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 Carnival time in southeast Louisiana means it's time to break out the Parade Tracker! We’re tracking more than 70 parades this Carnival season, including several parades outside of Mardi Gras 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule . Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. 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. A rainy Sunday pushed six regional Mardi Gras parades later in the schedule. Here are times and maps for Femme Fatale, Carrollton, King Arthur, Barkus, Atlas and Dionysus. It will now follow the Krewe of Symphony, which is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. Download the WWL Mardi Gras Parade Tracker. For more upcoming parades view our Mardi Gras Parade Schedules Guide. Margaret Orr rides high in the 2024 Muses Mardi Gras parade. The Endymion livestream start time has been delayed from 4:15 p.m. until 5:45 p.m. due to previous parades still rolling by the Mardi Gras is a fun and exciting time in New Orleans. With so many parades, it’s also busy! We’ve made it easier than ever to have the parade schedule at your fingertips! Mardi Gras is back in New Orleans: 2024 parade schedule, routes, what to about the holiday SCHEDULE OF PARADES KREWE OF HARAMBEE. Monday, Feb. 17; Downtown Shreveport; 1 p.m. The lineup will start at the corner of Milam and Common streets. The parade will then head west to Hope Street, then east on Milam, make a left on Edwards, turn onto Texas and go through downtown Shreveport. Following the George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award Presentation, this is the first parade to Kick Off Mardi Gras Galveston 2025! This parade is packed with marching bands, dancing squads & tons of energy. Also rolling in this party parade is Carne’s Fleet of Bumpin’ Busses, The Union Fire Truck & various local Floats throwing Beads & other 11:00 a.m. Krewe d’Esprit Rosaire Parade Krewe d’Esprit Rosaire is the only Black Catholic Krewe located on the island. Their annual Mardi Gras Pageant was started by Rev. Father Louis Saparito and the tradition continues today with Holy Family Parish. There are several Mardi Gras parades set to roll in and around Baton Rouge this year! PARADE: LOCATION: START TIME: Become a monthly patron on Patreon today Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Kaylee Hartung shares a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic floats in Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and the family behind its historic legacy. (Sponsored by New Another time change for Krewe of Houmas and Krewe of Kajuns Parade– Mardi Gras Day March 2, 2025 Krewe of Houmas and Krewe of Kajuns Parade time change – Mardi Gras Day CALCASIEU. Iowa Chicken Run and Parade - Catch a chicken at the annual Mardi Gras Run on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 503 E U.S. 90. Doors open at 8 a.m., the Mardi Gras floats start lining up at 9 a.m. and the parade rolls at 10 a.m. New Orleans and southeast Louisiana Mardi Gras 2025 Carnival parade schedule. Get information on all the dates and times for your favorite parades. Skip Navigation 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. The Twin Cities’ Krewe of Janus Mardi Gras parade will celebrate its 42nd year of Mardi Gras tradition and flavor in the Twin Cities in 2025. The Twin Cities' Krewe of Janus Parade has entertained revelers since 1984 who eagerly gather along the 3.8-mile route through West Monroe and Monroe. 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.
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