Mardi Gras is a huge celebration right across the US, and nowhere more so than in Louisiana, where New Orleans provides the main focus of events.
Parade season 2012 schedule:
FEBRUARY 4th
Krewe du Vieux - French Quarter, 6:30 p.m.
Krewe Delusion - French Quarter 7:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6th
January 6th is Twelfth Night, the day that begins the Carnival Season. Phunny Phorty Phellows - Streetcar Route, 7:00 p.m.
The Joan of Arc Birthday Celebration and Parade.
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.
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
Krewe of Babylon, Uptown 5:45
Krew 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.
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
New Orleans Mardi Gras Louisiana, is a Carnival celebration well-known throughout the world. The New Orleans Carnival season, with roots in preparing for the start of the Christian season of Lent, starts after Twelfth Night, on Epiphany. It is a season of parades, balls (some of them masquerade balls), and king cake parties. It has traditionally been part of the winter social season; at one time "coming out" parties for young women at débutante balls were timed for this season.
Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras in French), the day before Ash Wednesday. Usually there is one major parade each day (weather permitting); many days have several large parades. The largest and most elaborate parades take place the last five days of the season. In the final week of Carnival, many events large and small occur throughout New Orleans and surrounding communities. The parades in New Orleans are organized by Carnival krewes.
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