Mardi Gras 2016: Full Parade Schedule For The Entire Season

A lot of people may not realize it, but the Mardi Gras season is almost here. Everyone in New Orleans, or Louisiana for that matter, realizes that it isn’t just one day. The season lasts for over two weeks and sometimes closer to a month. That being said, the full Mardi Gras 2015 parade schedule has now been revealed from the first run all the way through Fat Tuesday.

In New Orleans, many look forward to Christmas season for more reasons than gifts, time off, and Santa Claus. The holiday season in December is when King Cakes start being sold and the Mardi Gras stands/bleachers started being put up around the city.

The beads are going to start being thrown soon. The crowds are going to start filing in. Ladders will soon be set up on the sides of the street and everyone wants to know when their favorite Krewes (crews) are going to run, and now they know.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Phunny Phorty Phellows – Uptown – 7 p.m.

Krewe de Jeanne D’Arc – French Quarter – 6 p.m.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Slidell

• Krewe of Claude – 1 p.m.
• Krewe of Poseideon – Follows Claude

Saturday, January 17, 2016

Krewe of Slidellians – Slidell – 1 p.m.

Saturday, January 23, 2016

French Quarter

• Krewe du Vieux – 6:30 p.m.
• krewedelusion – 7:15 p.m.

Slidell

• Krewe of Bilge – 12 p.m.
• Mona Lisa & Moon Pie – 7 p.m.

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Little Rascals – Metairie – 12 p.m.

Krewe of Perseus – Slidell – 1 p.m.

Pearl River Lions Club – Pearl River – 1 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 29, 2016

Krewe of Cork – French Quarter – 3 p.m.

Uptown

• Krewe of Oshun – 6 p.m.
• Krewe of Cleopatra – 6:30 p.m.

Metairie

• Knights of Excalibur – 7 p.m.
• Krewe of Athena – 7:30 p.m.

Krewe of Eve – Mandeville – 7 p.m.

Krewe of Hercules – Houma – 6 p.m.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Uptown

• Krewe of Pontchartrain – 1 p.m.
• Krewe of Choctaw – Follows Pontchartrain
• Krewe of Freret – Follows Choctaw
• Krewe of Sparta – 6 p.m.
• Krewe of Pygmalion – 6:15 p.m.

Slidell

• Krewe De Paws – 10 a.m.
• Mystic Krewe of Titans – 6:30 p.m.

Chewbacchus – Fauborg Marigny – 7 p.m.

Mystic Knights of Adonis – Westbank – 11:45 p.m.

Krewe of Caesar – Metairie – 6 p.m.

Knights of Nemesis – St. Bernard – 1 p.m.

Krewe of Push Mow – Abita Springs – 11 a.m.

Krewe of Olympia – Covington – 6 p.m.

Krewe of Tee Caillou – Chauvin – 12 p.m.

Krewe of Aquarius – Houma – 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Uptown

• Krewe of Carrollton – 12 p.m.
• Krewe of King Arthur – 1 p.m.
• Krewe of Alla – Follows King Arthur
• Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale – Follows Alla

Mystic Krewe of Barkus – French Quarter – 2 p.m.

Corps de Napoleon – Metairie – 5:30 p.m.

Krewe of Dionysus – Slidell – 1 p.m.

Krewe of Tchefuncte – Madisonville – 2 p.m.

Houma

• Krewe of Hyacinthians – 12:30 p.m.
• Krewe of Titans – Follows Hyacinthians

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Uptown

• Mystic Krewe of Druids – 6:30 p.m.
• Mystic Krewe of Nyx – 7 p.m.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Uptown

• Knights of Babylon – 5:45 p.m.
• Knights of Chaos – 6:30 p.m.
• Krewe of Muses – 6:30 p.m.

Friday, February. 5, 2016

Uptown

• Knights of Hermes – 6 p.m.
• Le Krewe d’Etat – 6:30 p.m.
• Krewe of Morpheus – 7 p.m.

Divine Protectors of Endangered Pleasures or DIVA – French Quarter – 1:30 p.m.

Krewe of Centurions – Metairie – 7 p.m.

Krewe of Selene – Slidell – 6:30 p.m.

Krewe of Aphrodite – Houma – 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Uptown

• Krewe of Iris – 11 a.m.
• Krewe of Tucks – 12 p.m.

Krewe of Endymion – 4:15 p.m.

Krewe of Isis – Metairie – 6:30 p.m.

Krewe of NOMTOC – Westbank – 10:45 a.m.

Krewe of Bush – Bush – 9 a.m.

Krewe of Salt Bayou – Slidell – 2 p.m.

Krewe of Mardi Gras – Houma – 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Uptown

• Krewe of Okeanos – 11 a.m
• Krewe of Mid-City – 11:45 a.m.
• Krewe of Thoth – 12 p.m.
• Krewe of Bacchus – 5:15 p.m.

Grand Isle Independent – Grand Isle – 1 p.m.

Terreanians – Houma – 12:30 p.m.

Krewe of Montegut – Montegut – 2 p.m.

Monday, February 8, 2016

Uptown

• Krewe of Proteus – 5:15 p.m.
• Krewe of Orpheus – 6 p.m.

Krewe of Pandora – Metairie – 6 p.m.

Krewe of Cleopatra – Houma – 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 – Mardi Gras Day

Uptown

• Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club – 8 a.m.
• Krewe of Rex – 10 a.m.
• Krewe of Elks Orleans – Follows Rex
• Krewe of Crescent City – Follows Elks

Metairie

• Krewe of Argus – 10 a.m.
• Krewe of Elks Jefferson – Follows Argus
• Krewe of Jefferson – Follows Elks

Houma

• Krewe of Houmas – 11 a.m.
• Krewe of Kajuns – Follows Houmas

Covington

• Lions – 10 a.m.
• Krewe of Covington – Follows Lions

Krewe of Grela – Gretna – 11 a.m.

Krewe of Bonne Terre – Montegut – 4 p.m.

Krewe of Skunks – Lacombe – 1 p.m.

Krewe of Chahta-Ima – Lacombe – 1 p.m.

Now, if you want a printable version of the 2016 Mardi Gras parade schedule, head on over to Mardi Gras New Orleans. It’s a well-organized, easy, and convenient way to have it printed out and there for you to view at all times.Mardi Gras day (Fat Tuesday) falls on February 9, 2016, but the day changes every year. New Orleans Online has the actual dates of the big day all the way through 2027, and only twice does it fall on the same day in that span.

The 2016 Mardi Gras parade schedule is out in full, but as always, keep an eye on the weather and the local news. Sometimes, parade times, dates, and even routes can change with very short notice. Weather can always play a factor too, but now you know when your parades should roll and whe to go have your fun.

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