Krewe du Vieux, Bohéme among Mardi Gras parades this weekend
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Krewe du Vieux returns in all its naughty glory to the French Quarter as New Orleans rambles toward Mardi Gras.
Zoom in: The parade is just one of several scheduled this weekend and tops our list of things to do in New Orleans.
- Remember to bundle up if you do head out, as we expect bitingly cold temps. The latest weather.
Our picks include:
📸 The Ogden Museum has a new exhibition of Herman Leonard's work opening this week. Details.
🎨 A new exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art spotlights New Orleans-born artist and Dillard grad Hayward L. Oubre Jr. It opens Friday. Details.
🧛 A convention and ball celebrate fandom for "The Originals" through the weekend. Details.
💐 Make your own Valentine's Day flowers at the LEGO Botanicals Bloom Bar, which pops up at Junebug this weekend. Details.
🤘 Rockin' 1000, a concert with 1,000 musicians and singers, makes its U.S. debut at the Caesars Superdome on Saturday. Tickets.
🥳 Parades
🧚 Krewe Bohéme rolls Friday at 7pm. Route.
😏 Krewe du Vieux rolls Saturday at 6:30pm. Route.
🎉 The Krewe of Nefertiti rolls in New Orleans East on Sunday at 1pm. Route via Gambit.
✂️ The Mystic Krewe of Scissors and Glue takes the Paper Parade through the Bywater and Marigny on Sunday at 1:30pm. Route.
👑 'tit Rex rolls Sunday at 4:30pm. Route.