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Parade Schedule for Mardi Gras 2023

New Orleans is synonymous with Mardi Gras. The fun, festivities, food and culture are the beating heart of the Big Easy. We are so excited to see the full list of parades this year, according to Nola.com!

Mardi Gras 2023 begins on Feb. 21, but it already gets going in January, as some parties and parades have already begun but there is still much more to see! Below are a few you can catch at the end of January and throughout February!

JAN. 28th-29th

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Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus– Saturday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m., Marigny-French Quarter

Krewe of Nefertiti – Sunday, Jan. 29, 1 p.m., New Orleans East

FEB. 3rd-5th

Krewe BohemeFriday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m., Marigny – French Quarter

Krewe du VieuxSaturday, Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m., Marigny – French Quarter

‘tit RexSunday, Feb. 5, 4:30 p.m., Marigny

krewedelusionSunday, Feb. 5, evening (exact time not yet announced), Marigny – French Quarter

FEB 10-12th

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Krewe of Cork – Friday, Feb. 10, 3 p.m., French Quarter

Krewe of Oshun – Friday, Feb. 10, 6 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of CleopatraFriday, Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of ALLAFriday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Legion of Mars – (New in 2023) Saturday, Feb. 11., 11:45 a.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of PontchartrainSaturday, Feb. 11, 1 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of Choctaw –  Saturday, Feb. 11, 2 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of FreretSaturday, Feb. 11, 3:30 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Spartan SocietySaturday, Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of PygmalionSaturday, Feb. 11, 6:15 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Fatale Sunday, Feb. 12, 11 a.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of Carrollton – Sunday, Feb. 12, noon, St. Charles Avenue route

Knights of King ArthurSunday, Feb. 12, 1 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of Barkus – Sunday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m., French Quarter

FEB. 15th-16th

Mystic Krewe of Druids– Wednesday, Feb. 15, 6:15 P.M, St. Charles Avenue Route

Mystic Krewe of Nyx– Wednesday, Feb. 15, 6:45 P.M., St. Charles Avenue Route

Knights of Babylon– Thursday, Feb. 16, 5:30 PM, St. Charles Avenue Route

Krewe of Muses – Thursday, Feb. 16, 6:30, St. Charles Avenue Rout

FEB. 17-19th

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Mystic Krewe of HermesFriday, Feb 17, 5:30 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route 

Krewe d’Etat – Friday, Feb. 17, 6:30 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route 

Krewe of MorpheusFriday, Feb. 17, 7:00 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of NOMTOCSaturday, Feb. 18, 10:45 a.m., Algiers neighborhood, West Bank

Krewe of IrisSaturday, Feb 18, 11 a.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of Tucks – Saturday, Feb. 18, noon, St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of EndymionSaturday, Feb. 18, 4:15 p.m., From Mid-City to the Superdome

Krewe of Okeanos – Sunday, Feb. 19, 11 a.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of Mid-CitySunday, Feb. 19, 11:45 a.m., St. Charles Avenue route 

Krewe of ThothSunday, Feb. 19, noon, St. Charles Avenue route, from Napoleon Ave. to Canal Street

The Krewe of BacchusSunday, Feb 19, 5:15 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

FEB. 20-21st

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Red Beans, Dead Beans, and the Krewe of Feijao – Monday, Feb 20, 2 p.m. Marching from the Marigny and Mid-City to the Treme

Krewe of Proteus – Monday, Feb. 20, 5:15 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Krewe of OrpheusMonday, Feb. 20, 6 p.m., St. Charles Avenue route

Mardi Gras IndiansTuesday, Feb. 21, various locations

Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure ClubTuesday, Feb. 21, 8 a.m., Central City to Treme

Rex — Tuesday, Feb. 21, 11 a.m., St. Charles Avenue route.

Elks-Orleans and Crescent City truck parades — Tuesday, Feb. 21, following Rex, St. Charles Avenue route.

The Societe de Sainte Anne and other marching clubs –Tuesday, Feb. 21, morning, Bywater to French Quarter.

General Routes of Parades

Many New Orleans float parades begin on Napoleon Avenue and head downtown on St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street where they are near the of the route.

Some parades such as the Nefertiti parade in New Orleans East, NOMTOC on the West Bank and Endymion, begin in Mid-City and travel to the Convention Center. Zulu begins in Central City and continues to Treme.

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