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. Stay tuned to Facebook or Instagram for any last-minute weather updates to the schedule. When is Mardi Gras 2025? This year, Mardi Gras, which translates from French to "Fat Tuesday," is on March 4. Ash Wednesday is on March 5, the day marking the start of the 40-day Lenten season 19 parades will roll across metro New Orleans this weekend as Mardi Gras 2025 kicks off Although some Carnival parades have already taken place, the official parading schedule begins Friday (Feb. 21). 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 Mardi Gras 2025 is Tuesday, March 4. We're counting down the minutes. As Mayor of the great City of New Orleans, I invite you to visit our city to experience the excitement of Mardi Gras!" Mardi Gras Parade Schedule. Mardi Gras is more than just a day, or one week, or even a weekend. Starting January 6 (Twelfth Night), New Orleans has parades in the weeks leading up to Mardi Gras Day, which falls on March 4, 2025. Take a look at the parades below and click on each to learn more. The first ball was held in 1857 by the Mistick Krewe of Comus. Comus hosted the first parade, followed by Rex in 1872, which debuted the king of Mardi Gras. The Rex parade gave Mardi Gras the official colors of purple to represent justice, green to represent faith, and gold to represent power. The three colors were to represent the “king.” Carnival season 2025 is approaching its climax in New Orleans and all the Gulf Coast. Big parades are rolling down the main routes as some get fancied up for formal balls and others costume to poke fun and make merry. 19 parades will roll across metro New Orleans this weekend as Mardi Gras 2025 kicks off If you want to enjoy the revelry of Mardi Gras 2025 while away from New Orleans, NOLA.com's Parade Cam If you want to enjoy the revelry of Mardi Gras 2025 while away from New Orleans, NOLA.com's Parade Cam Presented by NewOrleans.com is the answer. +18 19 parades will roll across metro New Orleans Here are all of the details for the Krewe of Iris Parade that rolls in New Orleans, Louisiana for 2025 Mardi Gras. See the date, time, parade route and more. Here are all of the details for the Krewe of Endymion Parade that rolls in New Orleans, Louisiana during Mardi Gras 2025. See the date, time, parade route and more. To protect her hands from hard Mardi Gras beads hitting her cold hands, Bobbi Foster wore gloves for the Krewe of Hermes parade in New Orleans on February 17, 2023. Mardi Gras is a fun and exciting time in New Orleans. With so many parades, it’s also busy! We’ve made it easier than ever to have the parade schedule at your fingertips! This means that the weekend when the major New Orleans Mardi Gras parades will be taking place is on the last weekend of February, which is, more specifically, from Feb. 28 through March 2. 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 evening broadcast this Saturday Feb. 22nd of the NOLA.com Mardi Gras for all Y'all Parade Cam broadcast sponsored by NewOrleans.com will b New Orleans and southeast Louisiana Mardi Gras 2025 Carnival parade schedule. Get information on all the dates and times for your favorite parades. Skip Navigation The Krewe of Bacchus rolls along the Uptown parade route in New Orleans on Sunday, February 19, 2023. Big Chief Victor Harris of the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi Mardi Gras Indians walks through Treme The Wednesday, Feb. 26th NOLA.com Mardi Gras for All Y'all Parade Cam broadcast, sponsored by NewOrleans.com, will begin at 6:15 pm. CST. This stream will include Krewe of Druids and Krewe of Alla.
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