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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. 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. 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". When the Mistick Krewe of Comus presented the first Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans in 1857, it featured only two floats, and they were borrowed from Mobile, Alabama’s New Since 1947, our artists and craftsmen have designed and built the oldest and biggest parade floats and attractions for each Mardi Gras season, with over 500 floats built and decorated each year. When you begin your Mardi Gras World tour, you’ll get an overview of the history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans before continuing through our float den The longest float in Mardi Gras at over 300 feet long with over 250 riders and nine parts, "Pontchartrain Beach, Then and Now," is one among the parade's well-known floats. extends nearly the full length of the krewe's Mid-City den, where it is being decorated to bring back memories of the long-gone amusement park Pontchartrain Beach, which Mardi Gras is one of the most iconic celebrations in the world, and at the heart of the spectacle are the dazzling, larger-than-life floats that roll through the streets of New Orleans every year. These colorful creations, covered in intricate designs, glittering lights, and costumed riders tossing beads and trinkets, are a cornerstone of the MARDI GRAS PARADES. Schedule & Routes; Mardi Gras Krewes; Marching Clubs; Mardi Gras Floats; WHEN IS MARDI GRAS? Mardi Gras 2025; Future Mardi Gras Dates; Family Gras; Lundi Gras; PLAN YOUR VISIT. Mardi Gras Dining; Mardi Gras Packages; Mardi Gras Attractions; Mardi Gras Tips; Mardi Gras FAQs; New Orleans Hotels; New Orleans Info; HISTORY Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Mardi Gras, a flamboyant celebration synonymous with vibrant costumes, pulsating music, and a kaleidoscope of colors, reaches its pinnacle with the enchanting parades featuring elaborate floats. These floats, more than mere conveyances, are dynamic expressions of art that have evolved through a rich history. Casey Hano, a prop painter at Kern Studios, paints parrots for the side of a Krewe of Cleopatra float at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The 19 parades will roll across metro New Orleans this weekend as Mardi Gras 2025 kicks off About 500 male and female riders rolled on over 20 floats to the theme "Music of New Orleans Returns Kern Studios, which builds Mardi Gras floats for parades in New Orleans and beyond, was featured in a QuickBooks commercial during Eagles game for NFC championship. 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. Soul Queen Irma Thomas is the subject of a new float to appear in the Freret Mardi Gras parade on Feb. 22 in New Orleans It will join a lineup of floats dedicated to New Orleans musical stars Known for its spectacular parades, floats, marching bands, throws, and King cake, Mardi Gras is the biggest celebration in New Orleans. The first recorded Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans took 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, Mardi Gras house float, PHOTO COURTESY JULIE MALONEY 2.jpg Jan 31, 2021 ‘Under the Big Top,’ Mardi Gras house float, 2208 Jay St. A Scrim float rolls in the Krewe du Vieux parade in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) Mardi Gras house floats are back. How did the pandemic activity become a city tradition? Stronghold Studios, New Orleans' self-proclaimed “House Float Headquarters,” is the company behind Similarly, in workshops and backyards across New Orleans, hundreds of small krewes have been racing to finish their DIY floats ahead of the season’s major walking parades, like Chewbacchus
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