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Where is Mardi Gras celebrated in Louisiana? Mardi Gras is celebrated in cities and towns all around Louisiana, from north to south, east to west. Whether you plan to celebrate Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, Lafayette, Shreveport, Lake Charles or dozens of other locations, Louisiana has a parade, concert, festival and other fun events for you! Endymion Extravaganza, New Orleans, LA One of the world’s biggest indoor parties, the Endymion Extravaganza is the only party held in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome during Mardi Gras. Over 20,000 people dress up in formal gowns, tuxedos, and suits to take part in this Mardi Gras main event. New Roads is one of the oldest towns in Louisiana and also home to one of the oldest Mardi Gras festivals, dating back to 1881. The town features beautiful 19th-century creole and Victorian homes which serve as a wonderful historic backdrop for the parades. Of the hundreds of Louisiana festivals, none tops Mardi Gras. Spectacular parades, unbelievable costumes, music, dancing, food, drink — take your pick of places to indulge and enjoy. The biggest celebration occurs in New Orleans, but nearly every community in the state has its own version of the annual party. Wherever you go, you can find the Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, was originally a French Catholic celebration which has a long-lasting history in the formerly French-owned territory of Louisiana. The first Mardi Gras parade in the United States was believed to be in 1837 in New Orleans, but the tradition quickly spread throughout the southern regions of the state and beyond. Three Cajun Mardi Gras Traditions Begging for Gumbo Ingredients. Traditionally known as Courir de Mardi Gras, festivities occur in towns throughout central Louisiana’s Cajun Country. Rooted in French medieval history and brought to Louisiana in the 19th century, Courir de Mardi Gras has many rituals that come together in a celebration on Fat Spanish Town Mardi Gras. March 1 at noon Spanish Town. File photo. Downtown Baton Rouge. Royal Krewe of Royalty. March 1 at 1 p.m. Downtown Plaquemine. Krewe de Chemin Neuf. March 1 at 6 p.m. Downtown New Roads. Krewe of Comogo. March 2 at 7 p.m. Krewe of Comogo. Photo by Oscar Tickle. Plaquemine, starting at St. John the Evangelist Church on Alexandria Mardi Gras first began in 1994. Locals celebrate with a variety of parades, including the Pineville Night of Lights Parade. The illuminated floats coming over the bridge linking the two cities are stunning. The Town of Woodworth Parade welcomes any and all entries from go-karts and wagons to horses, tractors or trikes. Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, which takes place March 4, marks the party’s climax and the end of Carnival Season on the Gulf Coast. The conclusion falls the day before Ash Wednesday and is seen as a final day of feasting and revelry before the solemnity of Lent. To compile a list of the best places to celebrate Mardi Gras aren’t New Orleans, Perhaps not surprisingly, the No. 2 and 3 spots go to the Louisiana cities of Baton Rouge and Metairie, with Here are four other U.S. cities that celebrate Mardi Gras in style. Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. Enjoy the spectacle of a nighttime parade in Mobile, Alabama — Photo courtesy of Visit Mobile. Home of the first Mardi Gras celebration in America, Mobile proudly continues to honor long established traditions with parties, masked balls, and Differences get bigger. In Mardi Gras' early days in Louisiana, the differences in the city and rural towns weren't so stark. Between 1700 and 1800s, most celebrations in New Orleans were just Like many Southern towns, the town hosts an exciting Mardi Gras parade every year, where strings of beads go flying. Outdoor adventurers will want to explore the Bogue Chitto State Park, with its 1,786 acres of small streams, precious freshwater lakes, and numerous biking trails. The Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade is a unique experience the whole family will love. This rural Mardi Gras parade in the heart of Cajun Country takes place at the corner of Highway 90 and College Road in Jeanerette. It’s a family-oriented event with floats, bands and an “ugly costume” contest that is not to be missed. Be sure to explore The best places to celebrate Mardi Gras in the USA. this is one of the most unique Mardi Gras celebrations outside Louisiana. Mardi Gras is March 1–4, 2025. The whole family can participate in this interactive event where the Basile Mardi Gras Association shares in the medieval tradition of the Courir de Mardi Gras. Disguised revelers, led by Le Capitaine and singing La Chanson de Mardi Gras will make their way through the historic village begging for the ingredients to make a gumbo. The Twin Cities’ Krewe of Janus Mardi Gras parade will celebrate its 42nd year of Mardi Gras tradition and flavor in the Twin Cities in 2025. The Twin Cities' Krewe of Janus Parade has entertained revelers since 1984 who eagerly gather along the 3.8-mile route through West Monroe and Monroe. Spanish Town, Baton Rouge on Armistice Day Lakeland Drive in Spanish Town, with the Louisiana State Capitol. Spanish Town (Spanish: Ciudad española) is a historic district anchored by Spanish Town Road in Baton Rouge, the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is well known for its annual Mardi Gras parade, which is the largest in The city of New Orleans may host the biggest Mardi Gras parades in Louisiana, but other cities' parades can be just as elaborate and infamous. The Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade in Downtown Baton The 63rd Annual Saddle Tramp Riders Club/Church Point Courir de Mardi Gras will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Our full day event is one fluid route, but is comprised of a traditional Courir de Mardi Gras (Country Route) (8am-1:00pm),and a Parade down Main Street in the Town of Church Point (1pm-3:30pm). The Courir will stop at several Farmhouses along the route to collect ingredients for
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