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NEW ORLEANS, La. (Feb. 12, 2025) — New Orleans is hosting more than 30 colorful Mardi Gras parades during the 2025 Carnival season leading up to Fat Tuesday on March 4, 2025.

Contrary to what is often portrayed in media coverage of Mardi Gras, the parades are actually very family-friendly. Bourbon Street lives up to the more wild reputation, but the parades roll down wider streets in residential districts and nearby communities, and police officers work hard to ensure that the crowd stays festive but not crazy.

Each parade carries the name of a different "Krewe" which sponsors its own parade. The following schedule lists parades within New Orleans for the two primary weekends of Carnival. Additional parades are held in the region, including a dozen parades such as the Krewe of Argus in the nearby community of Metairie.

2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

Friday, February 21, 2025
• 5:30 PM Krewe of Oshun
• 6:00 PM Krewe of Cleopatra

Saturday, February 22, 2025
• 11:30 AM Krewe of Pontchartrain
• 2:00 PM Krewe of Choctaw
• 3:30 PM Krewe of Freret
• 5:30 PM Knights of Sparta
• 6:15 PM Krewe of Pygmalion

Sunday, February 23, 2025
• 11:00 AM Krewe of Femme Fatale
• 12:30 PM Krewe of Carrollton
• 1:00 PM King Arthur
• 2:00 PM Mystic Krewe of Barkus

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
• 6:15 PM Krewe of Ancient Druids
• 7:00 PM Krewe of ALLA

Thursday, February 27, 2025
• 5:30 PM Knights of Babylon
• 6:00 PM Knights of Chaos
• 6:30 PM Krewe of Muses

Friday, February 28, 2025
• 5:30 PM Krewe of Hermes
• 6:30 PM Le Krewe d'Etat
• 7:00 PM Krewe of Morpheus

Saturday, March 1, 2025
• 11:00 AM Krewe of Iris
• 12:00 PM Krewe of Tucks
• 4:00 PM Krewe of Endymion

Sunday, March 2, 2025
• 11:00 AM Krewe of Okeanos
• 11:45 AM Krewe of Mid-City
• 12:00 PM Krewe of Thoth
• 5:15 PM Krewe of Bacchus

Monday, March 3, 2025
• 5:15 PM Proteus
• 6:00 PM Orpheus

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - Mardi Gras
• 8:00 AM Zulu
• 10:30 AM Rex
• 11:00 AM Krewe of Elks Orleans
• 12:00 PM Krewe of Crescent City

Parade times are approximate, especially when one parade follows directly behind another. And since parades travel for several miles, depending on your viewing location the parade could arrive much later than the start time shown. Visit the website of each Krewe for more details including parade route maps and parade themes.


Photos courtesy of New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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