Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans

Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve cut down on the parades on the North Shore, West Bank, Metairie, etc. I focus on the myriad of parades in my own backyard, Orleans Parish, my home since I was a Senior at Cornell. Here’s the schedule for Orleans Parish-

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10th

  • Krewe of Cork at 3pm in the French Quarter
  • Krewe of Oshun Uptown 6:00pm

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11th

  • Krewe of Pontchartrain Uptown 2:00 p.m.
  • ‘tit Rəx Bywater 5:30 p.m.
  • Knights of Sparta Uptown 6:00 p.m.
  • Krewe of Pygmalion Uptown 6:45 p.m.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12th

  • Krewe of Carrollton Uptown 12:00 p.m.
  • Krewe of King Arthur Uptown 1:15 p.m.
  • Mystic Krewe of Barkus French Quarter 2:00 p.m. This parade is all for dogs.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15th

  • Krewe of Ancient Druids Uptown 6:30 p.m.
  • Krewe of Nyx Uptown 7pm

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16th

  • Knights of Babylon, Uptown 5:45
  • Krewe of Chaos, Uptown 6:30
  • Krewe of Muses, Uptown 6:30

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17th

  • Divine Protectors of Endangered Pleasures or DIVA French Quarter 1:30 p.m.
  • Knights of Hermes Uptown 6:00 p.m.
  • D’Etat- Uptown, 6:00 p.m.
  • Krewe of Morpheus Uptown 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18th

  • Iris – Uptown, 11:00 a.m.
  • Tucks – Uptown, 12:00 p.m.
  • Endymion – Mid City, 4:15 p.m.
  • Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus, Central City and CBD, 5:00 p.m.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19th

  • Okeanos – Uptown, 11:00 a.m.
  • Mid-City – Uptown, 11:45 p.m.
  • Thoth – Uptown, 12:00 a.m.
  • Bacchus- Uptown, 5:15 p.m.

LUNDI GRAS, FEBRUARY 20TH

  • Proteus- Uptown, 5:15 p.m.
  • Orpheus – Uptown, 6:00 p.m.
  • Lundi Gras Celebration

MARDI GRAS, FEBRUARY 21st

  • Zulu- Uptown, 8:00 a.m.
  • Rex – Uptown, 10:00 a.m.
  • Elks Orleans – Uptown, 11:30 a.m.
  • Crescent City – Uptown, follows Elks