Mardi Gras falls on March 8th, 2011. This will be the final blowout party of the Carnival season. The fat lady sings that day...
But the parades will run for two weeks before that, slowly ramping up in size, showmanship, and crowd size.
You can find a condensed copy of the 2010 parade schedule below, the 2011 should be similar. I’ve only listed the ones that will run near my house. They’re the only ones that matter right?
Friday, Feb 5th
Oshun - 6:00 pm
Pygmalion - 7:00 pm
Saturday, Feb 6th
Ponchartrain - 1:00 pm
Sparta - 6:00 pm
Pegasus - 6:45 pm
Sunday, Feb 7th
Carrollton - 11am*
King Arthur - Noon*
(*Parade moved up an hour due to Saints in Superbowl)
Wednesday, Feb 10th
Ancient Druids - 6:30 pm
Thursday, Feb 11th
Babylon - 5:45 pm
Muses - 6:15 pm
Chaos - 6:30 pm
Friday, Feb 12th
Hermes - 6:00 pm
D’Etat - 6:30 pm
Morpheus - 7:00 pm
Saturday, Feb 13th
Iris - 11:00 am
Tucks - Noon
Sunday, Feb 14th
Okeanos - 11:00 am
Thoth - Noon
Mid City - 1:45 pm
Bacchus - 5:15 pm
Lundi Gras: Monday, Feb 15th
Proteus - 5:15 pm
Orpheus - 6:00 pm
Mardi Gras: Tuesday, Feb 16th
Zulu - 8:00 am
Rex - 10:00 am
Elks Orleans - After Rex
Crescent City - After Elks
Ok, so aside from seeing what parades are running when, what does this schedule mean to you? Read each parade as a party. The closer the parade is to Mardi Gras, the bigger the party will be. The bigger the party? That means more crowds, and more crowds means more targets people trying to use my house as a pit-stop. The last four days of the season will see HUGE crowds, zero available parking, and lots of action for this site. Who else is looking forward to it besides me?
Mardi Gras 2011 starts in:
