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The Queen of Carnival and her court will greet Rex and enjoy the Rex parade from reviewing stands at Pascal's Manale on Mardi Gras day. In the evening Rex and the Queen of Carnival will preside over the Rex Ball at the Sheraton Hotel. Rex, King of Carnival, 2025 is Edward Howell Crosby Today, during the traditional Kings’ Day celebration at Mardi Gras World, Rex, the King of Carnival, by royal edict, proclaimed Mardi Gras 2025. Due to the tragedy on Bourbon Street, this year’s Kings’ Day ceremony was both a mournful remembrance of lives lost to an act of evil and a celebration of the joy to come this Carnival season. Mardi Gras Rex and Queen of Carnival 2025 announced: Howell Crosby and Tatum Reiss Take the Throne. ball lieutenant, Lundi Gras chairman and as the krewe’s legal counsel for almost 20 years The meeting of the two courts is the highlight of the evening. The Rex Ball and the Meeting of the Courts are televised live on WYES-TV/Channel 12 and their YouTube channel, beginning at 7 P.M. on Mardi Gras evening. Program hosts are Errol and Peggy Scott Laborde, and Rex historian, Will French. BLAINE KERN: THEY CALL HIM MR. MARDI GRAS Wednesday, January 29 at 10pm Saturday, February 22 at 4pm Monday, February 24 at 9pm. NEW ORLEANS PARADES FROM THE PAST Saturday, February 1 at 5pm Wednesday, February 19 at 3pm Saturday, February 22 at 5pm. MARDI GRAS FLOATS: FROM THE GROUND UP Sunday, February 2 at 10am. ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY The Boeuf Gras rolls in the Rex parade down St. Charles Ave. on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (Staff Photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD Paradegoers are seen during the Krewe of Rex Mardi Gras Parade in Uptown New Orleans during Mardi Gras on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 in New Orleans. 2025, on Mardi Gras. Many of Rex’s floats are icons of the city’s celebration of Mardi Gras. Rex, the King of Carnival, and his consort, the Queen of Carnival, preside over the Rex Ball, Carnival’s glittering conclusion. The Pro Bono Publico Foundation (“PBPF”) is the Rex Organization’s public education philanthropy association. Since its founding in Each Mardi Gras Parade has a unique history and theme. Tuesday Mar 4 2025 Mardi Gras . Metairie; Krewe of Rex 10:30am view map ; Krewe of Elks Orleans follows 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. The oldest female Mardi Gras organization in Jefferson Parish will celebrate Carnival 2025 with a 200-member, 18-float parade. This year's theme is “Isis Goes on a Field Trip” Floats will include Rivertown Theater , Aquarium, and Circus . Rex parades down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune) PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER Each Mardi Gras Parade has a unique history and theme. Tuesday Mar 4 2025 Mardi Gras . Metairie; Krewe of Rex 10:30am view map ; Krewe of Elks Orleans follows Rex (March 4, 2025): The “King of Carnival,” Rex is the historic centerpiece of Mardi Gras Day. One of the oldest and most traditional parades, it’s known for its royal elegance, colorful floats, and the iconic “Boeuf Gras” float. Pensacola Mardi Gras Kick Off on the 12th Night Treasure Mardi Gras Ball 5:30 Cocktails 6:00 Royal Coronation of Beaux Rex X and Queen Belle X and their Court Rex's Proclamation invites his subjects to the grand celebration of Carnival. His royal colors of purple, green, and gold are to this day the colors of Mardi Gras, and the song played in the first Rex parade, "If Ever I Cease to Love," has become Carnival's anthem. Rex and his Queen preside over the Rex Ball, Carnival's glittering conclusion. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras returns for a spectacular 2025 season full of parades, parties, and show-stopping performances. This year, the Mardi Gras theme is ‘free to be’, honouring the decades-long fight for equality and celebrating a future of visibility and acceptance for Australia’s queer community. Rex parades down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune) PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER Mardi Gras. Rex’s proclamation invites his subjects to the grand celebration of Carnival. His royal colors of purple, gold, and green are to this day the colors of Mardi Gras, and the song played in the first Rex parade, "If Ever I Cease to Love," has become Carnival's anthem. 2025 SCHEDULE: Jan 8 Royal Reveal; Jan 31 Mardi Gras Community Tour; Feb 8 Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball; Feb 2025 Rex & Queen XXXIII. Jason and Kelley Bahr
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