Mardi Gras

NOPD motorcycle caught fire in a Nola parade. The crowd took action — with cocktails.

BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
13 hrs ago

The Joan of Arc parade drew a huge crowd to the French Quarter on Saturday night to celebrate the start of Carnival 2024.

Try dozens of different king cake by the slice at a roving party at New Orleans bars

BY IAN MCNULTY | Staff writer
19 hrs ago

For king cake fanatics, any Carnival season arrives with the knowledge that there is only so much time to sample the range before Fat Tuesday brings the curtain down. This season, that time is…

The 'sweet sixteenth' Joan of Arc Mardi Gras 2024 parade packs the French Quarter

BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
Updated Jan 7, 2024

The Joan of Arc parade, which marched triumphantly through the packed streets of the French Quarter on Saturday, is absolutely one of the best parades in a town that knows a little something a…

Alla Bash celebrates Mardi Gras with 'Mythical Menagerie'

Victor Andrews
Jan 7, 2024

Celebrating the 92nd year of parading, the Krewe of Alla staged its annual Alla Bash at the Capital on Baronne last evening. Carnival's fifth-oldest parading organization celebrated with the t…

'Choctaw Visits Versailles' for gala Carnival performance

Victor Andrews
Jan 7, 2024

The Krewe of Choctaw once again transformed the ballroom of the Jean Lafitte Auditorium in Lafitte into the Sacred Tribal Grounds of the Mighty Chief Choctaw in a gala performance Saturday.

Broadway musicals take spotlight at King Arthur bal masque

Victor Andrews
Jan 7, 2024

In keeping with tradition, the Krewe of King Arthur honored the legend of the Knights of the Round Table that protected Camelot, the Lady of the Lake, Lancelot and the Excalibur Sword in the S…

Photos: Krewe of Jeanne d'Arc kicks off Twelfth Night with a parade in the French Quarter

By CHRIS GRANGER | Staff photographer
Jan 6, 2024

The Krewe of Jeanne d'Arc celebrates all things French and Mardi Gras while parading in the French Quarter, of course, on Saturday night (Jan. 6).

Mayor Cantrell welcomes $900 million Mardi Gras season at King’s Day Celebration

BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
Jan 6, 2024

With music blasting and feathers flying, the spectacular Zulu Tramps parading group accompanied Mayor LaToya Cantrell to the stage at Mardi Gras World on Saturday morning to officially welcome…

You can buy Arthur Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide across Louisiana. Here's where.

Staff report
Jan 5, 2024

Mardi Gras season is upon us and Arthur Hardy's publication has everything you need to know to celebrate 2024 Carnival in New Orleans.

Who has the best king cake in New Orleans? Vote now in round 2 of our king cake bracket!

BY IAN MCNULTY and CHELSEA SHANNON | Staff writers
Jan 5, 2024

It's finally that time of the year when you can almost taste your next slice of king cake.

Queer Beans, a new 2024 Mardi Gras marching group, celebrates LGBTQ+ identity

BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
Jan 5, 2024

It all started when a group of LGBTQ+ women marched in the Feijao and Green Beans parade on the Monday before Mardi Gras 2023. The Feijao (Portuguese for beans) and Green Beans parade is an of…

Gulfport bakery's French king cake is worth the drive from New Orleans to the MS Coast

By JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writer
Jan 4, 2024

I just moved to New Orleans in October and have been patiently awaiting Twelfth Night (and not a minute before) so I can enjoy piece after piece of king cake.

Dong Phuong, Urban South bringing back king cake beer and a new flavor for 2024 Mardi Gras

BY POET WOLFE | Staff writer
Jan 4, 2024

Urban South Brewery and Dong Phuong Bakery are collaborating for the second time to merge two big elements a part of the New Orleans Carnival season: king cake and beer.

We asked. You voted. This streetcar krewe is New Orleans' favorite early Mardi Gras parade.

BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
Jan 3, 2024

We invited readers to vote for their favorite early Carnival parade in our unabashedly unscientific poll, in which participants could vote as often as they liked.

Here's the Twelfth Night schedule, including parades, to kick off Nola Mardi Gras 2024

BY ARTHUR HARDY | Contributing Writer
Jan 3, 2024

While the rest of the world laments the end of the holiday season, in New Orleans the fun has just begun with a full schedule of Carnival events starting Saturday, January 6.

Downtown Mardi Gras streetcar parade still waiting for the downtown streetcar

BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
Jan 2, 2024

The Societé des Champs Elysée Carnival club has rented a mock streetcar for its annual Jan. 6 roll from the Marigny to the Union Passenger Terminal and back. The real red streetcar, which used…

Dishing on Carnival - a Q&A with Mardi Gras Man Arthur Hardy

BY ANDREW CANULETTE | Staff writer
Jan 2, 2024

"It's the most wonderful time of the year …"

Where to find Dong Phuong king cakes in Louisiana, Mississippi during 2024 Mardi Gras

BY POET WOLFE | Staff writer
Dec 31, 2023

Mardi Gras season is quickly approaching, and with it comes Louisiana's favorite dessert — king cake.

Les Pierrettes head to 'Wild Wild West' for Mardi Gras ball

BY VICTOR ANDREWS | Staff writer
Dec 30, 2023

On Friday evening, Les Pierrettes dedicated the organization’s annual ball to Pierrot, the French master of pantomime. Held at the New Orleans Convention Center, the ball had as its theme “Les…

Bacchus announces 'Entourage' actor, Emmy nominee will reign as 2024 king

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Dec 29, 2023

"Entourage" actor and Emmy nominee Kevin Dillon will reign over the 2024 Krewe of Bacchus, krewe captain Clark Brennan announced Thursday night.

New Orleans Mardi Gras 2024 begins with these parades. See the schedule and maps.

BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
Dec 29, 2023

Before the big St. Charles Avenue float parades begin rolling, Carnival is already underway in the Crescent City, with a handful of krewes strutting the streets or rolling on the streetcar lin…

CAMAN selects court for 2024 Mardi Gras ball

Victor Andrews
Dec 28, 2023

The Military Officers’ Wives’ Club of Greater New Orleans recently gathered for the royal dinner to select the court for the upcoming Carnival ball.

What is Washington Mardi Gras? 5 things to know about Louisiana's most festive DC event

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Updated Dec 27, 2023

Mardi Gras — and all the fun that comes with it — is on the horizon, but another Carnival celebration in our nation's capital is also just around the corner.

Mystical Order of the Phoenix honors Mardi Gras monarch at luncheon

Victor Andrews
Dec 27, 2023

The Mystical Order of the Phoenix recently marked the ascension of Ms. Carmelitta Maria Gordon Favorite as the monarch for the Carnival organization.

Louisiana’s 2024 Rose Parade float is a giant Mardi Gras jester

BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
Dec 27, 2023

A gigantic jester will be Louisiana’s ambassador to the annual Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, California. The elegant Carnival character will be the centerpiece of a…

Two streetcar parades Jan. 6 will get Mardi Gras tradition rolling

BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
Updated Dec 26, 2023

The first day of Carnival, Jan. 6, commences the ride to Mardi Gras. And where better to start that ride than aboard one of New Orleans' iconic green streetcars? Here are the two parades that …

Joan of Arc parade kicks off the Mardi Gras season Jan. 6. See what's new.

BY DOUG MacCASH | Staff writer
Dec 26, 2023

The sixth of January is the birthday of New Orleans’ favorite teenage medieval warrior, Joan of Arc. That’s her, on Decatur Street in her golden armor, atop her golden horse, proudly repping t…

Rex den open house will offer a glimpse into the makings of Mardi Gras

Staff report
Dec 24, 2023

Ever wanted to see the Boeuf Gras up close?