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, now co-ed, has called the Uptown New Orleans parade route home since 2014 and is known for bright floats, generous throws, and multiple bands and marching groups. Other krewe events during the year include ALLA's Coronation Dinner at Antoine's in June and the Krewe of ALLA Bash in January. 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 . New Orleans and southeast Louisiana Mardi Gras 2025 Carnival parade schedule. Get information on all the dates and times for your favorite parades. Knights of Hermes (5:30 p.m. Uptown) Krewe d There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Mardi Gras 2025: New Orleans parade schedule, routes, what to know about the What are the Mardi Gras Parade routes for 2025? Parades from Uptown and Riverside will start at the intersection of Napoleon Avenue and Prytania Street. The Krewe of Endymion parade will start from City Park Avenue and Orleans Avenue intersection. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — As Mardi Gras approaches, you’ll need to know the routes for the city’s iconic parades, and we have all of them here, from Wednesday, Feb. 26 through Sunday, March 2 NEW ORLEANS — The 2025 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and Krewe of King Arthur is set to roll roll Uptown in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1:30 p.m. Krewe of King Arthur is one of NEW ORLEANS — The 2025 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and Legion of Mars is set to roll Uptown on Saturday, Feb. 22, follows Krewe of Pontchartrain at 11:30 a.m. Legion of Mars is the Krewe of Crescent City (Follows Elks Orleans, Uptown). North shore Parades on Mardi Gras Day: Krewe of Lions Club (10 a.m., Covington). Carnival in Covington (Follows Lions Club). Krewe of Folsom (2 p.m., Folsom). A no parking on the parade route sign on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans is still covered in beads one week past Mardi Gras. Much of the Uptown route is still covered in Carnival debris 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. Travel toward downtown will end at Valance & St Charles and return uptown from there. Shuttle will transport riders the rest of the way downtown. 47/48 – Canal Streetcars 7:00 p.m. George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award Honoree Parade Following the George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award Presentation, this is the first parade to Kick Off Mardi Gras Galveston 2025! This parade is packed with marching bands, dancing squads & tons of energy. His Majesty will meet the Queen of Carnival at a new reviewing stand this year at Pascals Manale’s Restaurant on Napoleon Avenue. Rex rolls on Mardi Gras Day at 10:30 a.m. on the Uptown parade route. It is followed by two truck parades, the Elks Orleanians and the Crescent City Truck Parade. Krewe of Argus 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 19 parades will roll across metro New Orleans this weekend as Mardi Gras 2025 kicks off The Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade makes its way along the Uptown route in New Orleans on Sunday Detours will remain in place until parade route is cleared. Bus service not impacted by parades will be on their regular routes. Remember that increased traffic and pedestrian movements may delay a bus route even if there is no direct impact due to a parade. Bus and streetcar service will operate on a Saturday schedule Mardi Gras Day. A New Orleans streetcar heads up St. Charles Avenue through a canopy of trees covered in Mardi Gras beads and toilet paper left over from last week's Mardi Gras parades. Much of the Uptown route Due to increased traffic and pedestrian movements, bus, and streetcar routes may be delayed. Bus and streetcar service will operate on a Saturday schedule for Mardi Gras day. Download the LePass app to plan your trip, check service alerts, purchase fares, and track your bus or streetcar in real-time. Download RTA's Mardi Gras Guide 2024
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