Mamou Mardi Gras. Begins: 3/1/2025 - 8:00am Ends: 3/4/2025 - 4:00 pm. Mamou Mardi Gras Events Schedule. Celebrate Mardi Gras 2025 in Mamou with a range of lively events, including mardi gras parades, parties, live music, and delicious food. Join in the celebration and let the good times roll! Tee Mamou courir de Mardi Gras in Iota will be held in Downtown Iota from 9 am to 5 pm; Crowley will host Carnival D’ Acadie on Mardi Gras day. We will have bands for everyone to come out and The Mamou Mardi Gras 2025 will take place starting Saturday, March 1st with live music and then winds back up on Monday, March 3rd, and Tuesday, March 4th, 2025. This year's events feature live music from Grammy Award winner Steve Riley and more along with a parade, ball, and other events. Mamou Mardi Gras. By Steve / March 1, 2025 . When. March 1, 2025 11:00 am - 1:30 pm Add To Calendar. Download ICS Google Calendar iCalendar Office 365 Outlook Live. A cajun band plays for the Mardi Gras and the farm owners after a stop to sing, dance and chase a chicken during the Tee Mamou Women's Courir de Mardi Gras, Saturday, March 1, 2025. "Courir de Mardi Gras - Begging for gumbo ingredients Traditionally known as Courir de Mardi Gras, festivities occur in towns throughout central Louisiana’s Cajun Country. Rooted in French medieval history and brought to Louisiana in the 19th century, Courir de Mardi Gras has many rituals that come together in a celebration on Fat Tuesday Eunice Lil’ Mardi Gras. March 1 at 3 p.m. Eunice. Opelousas Imperial Mardi Gras Parade. March 4 at 11 a.m. Opelousas. Courir de Mardi Gras Parade & Chicken Run. March 4 at 3 p.m. Eunice. St. Mary Parish parades A cajun tradition. In addition to Mamou, several towns in the prairies of south-central Louisiana put on similar Mardi Gras celebrations.The tradition faded in the 1930s and 1940, but the Cajun Renaissance of the 1960s help revive the rides. Mamou’s Courir de Mardi Gras is beginning at 7:30 a.m. The parade will roll at 10 a.m., following the run. After the parade there will be a trail ride. To end the night, community gumbo will be Mamou Mardi Gras in downtown Mamou. Click for Event Forecast. Youngsville Mardi Gras Parade starts at 11 am at the Public Works building in Youngsville. Click for Event Forecast. Children's Parade starts at 12:30 pm. Downtown to Cajun Field in Lafayette Click for Event Forecast. Krewe of Bonaparte Parade at 6:30 pm in Lafayette Click for Event The 37th annual Tee-Mamou Iota Mardi Gras Folk Life Festival is fast approaching and we can't wait to see you there! Full event information can and entertainment schedule can be found below. Mardi Gras 2025 Welcome to the Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival! This year marks the 37th anniversary of the festival in downtown Mamou Mardi Gras. By Steve / March 1, 2025 . When. March 1, 2025 11:00 am - 1:30 pm Add To Calendar. Download ICS Google Calendar iCalendar Office 365 Outlook Live. Tuesday, March 4 - Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival - Downtown Iota - Festivities kick off at 9:00 am and go until the streets are cleared at 5:00 pm. IotaMardiGras.com. EVANGELINE PARISH. Saturday, March 1 - Mamou Mardi Gras - Downtown Mamou. 11:00 am, it's Steve Riley on stage, followed by Ferral Manuel at 2:30 pm. In Tee-Mamou, the capitaine raises a flag to let Mardi Gras runners know to dismount their trucks and approach the house, chanting a traditional begging song called Le chanson de Mardi Gras. This community hosts one of the most remarkable celebrations, which draws many visitors to events on the Saturday preceding Fat Tuesday. Mamou’s celebration is Courir de Mardi Gras, which loosely translates to Mardi Gras Run. It begins in the wee hours of the morning when the event’s capitaine greets costumed men — and only men as tradition dictate — from across the community. Mamou. The Courir de Mardi Gras in Mamou is one of the biggest celebrations of its kind in Louisiana, after its revival in the 1960s. This traditional run allows only men who are fully costumed and masked. Many participants ride horses on this run, while others opt to get ferried by a trailer in the rear of the group. Held at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, the “La Danse de Mardi Gras” showcase featured the Grand Marais, Basile, Tee Mamou, and Ossun Mardi Gras krewes performing their traditional songs—Riley’s iconic version of the Grand Mamou anthem serving as a harmonious thread connecting each performance. Youngsville Mardi Gras Parade. March 1 at 11 a.m. Youngsville. Queen Evangeline’s Parade. March 3 at 6 p.m. Downtown Lafayette to Cajun Field. King Gabriel’s Parade. March 4 at 10 a.m. Downtown Lafayette to Cajun Field. Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Parade. March 4 at 1 p.m. Downtown Lafayette to Cajun Field. Lafourche Parish parades The Mamou Mardi Gras tradition continues on Fat Tuesday.MORE: WAFB on Instagram: WAFB on Facebook HER
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