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. The 2025 New Orleans Carnival season starts on Saturday, Jan. 6, and concludes on Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4. New Orleans East Krewe of Nefertiti: 1:ooPM Marigny 'tit Rex: 4:00PM Friday, February 21st French Quarter Krewe of Cork: 3:00PM Uptown Krewe of Oshun: 6:00PM Krewe of Cleopatra: follows Saturday, February 22nd Uptown Krewe of Ponchatrain: 11:30AM Legion of Mars: follows Krewe of Choctaw: follows Krewe of Freret: follows Spartan Society: 5:30PM 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). SUNDAY March 2 2025 Uptown New Orleans • Krewe of Okeanos 11:00am • Krewe of Mid-City follows • Krewe of Thoth 12:00pm • Krewe of Bacchus 5:15pm. 🎭 LUNDI GRAS🎭. MONDAY March 3 2025 Metairie • Krewe of Athena 5:30pm • Krewe of Centurions 6:30pm • Krewe of Kings follows Uptown New Orleans • Krewe of Proteus 5:15pm The Mardi Gras season is upon us again! Here's the parade schedule for 2025 (subject to change): Tuesday, February 25. 5:30pm The Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale - Uptown followed by Krewe of Carrollton - Uptown followed by Krewe of King Arthur - Uptown. Wednesday, February 26. 6:15pm Krewe of Druids - Uptown followed by Krewe of Alla. Thursday Check out the schedule below: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025: Krewe Mosaique at 6 p.m. in the French Quarter Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025: Krewe of Chewbacchus at 7 p.m. in the MarignyFriday, Feb. 14, 2025 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 Rex parade's Bouef Gras float passes a costumed Keith Spera as he experiences Mardi Gras day in New Orleans alone on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule -Metro New Orleans. Mardi Gras Memorabilia. New Orleans & Orleans Parish. St. Bernard Parish. St. Charles Parish. Jefferson Parish. Mardi Gras balls were exclusive events closed off from most people outside of New Orleans society until this krewe revolutionized the event. In 1949, Edward Brennan Sr. created the krewe, a carnival Ball open to tourists. 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. Mardi Gras balls were exclusive events closed off from most people outside of New Orleans society until this krewe revolutionized the event. In 1949, Edward Brennan Sr. created the krewe, a carnival Ball open to tourists. Mardi Gras New Orleans is happening on Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025 at 8:00am in New Orleans, LA. Schedule: Metairie Krewe of Argus 11:00am Mobile Mardi Gras 2025: Ball Schedule by: Summer Poole. Ala. Alabama’s state tourism agency has purchased 10 billboards around New Orleans and southern Mississippi to promote the Carnival Algiers Mardi Gras Parade and Festival. The Algiers Mardi Gras Parade and Festival will be back on Saturday, February 1 at New Orleans Federal City in Algiers. Entertainment will include Brass-A-Holics, Amanda Shaw, The U.S. Marine Reserve Jazz Band and more. The parade starts at 9 a.m. and the Festival begins at 10 a.m. We'll keep this schedule updated if and when that happens. Worth noting: If you want to see Mardi Gras Indians, there's no schedule or formal route. But keep an eye out Uptown and in the Treme along Claiborne Avenue. Here's the full parade schedule for Mardi Gras 2025: 🎭 Monday, Jan. 6. Société Des Champs Elysée, 5pm, French Quarter 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? Mardi Gras 2025 falls on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Nothing about Mardi Gras is predictable – not even the date. Unlike Christmas or the 4th of July which always fall on the same calendar day, the only thing you can count on for sure with Carnival is that Fat Tuesday will fall on, well, a Tuesday. SHAQUILLE O’NEAL TO REIGN AS BACCHUS LVI. Shaquille O’Neal will reign as Bacchus LVI on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The former LSU Tiger and four-time NBA champion, successful businessman, in-demand sports analyst, media personality, recording artist, DJ and humanitarian will be throwing miniature basketballs as well as King’s doubloons and cups.
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