Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" in French and was given the name because of the feasting (and partying) that would occur on this last night before the beginning of Lent, the Christian period of self-denial and abstinence that ends with Easter. Fat Tuesday can occur on any Tuesday from Feb. 3 through March 9, but is always 47 days before Easter. Today, Mardi Gras is characterized by its parades. There are more than 70 parades held in the four parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and St. Tammany. The parades begin in January but the full-blown celebration that is Mardi Gras is truly under way in the days right before and on Fat Tuesday. Ground zero for Mardi Gras is the French Quarter, where streets are packed with people in search of beads thrown by patrons from the balconies. While the festivities have a reputation for being awash in debauchery, many families find the kid-friendly side of Mardi Gras by seeking out less-crowded and tamer areas.

2007 New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2007

 

Mardi Gras 2007 Parade Calendar
Greater New Orleans Area

Preliminary Mardi Gras schedule for 2007, times and routes subject to change.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6
• Phunny Phorty Phellows - Streetcar route, 7:00 p.m.*

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14
• Krewe of Claude - Slidell, 1:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21
• Slidellians - Slidell, 1:00 p.m.

• Krewe of Antony and Cleopatra - Slidell, 1:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
• Bilge - Slidell, noon

• Krewe of Driftwood - Kenner, 1:00 p.m.

• Krewe du Vieux - French Quarter, 7:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28
• Little Rascals - Metairie, noon*

• Perseus - Slidell, 1:00 p.m.

• Pearl River Lions Club Parade - Pearl River, 1:15 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9

• Cleopatra - West Bank, 6:30 p.m.

• Oshun - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.

• Pygmalion - Uptown, 7:30 p.m.*

• Atlas - Metairie, 7:00 p.m.

• Eve - Mandeville, 7:00 p.m.

• Gladiators - St. Bernard, 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10
• Krewe of Push Mow - Abita Springs, 11:00 a.m.

• Aladdin - Westbank, noon

• Pontchartrain - Uptown, noon

• Shangri-La - Uptown, 1:00 p.m.

• Caesar - Metairie, 6:00 p.m.

• Olympia - Covington, 6:00 p.m.

• Sparta - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.

• Arabi - St. Bernard, 6:30 p.m.

• Pegasus - Uptown, 6:45 p.m.*

• Mona Lisa and Moon Pie Parade - Slidell, 7:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11

• Alla - West Bank, noon

• Carrollton - Uptown, noon

• Dionysus - Slidell, 1:00 p.m.

• King Arthur & Merlin - Uptown, 1:15 p.m.

• Barkus - French Quarter, 2:00 p.m.

• Bards of Bohemia - Uptown, 2:30 p.m.*

• Rhea - Metairie, 2:30 p.m.

• Mercury - Metairie, 4:00 p.m.

• Centurions - Metairie, 5:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13
• Ancient Druids - Uptown, 6:30 p.m.

• Krewe of Morpheus - Uptown, 6:45 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
• Saturn - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.

• Muses - Uptown, 6:45 p.m.

• Thor - Metairie, 7:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15
• Babylon - Uptown, 5:45 p.m.*

• Chaos - Uptown, 6:30 p.m.

• Excalibur - Metairie, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16

• Hermes - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.*

• Krewe d'Etat - Uptown, 6:30 p.m.

• Selene - Slidell, 6:30 p.m.

• Aquila - Metairie, 6:30 p.m.

• Knights of Jason - Metairie, 7:00 p.m.

• Aphrodite - Chalmette, 7:00 p.m.

• Orpheus - Mandeville, 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17

• Bush - Bush, 9:00 a.m.

• NOMTOC - West Bank, 11:30 a.m.

• Iris - Uptown, 11:00 a.m.

• Krewe of Salt Bayou - Slidell, noon

• Vulcan - River Ridge, noon

• Tucks - Uptown, 12:30 p.m.

• Endymion - Mid-City, 4:30 p.m.*

• Isis - Metairie, 6:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18

• Tchefuncte - Madisonville, 10:00 a.m.

• Okeanos - Uptown, 11:00 a.m.

