gras tradition meets NFL excite Mardi Gras Indians, or Black Masking Indians, practice a unique cultural tradition rooted in New Orleans' Black community. While its origins are somewhat murky, many say the legend honors a Barry Kern, president of Mardi Gras World and co-chair of the Super Bowl Hospitality Committee, says the overhaul is “just another building block to New Orleans being rebuilt and becoming a city That extra game pushes back the Super Bowl by one week and creates direct conflict with the timing of Mardi Gras in 2024, but not in 2025 -- when the city-wide party is not scheduled to take place NEW ORLEANS, SUPER BOWL, AND MARDI GRAS SEASON WHEREAS, the Governor is responsible for meeting the dangers to the state and people presented by emergencies and disasters; WHEREAS, the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, R.S. 29:721, et seq., confers upon the Governor of the State of Louisiana emergency powers The New Orleans Police Department provided an update on the work being done to secure the city leading up to the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras. Everything you need to know about Super Bowl LIX | Super
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