New Orleans Mardi Gras

Are you ready to roll? Check out the new parade schedule and get ready for Mardi Gras 2010! Laissez le bon temps rouler!

HISTORY OF MARDI GRAS
People are inclined to go on a bender immediately before a period of deprivation, prayer, and fasting. Hence: Fat Tuesday.
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WHAT IS A KREWE?
Krewe: Groups whose members organize and participate as participants in the parades and balls during Mardi Gras.
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DELICIOUS HISTORY OF KING CAKE
In New Orleans, the first week of January begins King Cake season, a traditional gastronomic prelude to the city's Mardi Gras celebrations.
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Mardi Gras News

Saints Super Bowl parade scheduled for…

According to the New Orleans Police Department, a New Orleans Saints Super Bowl parade is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9th at 5:00 p.m. See… (Read more)

SuperBowlDog Sunday: Barkus Goes…

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Darlings, if there is one parade that I do not miss participating in it is the Mystic Krewe of Barkus. My darling dog Tito Lindo, a purebred Mini… (Read more)

• Krewe of Brid cancels parade

• Barkus Goes Tailgating - "The Dogs Go Barking…

• Cast of MGM's upcoming film "Hot Tub Time…

• Krewe du Vieux announces its 2010 theme:…

• Did ya get ya Artha Hardy? Book Signing…

• 2nd Annual Pussyfooters Blush Ball

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There are two types of Mardi Gras parties – on the parade route or in another place. This section tells you how to throw a party if you can’t get to Napoleon, St. Charles, or Canal Street. (More)

Future Mardi Gras Dates

The date of Mardi Gras is set for as far in the future as we have calendars. It's the seventh Tuesday before Easter, which is the first Sunday after the full moon following a Spring Equinox.
Complicated for you? Click here and find the upcoming Mardi Gras dates.

February 16, 2010 • March 8, 2011 • February 21, 2012 • February 12, 2013 • March 4, 2014
February 17, 2015 • February 9, 2016 • February 28, 2017 • February 13, 2018

History of Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras started a long, long time ago, and at different times in different places. Early Christians only performed baptisms on Easter Sunday. (More)

Family Gras		Michaul's
Family Gras is the perfect weekend getaway for family. Once again Family Gras will take place on the neutral ground of Veterans Memorial Boulevard* across from Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie, Louisiana. The ideal location to see the pageantry of Mardi Gras and enjoy Live Music from National Artists and Louisiana's Own on two stages. The Main Stage at Festival Plaza and on the adjacent Louisiana Stage. (More)		We have the Best Grandstand Package on St. Charles Ave. and the Best Private Rooms with Balconies on Bourbon Street. Both offering unlimited food, music and liquor. Our restaurant and grandstands are located at 840 St. Charles Avenue, one block from Lee Circle between Julia and St. Joseph. Also available year round for private parties, crawfish boils and fundraisers...usually within a day's notice!

Mardi Gras Inside
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45 minutes. This “G” rated video takes tourists and natives to the real New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration.
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Mardi Gras Inside
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60 minutes. Viewers are treated to a behind-the-scenes look at Mardi Gras in this “G” rated, family video.
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Mardi Gras Inside
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60 minutes. More exciting “G” rated family fun that the national media never shows you!
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What is a Krewe?		Kids at Mardi Gras
Krewe (pronounced crew) – noun: Any of several groups whose members organize and participate as costumed participants in the parades and balls during Mardi Gras. (More)		Mardi Gras is a child-friendly season everywhere in New Orleans besides Bourbon Street. Children watch the parades, hoot and holler, and catch beads. Many parents modify ladders to be large high-chairs for their kids. (More)

New to the Krewe?

You’re so excited to be riding in your first Mardi Gras parade, but you have so many questions. Here are some hints from the Mardi Gras experts at MardiGrasSpot.com

Before the big day:

You will be COMPLETELY UNAVAILABLE for ANYTHING that ENTIRE day! TAKE OFF WORK! HIRE A SOLID BABYSITTER! KENNEL THE PETS! TELL EVERYONE NOT TO GET SICK, because between your krewe fees and dues, your throws and everything else, you are FINANCIALLY VESTED in what may be the greatest experience of your life! (More)

King Cake

History of King Cake
In New Orleans, the first week of January begins King Cake season, a traditional gastronomic prelude to the city's Mardi Gras celebrations. We bake our King Cakes in the Mardi Gras colors: purple, green and gold. They first appeared on the cakes after 1872, when the Rex Krewe selected those colors for its opening Mardi Gras parade. The colors come to stand for Mardi Gras and took on symbolic meanings: purple for justice, green for faith, and gold for power. (More)

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Dictionary of Mardi Gras Terms

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