Mardi Gras is early in 2008, it's February 5th. That means the Mardi Gras Parades start early also. Get your King Cakes and get ready to party. Here's the list of Mardi Gras Parades with dates and start times. All parades are on the traditional St. Charles Avenue Route, unless otherwise noted.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 6
Phunny Phorty Phellows - Streetcar Route, 7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
Krewe du Vieux - French Quarter, 7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25
Oshun - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.
Pygmalion - Uptown, 6:45 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANAURY 26
Pontchartrain - Uptown, 1:00 p.m.
Shangri-La - Uptown, 2:00 p.m.
Sparta - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.
Pegasus - Uptown, 6:45 p.m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27
Carrollton - Uptown, Noon
King Arthur - Uptown, 1:15 p.m.
Barkus - French Quarter, 2:00 p.m
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30
Druids - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31
Babylon - Uptown, 5:45 p.m.
Chaos - Uptown, 6:30 p.m.
Muses - Uptown
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Hermes - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.
d'Etat - Uptown, 6:30 p.m.
Morpheus - Uptown, 7:45 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Iris - Uptown, 11:00 a.m.
Tucks - Uptown, 12:30 p.m.
Endymion – Mid City, 4:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Okeanos - Uptown, 11:00 a.m.
Thoth - Uptown, 11:30 a.m.
Mid-City - Uptown, 2:00 p.m.
Bacchus - Uptown, 5:15 p.m.
LUNDI GRAS, FEBRUARY 4
Proteus - Uptown, 5:15 p.m.
Orpheus - Uptown, 5:45 p.m.
MARDI GRAS, FEBRUARY 5
Zulu - Uptown, 8:00 a.m.
Rex - Uptown, 10:00 a.m.
Elks Orleans - Uptown, 11:30 a.m.
Crescent City - Uptown, follows Elks
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