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Mardi Gras is return in New Orleans 2024 parade schedule, rotes what to about the holiday

Its Mardi Grass season in New Orleans and that is the parties, general revelry and parades are in full swing.

Mardi Gras start as a religious holiday observed before to Ash Wednesday and beginning of the Christian Lenten season, the celebration have expanded to weeks of parades and partying and are enjoyed around the globe.

You are local or travelling in for fun here is when and where you can search Mardi Gras parades around New Orlean this year.

In the US Mardi Gras is most globally found in New Orleans Louisiana. The city is famous as Big Easy take the celebration with tradition including king cake and parades starting in January and continuing in the weeks before holiday.

When is Mardi Gras 2024?

This year Mardi Grass which translates from French to Fat Tuesday is on Feb. 13. Ash Wednesday is on Feb. 14 day start of the 40 day Lenten season culminates with Easter.

Why does New Orleans celebrate Mardi Gras?

Mardi Gras is a holiday that dates start thousands of year to pagan spring and fertiility rites. Mardi Gras often called Carnival or Carnaval is celebrated in countries around the globe with mega Roman Catholic populations.

Louisiana was colonized first by French before it became part of US and has retained strong French and Cajun cultures including Mardi Gras.

When are the 2024 Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans?

There are plenty of parades all over New Orleans celebrating Mardi Gras that start in January and will last through Mardi Gras on Feb 13.

Saturday Feb 10

  • Krewe of Iris 11 am Uptown New Orleans
  • Krewe of Tucks Noon Uptown New Orleans
  • Krewe of Nomtoc 10 45 am Westbank
  • Krewe of Endymion 4 15 pm Mid City
  • Krewe of Bush 9 am Bush
  • Krewe of Isis 6 pm kenner

Sunday Feb 11

  • Krewe of Athena 5 30 pm Metairie
  • Krewe of Okeanos 11 am Uptown New Orleasn
  • Krew of Thoth Noon Uptown New Orleans
  • Krewe of Bacchus 5 15 pm Uptown New Orleans

Monday Feb 12

  • Krewe of Centurions 6 30 pm Metairie
  • Krewe of Proteus 5 15 pm Uptown New Orleans
  • Krewe of Orpheus 6 Pm Uptown New Orleans

Tuesday Feb 13 Mardi Gras

  • Krewe of Argus 11 am Metairie
  • Krewe of Zulu 8 am uptown New Orleans
  • Krewe of Rex 10 30 am Uptown New Orleans
  • Covington Lions Club 10 am Covington
  • Krewe of Folsom 2 pm Folsom