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Mardi Gras Day: Tuesday, March 4, 2025; Memorial Day: Monday, May 26, 2025 2020, a floating holiday will replace Tulane’s previous observance of Good Friday Tulane University is closed on Lundi Gras, Monday, March 3 and Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4 for the Mardi Gras holiday. View the hours of operation for our services, dining options, transportation, and retail locations during the holiday. Mardi Gras Day: Tuesday, March 4, 2025; Memorial Day: Monday, May 26, 2025 2020, a floating holiday will replace Tulane’s previous observance of Good Friday The 2025 Mardi Gras Guest Registration Form will open on December 4, 2024. Register guests here. During Mardi Gras, Tulane University residents are extended the privilege to host one guest per resident. If their guest is not a Tulane student they must register their guest with Housing & Residence Life prior to their guest arriving on campus. MARDI GRAS HOLIDAY AND SPRING BREAK Monday, March 10, 2025 CLASSES RESUME ** Saturday, March 15, 2025 & Tulane University Spring 2025 Academic Calendar Page 2 of 2 Tulane shuttle services will NOT run on Lundi Gras (Monday, March 3rd) and Mardi Gras (Tuesday, March 4). Regular shuttle service will resume on Wednesday, March 5th. For graduate students living downtown, the area will get very densely populated over the Deep Gras period and it will be very difficult to get into and out of the area with ease. Tulane University residents may register 1 guest for Mardi Gras. All non Tulane student guests must be pre-registered by completing the online pre-registration form. The form must be completed and submitted by February 21, 2025 - late registrations will not be accepted. In order to complete the form you will need your guest’s full contact MARDI GRAS HOLIDAY : Wednesday, February 14, 2024 CLASSES RESUME ** Friday, February 16, 2024 . Last Day to Drop with 25% Tuition Refund Last Day to Drop Without Record Last Day to Change Grading Rules for Audit . Saturday, March 9, 2024 & Sunday, March 10, 2024 Designated Make-Up Days . Used only in the event of a University Closure Tulane Campus Recreation will have adjusted hours from Friday, Feb. 21, to Sunday, March 9, due to Mardi Gras parade days and the university's Spring Break holiday (March 1-9). Visit our Hours and Facilities page to view our full list of Spring adjusted hours for the Reily Center and TU Fit during this time. Mardi Gras is not a recent holiday, and has a long history going back at least to the Middle Ages in Europe, and probably even to pre-Christian times. It figures prominently in the earliest history of New Orleans and the area. On March 3, 1699, (Mardi Gras of that year), French explorer Iberville and his men set up camp on the Mississippi River Mardi Gras and the appeal of a whole season of partying is a huge draw for many students coming to Tulane University. However, most Tulane students come from out of state and never experience the holiday until spring semester of their freshman year. They get their information about Mardi Gras and Mardi Gras in New Orleans is like no other holiday. And to many Tulane students, it’s like Christmas morning. Students run around as if their heads had been chopped off. They search for outfits, buy accessories and well, spend around five days embracing everything Mardi Gras has to offer. I think it can be agreed upon that parades are an In respect and recognition of people who choose not to drink but still wish to enjoy the Mardi Gras holiday, Tulane and New Orleans should make more of an attempt to provide the sober population with opportunities to celebrate as well. For those people who choose to stay sober during the holiday, there are still ways to have fun. The Tulane Club of Baltimore kicks-off 2024 with a Mardi Gras Party at Smaltimore! After a long hiatus, we are excited to reconnect with the Tulane community and celebrate our favorite New Orleans holiday. Tickets are $20 and include: A drink ticket; Light appetizers; King cake shipped in from New Orleans; Tulane Mardi Gras themed swag! Experience the Spirit of New Orleans with the Tulane Green Wave Baseball Limited Mardi Gras 2025 Custom Baseball Jersey. Step up your game-day attire with the Tulane Green Wave Baseball Limited Mardi Gras 2025 Custom Baseball Jersey. Following the New Year’s terrorist attack on Bourbon Street, which killed 14 and injured dozens more, law enforcement officials are increasing security ahead of Mardi Gras. The holiday’s celebrations recently received a Special Event Assessment Rating of 1, placing it in the same category as the Superbowl and presidential inaugurations. Despite the additional federal security funding this The only webstore for New Orleans' iconic artist, Simon Hardeveld! Find Tulane University gear, Mardi Gras t-shirts, coffee table books, gifts, and more all from one of the Crescent City's most recognizable culture bearers. From hand painted signs to numbered edition archival art prints, get your ar University Info Primary Navigation. Academic Calendars; How to submit an event Mardi Gras Drill Meet Every year, Tulane’s NROTC Battalion hosts one of the largest drill meets in the nation. Traditionally held on the Friday before Fat Tuesday, the battalion faces one of its most difficult tasks all year–organizing, running, and accounting for the 40+ universities from across the nation that elect to attend. Simon Hardeveld was born in Cannes, France, in 1949. His mother was French and his father was Dutch. 1993, he visited New Orleans for Mardi Gras and ended up making it his permanent home. He then found a job at a shop called Bush Antiques where he would repair French furniture.
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