• Thoth - Uptown, 11:30 a.m.*

• Adonis - West Bank, noon

• Grand Isle Independent Mardi Gras Parade - Grand Isle, 1:00 p.m.

• Mid-City - Uptown, 2:00 p.m.*

• Bacchus - Uptown, 5:15 p.m.*

• Corps de Napoleon - Metairie, 6:45 p.m.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19

• Proteus - Uptown, 5:15 p.m.

• Orpheus - Uptown, 5:45 p.m.

• Zeus - Metairie, 6:30 p.m.

MARDI GRAS, FEBRUARY 20• Zulu - Uptown, 8:30 a.m.*

• Rex - Uptown, 10:00 a.m.*

• Argus - Metairie, 10:00 a.m.

• Mystic Krewe of Covington - Covington, 10:00 a.m.

• Lions - Covington, 10:00 a.m.

• Elks - Jeff. - Metairie, 11:00 a.m.

• Grela - West Bank, 11:00 a.m.

• Jefferson - Metairie, 11:00 a.m.

• Elks- Orl. - Uptown, 11:30 a.m.

• Crescent City - Uptown, after Elks

• Krewe of Choctaw - Grenta, noon

• Skunks - Lacombe, 1:00 p.m.

• Chahta-Ima - Lacombe, 1:30 p.m.

* indicates best or most popular New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade "must- see, Mardi Gras Parades must - experience parades"!

Early 2007 Mardi Gras New Orleans Hotel reservations are advised*

Mardi Gras Krewes of New Orleans and Parade Krewes

Phunny Phorty Phellows
Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Krewe of Saturn
Krewe of Bacchus
Krewe of Mid-City
Krewe of Rex
Krewe of Endymion
Krewe of Pontchartrain
Krewe of Tucks
Krewe of Orpheus
Krewe of Elvis (Marching Club)
Krewe of Pegasus
Krewe of Morpheus
Krewe d’etat
Krewe du Boo (Marching Club)
Krewe of Shangri-la
Knights of Sparta
Krewe of Thoth
Krewe of Muses
Mystic Krewe of Barkus
Krewe of King Arthur
Ducks of Dixieland (Marching Club)
Krewe du Vieux
Krewe of Oshun-
Krewe of Pygmalion
Krewe of Carrollton
Ancient Druids-
Knights of Babylon
Krewe of Chaos
Krewe of Hermes
Krewe of Iris
Krewe of Okeanos
Lords of Leather
Krewe of Proteus
Elks of New Orleans
Crescent City
Krewe of Armenius

Outside New Orleans
Mardi Gras Parade, Metairie Krewes

Krewe of Mercury
Krewe of Zeus
Elks of Jefferson Parish
Krewe of Jefferson
Krewe of Hercules
Krewe of Isis
Krewe of Thor
Krewe of Little Rascals
Krewe of Cleopatra
Krewe of Aladdin
Krewe of Rhea
Krewe of Aquila
Knights of Jason
Corps of Napoleon
Krewe of Atlas
Krewe of Centurions
Krewe of Triton
Krewe of Alla
Krewe of Argus
Krewe of Caesar
Krewe of Excalibur

Westbank Parade Krewes

Krewe of Grela
Elks of Gretna
Krewe of Poseidon
Krewe of Ulysses
Mystic Knights of Adonis
Krewe of NOMTOC


Northshore Covington Mandeville Mardi Gras Parade Krewes

Krewe of Lions
Krewe of Folsom
Krewe of Tchefuncte
Krewe of Bush
Krewe of Eve
Krewe of Olympia
Original Krewe of Orpheus



Saint Tammany Mardi Gras Parade Krewes

Krewe of Skunks (Lacombe)
Krewe of Chahta-Ima (Lacombe)
Krewe of Slidellians (Slidell)
Millenium Krewe (Slidell)
Krewe of Selene (Slidell)
Krewe of MCCA (Bogalusa)
Krewe of Dionysus (Slidell)
Krewe of Aphrodite (St. Bernard)
Krewe of Bilge (Slidell)
Mystik Krewe of Perseus (Slidell)