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Plan ahead now for future
Carnival celebrations with this
handy calendar!
2009
February 24th
2010
February 16th
2011
March 8th
2012
February 21st
2013
February 12th
2014
March 4th
2015
February 17th
2016
February 9th
2017
February 26th
2018
February 13th
2019
March 5th
2020
February 25th
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Below is the approved calendar for the 2009 parade season in the Greater New Orleans area, with concentrations in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard Parishes.
Information from outlying areas (Houma, Northshore, Slidell) provided as a possible schedule
No final schedules set for outlying areas.

Route/Parish Legend:
[U]
Uptown New Orleans   ||   [J]  Jefferson Parish   ||   [W]  Westbank
[B] 
St. Bernard Parish   ||   [N]  Northshore   ||   [S]  Slidell   ||   [H]  Houma
[M]  Mandeville  ||  [A] Abita Springs  ||  [C] Chauvin  ||  [L] Lacombe
[Q]  French Quarter / Walking Krewe

Twelfth Night,
January 6th, 2007
Sunday,
January 25th
Saturday,
February 1st
1pm - Krewe of Alla
Westbank
7pm - Phorty Phunny Phellows,  New Orleans

1pm - Claude
Slidell
1pm-Krewe of Slidellians
Slidell
Saturday,
February 7th
Sunday,
February 8th

Noon - Krewe of Bilge
Slidell
7pm - Krewe du Vieux (Q)
New Orleans
Noon - Krewe of L'il Rascals
Metairie
1pm - Krewe of Perseus
Slidell
1:15pm - Pearl River Lions
Pearl River, MS







Friday
Feb. 13th
Saturday
Feb. 14th





Oshun
[U] 6pm
Hercules
[H] 6pm
Cleopatra
[W] 6:30p
Pygmalion
[U] 7p

Excalibur
[J] 7pm
Eve
[N] 7pm
Atlas
[M] 7:30p

Push-Mow
[A] 11am
Choctaw
[W] 11:30a
Tee Caillou
[C] Noon
Adonis
[W] 11:45a
Gladiators
[B] 1pm
Pontchartrain

[U] 2pm
Shangri-La
[Q] 2pm
Sparta
[U] 6pm
Caesar
[J] 6pm
Sparta
[U] 6pm
Olympia
[N] 6pm
Aquarius
[H] 6:30p
Pegasus
[U] 6:45p
Arabi
[B] 7pm
Mona Lisa &
Moon Pie
[N] 7pm
Sunday
Feb. 15th
Monday
Feb. 16th
Tuesday
Feb. 17th
Wednesday
Feb. 18th
Thursday
Feb. 19st
Friday
Feb. 20th
Saturday
Feb. 21st
Alla           [W]  Noon
Carrollton
[U]  Noon
Hyacinthians
[H] 12:30p
Nemesis
[B]  1pm

King Arthur [U]  1:15p
Dionysus
[S] 1:30 pm

Barkus
[Q] 2pm

Rhea
[J]  3:45pm
Centurions
[J]  5:30 pm
With Carnival coming so close after the holiday season, everybody could use a few days to recuperate...
...which is why there are no parades yesterday or today.  We are certain that you understand, and can fully understand the logic here.
Druids
[U]  6:30p

Thor
[J]  7pm
Babylon
[U] 5:45p
Muses
[U]  6pm

Chaos
[U]  6:30p

Hermes
[U] 6p
d'Etat
[U] 6:30p

Selene
[S] 6:30p
Aphrodite
[H] 6:30p

Orig.Orpheus  [N]  7pm
Morpheus
[U]  7:45p
(called by Prof. Carl Nivale at Gallier Hall!)
Bush
[N] 9am
NOMTOC
[W] 10:45a

Iris
[U]  11am
Tucks            [U] Noon
Salt Bayou
[S]  2pm
Endymion
[U] 4:30p
Isis                [J] 6pm
Mardi Gras
[H] 6:30p
Sunday
Feb. 22nd
Lundi
Gras
MARDI
GRAS!

WALKING CLUBS

Okeanos 
[U] 11am
Mid-City  
[U] 11:45 am

Thoth  
[U] Noon
Terreanians
[H] 12:30 pm
Montegut
[H] 2pm
Tchefuncte
[N] 2pm
Bacchus
[U] 5:15p
Napoleon
[J]  5:30pm
Grand Isle
Independent
5:30 pm
Proteus
[U] 5:15p
Orpheus
[U] 5:45p
Zeus        [J] 6:30p
Cleopatra
[H] 6:30p
Zulu
[U] 8am
Rex
[U] 10am
Argus
[J] 10am
Lions
[N] 10am
Covington
[N] follows
Grela
[W] 11am
BES
[W] Noon
Houmas
[H] Noon
Kajuns
[H] follows
Skunks
[L]  1pm
Chahta-Ima
[L] 1:30p
BonneTerre
[H] 3pm
Elks-Orleanians
(follows Rex)
Elks-Jefferson.
(follows Argus)
Crescent City
(follows Elks-O)
Jefferson
(follows Elks-J)
Most of the walking clubs do not follow a set route.  The can be seen throughout Mardi Gras in The Marigny, the CBD, the French Quarter, and on St. Charles Avenue:

6:45am - Jefferson City Buzzards
                 (before Zulu)
7am - Lyons Carnival Club
            Corner Carnival Club
7:45am - Mondo Kayo
                  Pete Fountain's Half-Fast
                  Walking Club

8am - Westbank Social and Sassy
             Katz Marching Club
             (before Grela)
8 am-ish - Society of St. Ann
??? -  KOE
??? - Krewe of Switzerland
          







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