Mardi Gras 2009 is February 24th. That means the Mardi Gras Parades start about two weeks before that. 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, FEBRUARY 7
Krewe du Vieux - French Quarter, 7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Oshun - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.
Pygmalion - Uptown, 7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Pontchartrain - Uptown, 2:00 p.m.
Sparta - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.
Pegasus - Uptown, 6:45 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Carrollton - Uptown, Noon
King Arthur - Uptown, 1:15 p.m.
Barkus - French Quarter, 2:00 p.m
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Ancient Druids - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Babylon - Uptown, 5:45 p.m.
Muses- Uptown 6:00
Chaos - Uptown, 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Hermes - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.
d'Etat- Uptown, 6:30 p.m.
Morpheus - Uptown, 7:45 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Iris - Uptown, 11:00 a.m.
Tucks - Uptown, 12:00 p.m.
Endymion – Mid City, 4:15 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Okeanos - Uptown, 11:00 a.m.
Thoth - Uptown, 11:30 a.m.
Mid-City - Uptown, 12:15 p.m.
Bacchus- Uptown, 5:15 p.m.
LUNDI GRAS, FEBRUARY 23
Proteus- Uptown, 5:15 p.m.
Orpheus - Uptown, 6:00 p.m.
MARDI GRAS, FEBRUARY 24
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Rex - Uptown, 10:00 a.m.
Elks Orleans - Uptown, 11:30 a.m.
Crescent City - Uptown, follows Elks
Which are the best parades? Here are our picks.
