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Mardi Gras 2024: Parade Route Schedule

If you’re the partying type, Mardi Gras is a feast of the senses. New Orleans’ largest party happens every year and culminates on Fat Tuesday. The best part is knowing the parade routes so you can watch the festivities.

Here are the parade routes for Mardi Gras this year.

SATURDAY Jan 27 2024

SUNDAY Jan 28 2024

FRIDAY Feb 2 2024

SATURDAY Feb 3 2024

SUNDAY Feb 4 2024

MONDAY Feb 5 2024

TUESDAY Feb 6 2024

WEDNESDAY Feb 7 2024

THURSDAY Feb 8 2024

FRIDAY Feb 9 2024

SATURDAY Feb 10 2024

SUNDAY Feb 11 2024

MONDAY Feb 12 2024 LUNDI GRAS

Why Is Mardi Gras So Fun?

  • A feast for the eyes: Flamboyant costumes, glittering floats, and streets bursting with colors like purple, green, and gold – it’s like walking into a living kaleidoscope.
  • Music to your ears: From brass bands pumping out infectious rhythms to soulful jazz and zydeco beats, it’s a non-stop musical celebration.
  • A taste of indulgence: King cake dripping with cinnamon sugar, spicy gumbo warming your soul, and fresh beignets dusted with powdered sugar – your taste buds will be in paradise.

Unleashing Inner Child:

  • Beads, beads, and more beads: Catching a shower of colorful beads from parade floats is a thrill guaranteed to bring out the playful side in everyone.
  • Costumes for everyone: Whether you go all out with feathers and masks or just embrace the colors with a festive shirt, everyone gets to unleash their inner performer.
  • Spontaneous fun: You never know what might happen around the next corner – a dance party with strangers, a friendly toast with new friends, or a hilarious costume showdown.
Keisha Smith

Keisha Smith is a Contributing Writer who attended college at Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge. She is currently writing a book on south Louisiana culture.

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