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NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Stronghold Studios, art and fabrication studio based in Mid-City, announced they are carrying on the house float tradition for Mardi Gras 2025. Following the dissolution of the Krewe of House Floats (KoHF), Stronghold Studios is the leading producer of house floats and has taken the reins to ensure the NEW ORLEANS (press release) – While restrictions during the COVID pandemic are gone, the house float phenomenon that sprung up as a response to carnival parades being canceled during the pandemic remains alive thanks to Stronghold Studios, an art and fabrication studio forging ahead with the cherished house float tradition for Mardi Gras 2025. Hire Stronghold Studios artists to design and create your New Orleans Mardi Gras House Float! From hand-painted art, to custom sculptures and carnival flowers, our local artists can help you create an installation for a House Float of any scale! Parades are a major part of celebrating Mardi Gras, and what's a parade without some really great floats? Ever since krewes began parading through New Orleans over 100 years ago, parade floats have played a major role in Mardi Gras history. Some floats are elaborate and beautiful, while others are funny and satirical. 'Float houses' are popping up all over New Orleans for Mardi Gras 2021: Now with 250 photos! New Orleans' self-proclaimed “House Float Headquarters,” is the company behind many of the art New Orleans, Mardi Gras house float, PHOTO COURTESY JULIE MALONEY 2.jpg Jan 31, 2021 ‘Under the Big Top,’ Mardi Gras house float, 2208 Jay St. Mardi Gras parades are rolling down the streets of New Orleans once again, and the city’s one and only “stationary” parade is, too. The Krewe of House Floats (KoHF) was born from the combined creativity of local home- and business-owners, local float makers and artists, and their collective desire to keep one of New Orleans’ most-beloved traditions alive - and COVID-safe - and to 2656 LePage St., “Birds of Bulbancha” float house, produced by the Krewe of Red Beans’ "Hire a Mardi Gras Artist" program 522 Leontine St. tiki volcano float house 4321 Laurel St., “Queen "House Floats" caught on like flambeaux and the good news is they'll be back in 2022, even though the regular Mardi Gras parades are scheduled to roll as well. Check out the 2022 House Floats Map . The Krewe of House Floats not only got everyone in the Mardi Gras spirit, but it became a great way to support our local artists community who began House floats can be found in nearly every section of New Orleans. Some of the more notable house floats include the “Little Shop of 2020 Horrors” house float located in Algiers. Here Are The Best House Floats In New Orleans “Dino Gras on the Avenue” house float – 5809 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, La. 70115 “Animal House Mardi Gras Tips; Mardi Gras FAQs; New Orleans Hotels; New Orleans Info; 2021 House "Floats" Take home more than coconuts! Visit the Mardi Gras Shop. House Floats were born out of the coronavirus pandemic. Eloquent decorations made by Mardi Gras artists adorned homes when floats could not roll in the streets of New Orleans. At Home celebrating Mardi Gras House Floats of New Orleans. To help support out of work Mardi Gras artists we partnered with Krewe of Red Beans to turn our Magazine Street Gallery into a House Float during the 2021 Carnival season. Click here to learn more. Set of four; Multicolor ceramic printed New Orleans Mardi Gras House Floats New Orleans officials canceled all the Mardi Gras parades this year. But that didn't stop some residents from getting into the spirit anyway. They decorated their houses for drive-through parades. Andrew takes you on a walking tour of the Uptown/Carrolton neighborhood to explore the wonderful house floats that have been popping up for Mardi Gras 2021. Get the hardcover book that showcases a unique Mardi Gras experience with “Porches on Parade: How House Floats Saved Mardi Gras.” When we needed it most, our community came together to show the world the Mardi Gras spirit. This limited-edition book features compelling stories and colorful photos from The Advocate. "House Floats" caught on like flambeaux and the good news is they'll be back in 2022, even though the regular Mardi Gras parades are scheduled to roll as well. Check out the 2022 House Floats Map . The Krewe of House Floats not only got everyone in the Mardi Gras spirit, but it became a great way to support our local artists community who began Ever since krewes began parading through New Orleans over 100 years ago, parade floats have played a major role in Mardi Gras history. Some floats are elaborate and beautiful, while others are funny and satirical. The mayor's office released a statement reassuring the people of New Orleans that Mardi Gras 2021 is Krewe of Red Beans sponsored the decorations as part of their Yardi Gras house floats. New Covid-19 brought new challenges to the city of New Orleans, including the hard decision to cancel the traditional Mardi Gras parades in 2021. The mayor herself declared that Mardi Gras would celebrate in its own way, stating that Mardi Gras 2021 would be "different, but not canceled".
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