Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/load.php on line 651

Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/theme.php on line 2241

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358
New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade Schedule | New Orleans Local's Guide
Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-content/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-pro/includes/api/api-template.php on line 471

Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-content/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-pro/includes/api/api-template.php on line 471

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358
For more information and updates about how New Orleans is addressing the Covid-19 outbreak – including restaurants that are currently open for takeout and delivery – please visit NewOrleans.com
No, thanks

Get the LOCAL Perspective!

Find hidden gems and get insider information on NOLA’s best restaurants, bars, attractions, and events every week.

Best Local Things to Do

New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

A guide to every single parade, krewe by krewe, day by day.

Mardi Gras float
Revelers take to the streets to enjoy the Krewe of Rex parade on Mardi Gras Day. (Photo: Cheryl Gerber)

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358

**Editor’s Note: The Krewe of Muses has been rescheduled to Friday, February 21 at 4:45 p.m. and the Knights of Babylon will follow Muses at 5:15 p.m. due to weather. Knights of Chaos has moved to Sunday, February 23 at 1 p.m.**

Mardi Gras may be a ways off, but that just means it’s time to start planning. From the quirkiest of micro-krewes, to the Superkrewes that include thousands of riders, here’s our guide to every parade in Orleans Parish. Grab your bead bag and to-go cups and head on out.

big-freedia-krewe-du-vieux
Big Freedia at the 2016 Krewe du Vieux parade. (Photo: Paul Broussard)

Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2020

Monday, Jan. 6

Krewe of Joan of Arc, 7:00 p.m. — Forms at Bienville and N. Front streets; disbands at Washington Artillery Park.

Société Des Champs Elysée, 7:30 p.m. — Forms at North Rampart Street and Esplanade Avenue; disbands at St. Claude and Elysian Fields avenues

Phunny Phorty Phellows, 7:00 p.m. — Forms and ends at Willow Streetcar Barn.

Funky Uptown Krewe, follows — Forms and ends at Willow Streetcar Barn.

Saturday, Feb. 1

Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus, 7:00 p.m. — Forms at at Press and Chartres streets; disbands at Conti and Decatur streets.

Friday, Feb. 7

Krewe Bohème, 7:00 p.m. — Forms at Lost Love Lounge (2529 Dauphine St.); disbands at Conti and N Rampart streets.

Saturday, Feb. 8

Krewe du Vieux, 6:30 p.m. — Forms at Franklin and Decatur streets; disbands at Lafayette and O’Keefe streets.

krewedelusion, follows — Forms at Franklin Avenue and Royal Street; disbands at Candlelight Lounge.

Sunday, Feb. 9

‘tit Rex, 4:30 p.m. — Forms at St. Roch Tavern (1200 St. Roch) and Marais Street; disbands St. Claude Avenue and Marigny Street.

Krewe of Nefertiti, 11 a.m. — Forms at Bullard Avenue and Lake Forest Boulevard; disbands at Joe Brown Park.

Friday, Feb. 14

Krewe of Cork, 3:00 p.m. — Forms at 613 Royal Street; disbands at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Conti Street entrance.

Krewe of Oshun, 6:00 p.m. — Forms at Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and N Peters streets.

Krewe of Cleopatra, 6:30 p.m. — Forms at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe of Alla, follows Forms at Napoleon Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street; disbands at Tchoupitoulas Street and Poydras Street.

Photo: Rebecca Ratliff
Krewe of Chewbacchus. (Photo: Rebecca Todd)

Saturday, Feb. 15

Mystic Knights of Adonis, 11:45a.m. – Forms at Kabel and General de Gaulle; disbands on Terry Parkway and Wright Avenue.

Krewe of Pontchartrain, 12:00 p.m. — Forms at Napoleon Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe of Choctaw, follows — Forms at Napoleon Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe of Freret, follows — Forms at Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street; ends at Mardi Gras World.

