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Mardi Gras 2026 parade schedule, routes and times

Mardi Parade Stream FOX 8 will stream New Orleans' Carnival parades live except on Sunday (Feb. 15). (FOX 8)

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans’ Carnival season officially opened Jan. 6, launching weeks of Mardi Gras parades and festivities across the metro area and southeastern Louisiana. The season comes to a close on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 17.

RELATED: Carnival season and King Cake lines begin

FOX 8 is streaming parades live from Gallier Hall every day through Mardi Gras, except Sunday (Feb. 15).

Viewers can catch the excitement of the floats, bands and throws by watching the parade live stream on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV and Roku.

Mayor Moreno, city officials lay out Mardi Gras 2026 plans

Tuesday, Jan. 6

French Quarter

  • Société Des Champs Elysée, 7:30 p.m.
  • Krewe of Joan of Arc, 8 p.m.
Krewe of Joan of Arc kicks off coronavirus-era Carnival with drive-thru parade in Algiers
Krewe of Joan of Arc kicks off coronavirus-era Carnival with drive-thru parade in Algiers (tcw-wvue)

Uptown New Orleans

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  • Phunny Phorty Phellows, 7 p.m.
  • Funky Uptown Krewe, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 10

Covington

  • Fools of Misrule, 4 p.m.

Mandeville

  • Mande Kings Day, 3 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 17

French Quarter

  • Krewe Mosaique, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 24

Marigny

  • Krewe of Chewbacchus, 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 30

Slidell

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  • Krewe of Titans, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 31

French Quarter

  • Krewe du Vieux, 6:30 p.m.
Krewe du Vieux 2026 (FOX 8)

Slidell

  • Krewe of Bilge, noon
  • Krewe of Poseidon, 6 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Sunday, Feb. 1

Metairie

  • Krewe of Little Rascals, noon
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Slidell

  • Krewe of Antheia, 1 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Marigny

  • ’tit Rex, 4:30 p.m.

Pearl River

  • Pearl River Lions Parade, 1 p.m.

New Orleans East

  • Krewe of Nefertiti, 1 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Friday, Feb. 6

French Quarter

  • Krewe of Cork, 3 p.m.

Metairie

  • Krewe of Excalibur, 6:30 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Uptown New Orleans

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  • Krewe of Oshun, 5:00 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Cleopatra follows
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Mandeville

  • Krewe of Eve, 7 p.m.

Hammond

  • Krewe of Omega, 6:30 p.m.

Franklinton

  • Krewe of Odysseus, 6 p.m.

Houma

  • Krewe of Hercules, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 7

Metairie

  • Magical Krewe of Mad Hatters, 5 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Uptown New Orleans

  • Krewe of Ponchartrain, 11:30 a.m.
  • Legion of Mars follows
Legion of Mars (WVUE)
  • Krewe of Choctaw follows
  • Krewe of Freret follows
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Knights of Sparta/Spartan Society, 5:30 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Pygmalion, 6:15 p.m.
Pgymalion parade route (FOX 8)

Slidell

  • Krewe de Paws of Olde Towne, 10 a.m.
  • Krewe of Mona Lisa and MoonPie, 7 p.m.

Madisonville

  • Krewe of Tchefuncte, noon

Covington

  • Krewe of Olympia, 6 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Chalmette

  • Knights of Nemesis, 1 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Abita Springs

  • Krewe of Push Mow, 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 8

French Quarter

  • Krewe of Barkus, 1 p.m.

Uptown New Orleans

  • Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale, 11 a.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Carrollton, 12:30 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of King Arthur, 1 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Slidell

  • Krewe of Dionysus, 1 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Thibodaux

  • Krewe of Shaka, 12:30 p.m.
  • Krewe of Ambrosia, (Immediately Following Cleophas)
Mardi Gras route in Thibodaux (FOX 8)

Monday, Feb. 9

West Bank

  • Mystic Krewe of Music, 6 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Tuesday, Feb. 10

Metairie

  • Krewe of Symphony, 6:30 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Wednesday, Feb. 11

Uptown New Orleans

  • Krewe of Druids, 6:15 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Alla follows
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

West Bank

  • Krewe of Nandi, 6 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Thursday, Feb. 12

Chaos, Babylon and Muses to roll Uptown

Uptown New Orleans

  • Knights of Chaos, 4:30 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Knights of Babylon, 5:30 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Muses, 6 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Friday, Feb. 13

Uptown New Orleans

  • Krewe of Hermes, 5:30 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe d’Etat, 6:30 p.m.
D'etat (WVUE)
  • Krewe of Morpheus follows
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Slidell

  • Krewe of Selene, 6:30 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Saturday, Feb. 14

Bush

  • Krewe of Bush, 9 a.m.

Uptown New Orleans

  • Krewe of Iris, 11 a.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Tucks, noon
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

West Bank

  • Krewe of NOMTOC, 10:45 a.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Mid-City

  • Krewe of Endymion, 4 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Kenner

  • Krewe of Isis, 6 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Sunday, Feb. 15

Metairie

  • Krewe of Athena, 6 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Uptown New Orleans

  • Krewe of Okeanos, 11 a.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Mid-City follows
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Thoth, noon
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Bacchus, 5:15 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Thibodaux

  • Krewe of Cleophas, 12:30 p.m.
  • Krewe of Chronos, (Immediately Following Cleophas)
Mardi Gras route in Thibodaux (FOX 8)

Monday, Feb. 16 (Lundi Gras)

Metairie

  • Krewe of Centurions, 6 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Atlas follows
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Uptown New Orleans

  • Krewe of Proteus, 5:15 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Orpheus, 6 p.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)

Tuesday, Feb. 17 (Mardi Gras Day)

Uptown New Orleans

  • Krewe of Zulu, 8 a.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Rex, 10:30 a.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Elks Orleans follows
  • Krewe of Crescent City follows
  • Mardi Gras Indians, time to be determined

Metairie

  • Krewe of Argus, 11 a.m.
List of Mardi Gras maps (FOX 8)
  • Krewe of Elks Jeffersonians follows

Covington

  • Covington Lions Club, 9:15 a.m.
  • Carnival in Covington follows

Folsom

  • Krewe of Folsom, 2 p.m.

Thibodaux

  • Krewe of Ghana, 1:00 p.m.
Krewe of Ghana parade route in Thibodaux, La. (FOX 8)

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