Mardi Gras, New Orleans and Barkus parade

Heading to a Metairie Mardi Gras parade? Here is this year’s route
It’s Mardi Gras time in Metairie! As residents wait in line for their favorite king cake and start stocking up on their favorite parade route snacks, they are also making plans to attend parades. Family Gras Day three will be in the Pontchartrain Center While some may enjoy heading into New Orleans to catch popular parades like Endymion and Bacchus,
19 parades will roll across metro New Orleans this weekend as Mardi Gras 2025 kicks off
Joseph Sherman, 12, shows his hands in the air as the Krewe of King Arthur parades along the Uptown route in New Orleans, Sunday, February 4, 2024. Prized throws include coveted King Arthur Grails, a wide variety of doubloons, assorted krewe trinkets and special beads. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune)
Some New Orleans Mardi Gras parades postponed due to rain. See updated schedule
Paradegoers catch throws during Mardi Gras celebrations on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. A number of parades scheduled to take place in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 23 were postponed due to the rain. Most were rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 25. The Barkus parade will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 9.
New Orleans Carnival parades rescheduled throughout the week
The City of New Orleans had an exciting day of parades Saturday but rain stopped all parades for Sunday. Parades that were scheduled to roll Sunday have been rescheduled for different times throughout the week. Below is a schedule of all the parades you can track with the WDSU Parade Tracker app this week
Sunday's Uptown New Orleans Mardi Gras parades will be rescheduled
The three daytime parades will now take place mostly at night. Leaders of the Krewe of King Arthur alerted members on Saturday morning of the change, budding the 2025 parade "King Arthur After Dark." In the French Quarter,
Some Mardi Gras krewes rescheduling parades due to rain
Some Mardi Gras krewes are rescheduling their parades set to roll this Sunday due to forecasted rain. On Friday, Feb. 21, the Slidell Police Department reported that the Krewe of Dionysus will now roll on Friday,
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Metairie’s Krewe of Atlas parade postponed to Thursday
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