Krewe of Sparta, 5:30 p.m. — Forms at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe of Pygmalion, follows — Forms at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

A dog dressed as beloved local character Mr. Okra at a recent Barkus parade. (Photo: Paul Broussard)
A dog dressed as beloved local character Mr. Okra at a recent Barkus parade. (Photo: Paul Broussard)

Sunday, Feb. 16

Krewe of Femme Fatale, 11:00 a.m. — Forms at Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe of Carrollton, follows — Forms at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe of King Arthur, follows — Forms at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe of Barkus, 2:00 p.m. — Forms and disbands at Armstrong Park.

Photo: Paul Broussard
The Nyx parade. (Photo: Paul Broussard)

Wednesday, Feb. 19

Krewe of Druids, 6:15 p.m. — Forms at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe of Nyx, 7 p.m. — Forms at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Thursday, Feb. 20

Knights of Babylon, 5:00 p.m. — Forms at Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Magazine and Common streets.

Knights of Chaos, 5:45 p.m. — Forms at Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Roosevelt Way and Canal Street.

Krewe of Muses, 6:30 p.m. — Forms at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

hermes-parade
A float during the Hermes parade. (Photo: Cheryl Gerber)

Friday, Feb. 21

Krewe of Bosom Buddies, 11:30 a.m. — Forms at St Louis and Bourbon streets; disbands at Bourbon and Conti streets.

Krewe of Hermes, 5:30 p.m. — Forms at Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe d’Etat, 6:30 p.m. — Forms at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at the Marriott Hotel on Canal Street.

Krewe of Morpheus, 7:00 p.m. — Forms at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Tchoupitoulas and Poeyfarre streets.

Saturday, Feb. 22

Krewe of NOMTOC, 10:45a.m. – Forms at Holiday Dr. and Fiesta St.; disbands at General Meyer Ave. and Shirley Dr.

Krewe of Iris, 11:00 a.m. — Forms at Napoleon Avenue and S Saratoga Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe of Tucks, noon — Forms at Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe of Endymion, 4:15 p.m. — Forms at City Park and Orleans avenues; disbands at the Convention Center.

A float in the Bacchus parade. (Photo: Paul Broussard)
A float in the Bacchus parade. (Photo: Paul Broussard)

Sunday, Feb. 23

Krewe of Okeanos, 10:00 a.m. — Forms at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe of Mid-City, 11:00 a.m. — Forms at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at Canal and Magazine streets.

Krewe of Thoth, 11:15 a.m. — Forms at Tchoupitoulas and State streets; disbands at Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.

Krewe of Bacchus, 5:15 p.m. — Forms at Tchoupitoulas Street and Napoleon Avenue; ends at Convention Center Boulevard and Calliope Street.

orpheus-parade
A float in the Orpheus parade. (Photo: Paul Broussard)

Monday, Feb. 24

Krewe of Proteus, 5:15 p.m. — Forms at Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street; disbands at the Marriott Hotel on Canal Street.

Krewe of Orpheus, follows — Forms at Tchoupitoulas Street and Napoleon Avenue; ends at Convention Center Boulevard and Calliope Street.

Revelers take to the streets to enjoy the Rex parade on Mardi Gras day. (Photo: Cheryl Gerber)
Revelers take to the streets to enjoy the Rex parade on Mardi Gras day. (Photo: Cheryl Gerber)

Tuesday, Feb. 25 – MARDI GRAS DAY!

Krewe of Zulu, 8:00 a.m. — Forms at S Claiborne and Jackson avenues; disbands at N Broad Street and Orleans Avenue.

Krewe of Rex, 10:00 a.m. — Forms at S Claiborne and Napoleon avenues; disbands at Canal and S Peters streets.

Krewe of Elks Orleans, follows — Forms at S Claiborne and Napoleon avenues; disbands at Tulane Avenue and S Robertson Street.

Krewe of Crescent City, follows — Forms at S Claiborne and Napoleon avenues; disbands at Tulane Avenue and S Robertson Street.


Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 2425

Book Your Trip


Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358

Deprecated: Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated in /home/gonola/public_html/gonola/docroot/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 4358
Close