New Orleans' Mardi Gras 2025 parade schedule
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The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club parades on Mardi Gras. Photo: Michael DeMocker/Getty Images
New Orleans is celebrating the return of Mardi Gras, and we've got the parade schedule you need to get out there and enjoy every bit.
Why it matters: We can help you stay organized before you hit the route.
- Staying hydrated is up to you.
The latest: After the New Year's Day terror attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people and injured dozens of others, police have said they plan for additional security measures.
- Parade-goers and French Quarter visitors and residents can expect more stringent street closures and a more visible police presence than in years past. Go deeper.
The intrigue: This year's mid-season schedule is a little different from years past because New Orleans is also hosting Super Bowl LIX, so officials had to make some minor adjustments to ensure proper police coverage at all events.
- Go deeper: Fan guide to the New Orleans Super Bowl.
Driving the news: As with every season, it's possible that inclement weather can force schedule changes.
- We'll keep this schedule updated if and when that happens.
Worth noting: If you want to see Mardi Gras Indians, there's no schedule or formal route. But keep an eye out Uptown and in the Treme along Claiborne Avenue.
Here's the full parade schedule for Mardi Gras 2025:
🎭 Monday, Jan. 6
- Société Des Champs Elysée, 5pm, French Quarter
- Joan of Arc, 8pm, French Quarter
- Phunny Phorty Phellows, 7pm, followed by the Funky Uptown Krewe, St. Charles Avenue streetcar line.
🎭 Saturday, Jan. 25
- Krewe Mosaïque, 6pm, French Quarter.
🎭 Friday, Jan. 31
- Les Fous du Carnaval, 8pm, French Quarter.
🎭 Saturday, Feb. 1
- Chewbacchus, 7pm, Marigny.
🎭 Friday, Feb. 14
- Krewe Bohéme, 7pm, Marigny and French Quarter.
- On the North Shore: Krewe of Titans, 6:30pm, Slidell.
🎭 Saturday, Feb. 15
- Krewe du Vieux, 6:30pm, French Quarter.
- On the North Shore: Krewe of Bilge, noon, Slidell; and Krewe of Poseidon, 6pm, Slidell.
🎭 Sunday, Feb. 16
- Little Rascals, noon, Metairie.
- Krewe of Nefertiti, 1pm, New Orleans East.
- 'tit Rex, 4:30pm, Marigny.
- On the North Shore: Krewe of Antheia, 1pm, Slidell.
🎭 Friday, Feb. 21
- Cork, 3pm, French Quarter.
- Oshun, 5:30pm, followed by Cleopatra, Uptown.
- Krewe of Excaliber, 7pm, Metairie.
- On the North Shore: Krewe of Eve, 7pm, Mandeville.
🎭 Saturday, Feb. 22
- Pontchartrain, 11:30am, followed by Legion of Mars, Choctaw, Freret and Sparta; Krewe of Pygmalion, 6:15pm. Uptown.
- Knights of Nemesis, 1pm, Chalmette.
- Krewe of Mad Hatters, 5pm, Metairie.
- On the North Shore: Krewe de Paws of Old Towne, 10am, Slidell; Krewe of Tchefuncte, 1pm, Madisonville; Krewe of Olympia, 6pm, Covington.
🎭 Sunday, Feb. 23: All parades rescheduled to other dates because of weather. The Krewe of Push Mow was canceled.
🎭 Monday, Feb. 24
- The Mystik Krewe of Music, 6pm, Jefferson Parish West Bank.
🎭 Tuesday, Feb. 25
- Femme Fatale, 5:30pm, Carrollton, 6:30pm, and King Arthur, 7:30pm, Uptown.
🎭 Wednesday, Feb. 26
- The Krewe of Nandi, 6pm, Jefferson Parish West Bank.
- The Krewe of Druids, 6:15pm, followed by Alla, Uptown.
🎭 Thursday, Feb. 27
- Babylon, 5:30pm, followed by Chaos, followed by Muses, Uptown.
- Krewe of Symphony, 6:30pm, followed by Krewe of Atlas, Metairie.
🎭 Friday, Feb. 28
- Krewe of Bosom Buddies, 11:30am, French Quarter.
- Hermes, 5:30pm; Krewe d'Etat, 6:30pm, followed by Morpheus, Uptown.
- On the North Shore: Krewe of Selene, 6:30pm, followed by The Krewe of Dionysus, Slidell.
🎭 Saturday, Mar. 1
- NOMTOC, 10:45am, West Bank.
- Iris, 11am, Tucks, noon, Uptown.
- Endymion, 4pm, Mid-City.
- Krewe of Isis, 6pm, Kenner.
- On the North Shore: Krewe of Bush, 9am, Bush.
🎭 Sunday, Mar. 2
- Okeanos, 11am, followed by Mid-City; Thoth, noon; Bacchus, 5:15pm, Uptown
- Krewe of Athena, 5:30pm, Metairie.
🎭 Lundi Gras, Mar. 3
- Red Beans, with Dead Beans and Queer Beans, 2pm, Marigny
- Proteus, 5:15pm; Orpheus, 6pm, Uptown.
- Krewe of Centurions, 6pm, followed by the Krewe of Kings, Metairie.
🎭 Mardi Gras, Mar. 4
- Half-Fast Walking Club, 7am, begins at Commander's Palace.
- Mondo Kayo Social and Marching Club, 7:30am, begins at Third & Magazine streets.
- Zulu, 7am; Rex, 9am. Elks Orleans and Crescent City truck parades are canceled due to the severe weather threat.
- Krewe of Argus and Krewe of Elks Jeffersonians are canceled in Metairie due to the weather. They are working to reschedule but haven't set a date.
- On the North Shore: Covington Lions Club, 10am, followed by Carnival in Covington, Covington, and Krewe of Folsom, 2pm, Folsom.
🎭 Sunday, March 9
- Barkus, 2pm, French Quarter.
Editor's note: This story will be regularly updated to reflect adjusted parade schedules. It has also been corrected with parade start times for Feb. 22 and 23.