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Family-Friendly Mardi Gras Parades

FEBRUARY 16

KREWE OF BILGE PARADE. Boat parade goes through the canals of Slidell at 11 a.m. kreweofbilge.com

 

FEBRUARY 17

CAAWS MYSTIC KREWE OF MUTTS PARADE: ROARING 20TH ANNIVERSARY. Downtown from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with Bark in the Park followed by the parade at 2 p.m. Includes a costume contest at noon. Must be registered to be in the contest or the parade. caaws.org

 

KREWE OF LITTLE RASCALS. Parade will start at the corner of Eldorado Street and Woodlawn Avenue in Metairie at noon. kreweoflittlerascals.com

 

KREWE OF SLIDELLIANS. Starts at the intersection of Berkley Street and Spartan Drive in Slidell at 1 pm. facebook.com

 

KREWE OF PEARL RIVER LIONS CLUB. Begins at Pearl River High School in Slidell at 1 p.m. facebook.com

 

KREWE OF PERSEUS. Starts at the intersection of Berkley Street and Spartan Drive in Slidell, following the Krewe of Pearl River Lions Club. facebook.com

 

FEBRUARY 22

KREWE OF ARTEMIS PARADE. Downtown Baton Rouge at 6:30 p.m. Baton Rouge’s only all-female parade. kreweofartemis.net

 

FEBRUARY 23

ADDIS VOLUNTEER FIREMEN’S PARADE: PARADE OF THE HOLIDAYS. Highway 1, Addis, at 11 a.m. addisla.org/news

 

KREWE OF DENHAM SPRINGS MARDI GRAS PARADE. Range Avenue from Denham Springs High School campus to Veterans Boulevard, Denham Springs, at 3 p.m. facebook.com

 

KREWE OF MYSTIQUE DE LA CAPITALE PARADE. Downtown at 2 p.m. Theme not yet announced. A special float is the Veteran’s Float. 

krewemystique.com

 

KREWE OF ORION PARADE: ORION IS ON A ROLL. Downtown at 6:30 p.m. 20th annual parade. kreweoforion.com

 

KREWE OF TCHEFUNCTE. This boat parade goes down the Tchefuncte River in downtown Madisonville at 1 p.m. louisiananorthshore.com

 

February 24

KREWE OF BARKUS. New Orleans’ French Quarter at 2 p.m. barkas.org

 

KREWE OF CLAUDE. Starts at the intersection of Berkley Street and Spartan Drive in Slidell at 1 p.m. facebook.com

 

KREWE OF DIONYSUS. Starts on Berkley Street following the Krewe of Claude. kreweofdionysus.com

 

MID CITY MARDI GRAS PARADE: PEACE, LOVE AND NUTS. North Boulevard and 19th Street, ending at Baton Rouge Community College at 1 p.m. Front Yard Bikes will serve as the grand marshal. midcitygras.org

 

February 27

KREWE OF NYX. Starts at the intersection of Magazine Street and Jefferson Avenue in New Orleans at 7 p.m. kreweofnyx.org

MARCH 1

KREWE OF SOUTHDOWNS FLAMBEAUX PARADE: SCIENCE FICTION. Southdowns subdivision at 7 p.m. southdowns.org

 

MARCH 2

BATON ROUGE MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL. 200 North Blvd., downtown Baton Rouge, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. visitbatonrouge.com

 

CHILDREN’S PARADE AND KREWE OF BONAPARTE. Downtown Lafayette at 12:30 p.m. gomardigras.com

 

KREWE OF ENDYMION. Starts at the intersection of City Park Avenue and Orleans Avenue in New Orleans at 4:15 p.m. 

endymion.org

 

KREWE OF TICKFAW MARDI GRAS BOAT PARADE. Springfield on the Tickfaw River at 2 p.m. Annual boat parade. facebook.com

 

SPANISH TOWN PARADE. Downtown at noon. The 39th annual parade. spanishtownmardigras.com

 

MARCH 3

KREWE OF BACCHUS. Starts at the intersection of Tchoupitoulas Street and Napoleon Avenue in New Orleans at 5:15 p.m. kreweofbaccus.org

 

KREWE OF COMOGO PARADE.
Highway 1, South Plaquemine, at 7 p.m. The westside’s only nighttime parade with lighted throws and street parties.
kreweofcomogo.org

 

KREWE OF GOOD FRIENDS PARADE: LOUISIANA FESTIVALS. Port Allen at 1 p.m. kreweofgoodfriendsoftheoaks.com

 

MARCH 4

COURIR DES ENFANTS AND LUNDI GRAS PARTY. Parc des Pont in Breaux
Bridge at 9:30 a.m. cajuncountry.org.

 

MARCH 5

CARNIVAL D' ACADIE MARDI GRAS. Downtown Crowley at noon. crowley-la.com

 

GRAND MARAIS MARDI GRAS PARADE. Corner of Highway 90 and College Road in Jeanerette. iberiatravel.com

 

MARCH 10

MYSTIC KREWE OF MARDI PAWS PARADE. Downtown lakefront in Mandeville at 12:30 p.m. mardipaws.com

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