The Mardi Gras Indians only parade on Mardi Gras day and on Super Sunday (generally the 3rd Sunday closest to St. Joseph’s Day in March). The Mardi Gras day routes are not published anywhere, but they happen in and around their inner-city neighborhoods. When is Mardi Gras 2025? This year, Mardi Gras, which translates from French to "Fat Tuesday," is on March 4. Ash Wednesday is on March 5, the day marking the start of the 40-day Lenten season 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. Mardi Gras Parade Schedule. Mardi Gras is more than just a day, or one week, or even a weekend. Starting January 6 (Twelfth Night), New Orleans has parades in the weeks leading up to Mardi Gras Day, which falls on March 4, 2025. Take a look at the parades below and click on each to learn more. Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are the same day, and they take place on March 4 in 2025. Mardi Gras marks the end of the pre-Lenten season. Fat Tuesday is a day of feasting before the fasting of Lent Selene follows Dionysus. Aphrodite at 6:00 p.m. in Houma. Saturday, March 1, 2025: NOMTOC at 10:45 a.m. on the Westbank. Iris at 11 a.m. in Uptown New Orleans To protect her hands from hard Mardi Gras beads hitting her cold hands, Bobbi Foster wore gloves for the Krewe of Hermes parade in New Orleans on February 17, 2023. There are plenty of parades in New Orleans in the weeks leading up to Mardi Gras on Feb. 13. Mobile Mardi Gras 2025 parade schedule. Here’s a look at the Mardi Gras 2025 parade schedule in Mobile, Alabama: Feb. 14. 6:30 p.m.: Conde Cavaliers Parade; Feb. 15. 2 p.m.: Bayport Parading Mardi Gras Parade 2025: Parade route, parking info, and tips to enjoy the event. Each year New Orleans goes all out for Mardi Gras celebrations! You can expect wildly extravagant floats, wonderful music, and delicious food during this year’s Mardi Gras Parade. Mardi Gras in Galveston is a time for celebration, but navigating street closures and finding parking can be challenging. Here is everything visitors and locals need to know about parking during Mardi Gras 2025. Street Closures & Parade Routes: Feb 22 & Mar 1 (Parade Days): 25th Street and sections of Seawall Blvd. will be closed for parades The Mardi Gras parade will start on the northern end of Oxford Street, Darlinghurst at about 7pm, moving through Flinders Street before finishing at Anzac Parade, Moore Park at about 11pm. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Several streets in downtown Huntsville will be closed Saturday during the annual Mardi Gras Parade.Police said the closures will begin at 2:30 p.m. ahead of the parade, which is set to start at 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Meridian Street and Cleveland Avenue. Nightly Thursday - Sunday finish 2am Thursday 27 February to Sunday 30 March 27 FEB- 30 MAR. Haldon St, Lakemba Kylie Minogue Full time 20:00 Friday 7 March to 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. An uptown parade that has a start time of 6:30 generally won't get to Lee Circle till about 8:30; then, it could take another hour and a half for the entire parade to pass. Download the parade tracker app so you can follow where the start of a parade is. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade will be held on Saturday night. (ABC News: Mridula Amin) The parade dates back to 1978, when homosexuality was still illegal in NSW. Yes, Mardi Gras is celebrated every year with the exception of 2021, when New Orleans parades were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mardi Gras festivities in 2025 are already set in New This year's parade theme is Animalia, and Asheville Mardi Gras krewes will wear animal-inspired costumes. Parade-goers are encouraged to follow suit or don any other lively Mardi Gras fashion. Parade route. On March 2, the parade will step off at 3:05 p.m. at the corner of Short Coxe and Coxe avenues in the South Slope, a downtown brewing district. Downtown Pensacola boasts two Mardi Gras Parades, the Illuminated Parade on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. and the Grand Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday at 2 p.m. Fun tip: If you love the Mardi Gras floats, head to Spring street early to get a closer look! The street is closed, but be mindful that floats are being pulled in and out, so be on the
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