When is the application deadline? When will I know if our parade entry was accepted. Where do I get staging information? Can we throw candy? Can my child participate in the Junior Royale Parade? General Parade Questions What are the dates and times of the Parades? The length of the parade depends on the number of entries. We try to keep each parade to less than 2 hours long.
Tuesday's and Thursday's Parade are shorter than Saturday's Parade. This opportunity is only open to children. If your child would like information on selling along the parade route, please click here. Please click here for a map of the Parade Route and restroom locations. Please click here for a map of the Parade Route and the accessible seating area.
Yes, all attempts will be made to ensure that any information regarding weather delays or cancellations is relayed to both the public and the parade entries. All parade participants will be given specifics on the method used to disseminate the information. Front Street and Union Street are closed for the parade. The Chair Policy will be available soon. Parade Entry Questions When is the application deadline?
Candy or hand outs are allowed to be thrown from the vehicles or floats. New Orleans is a "checkerboard city" - safe neighborhoods can be within blocks of unsafe areas. Your hotel concierge or front desk can help you with route times, traffic and parking. If you stay in an outlying hotel, don't depend on them to supply you with transportation to the French Quarter or the parade routes. Although some have shuttles to New Orleans, they are often not in use during Mardi Gras season. Traffic during Carnival is unbelievably congested, and standard routes are often barricaded to redirect the traffic flow.
If you want to save yourself some walking, bring a bicycle. Bicycles provide a great means of transportation in areas where cars are not allowed or where parking is too difficult. Just be sure to be cautious when you get into the big crowds, and bring a chain to lock up your bike when you're not using it.
More Transportation Options. Do not double-park or park in driveways, on neutral grounds medians , in front of water hydrants, within 20 feet of curb corners, too far from the curb, or on the parade route within three hours of a parade. Parade routes can look empty, but the crowd size can swell fast within an hour or two of the parade, making that front-row spot four or five people deep.
For the biggest parades rolling in the evenings on the weekend before Mardi Gras, plan to get there about four hours ahead of time to get yourself a great spot. For the Sunday night Bacchus Parade, we're at our spot drum roll here at a. You can find us on St.
Charles Avenue near Napoleon Avenue, near the beginning of the parade. We sit wrapped up in a blanket, and enjoy people-watching. That Sunday, several afternoon parades also roll by as the crowds swell for one of the biggest parades of the season - Bacchus. I save the spot until my family shows up, so they can make another area parade taking place in Mid-City. All of this for a parade scheduled to roll at p.
If you get there too late, do not move unoccupied chairs or ladders along the parade route to claim a good spot; it isn't an open space just because you can't see anybody there. Families tend to congregate at the same place year after year, save their spots, and get to know their parade route neighbors pretty well. Somebody is watching that spot. If you move their chair or ladder, it won't go unnoticed. Don't worry, once the parade starts, there's always a place for everyone.
These guys are overworked during Carnival. They are the world's best at crowd control, and during Mardi Gras they have to be tolerant of usually-unacceptable behavior. Long shifts, parade duty, drunks, traffic accidents, lost kids, fights, rowdy crowds, nuisance complaints and a myriad of other incidents keep them busy 24 hours a day. If an officer tells you to do something, cooperate.
It's okay to consume beer openly on the streets as long as it's in a can or cup, but you can't drink from glass or bottles. However, there is a drinking age and it is enforced. Don't be sassy or contrary. The police on duty have an efficient system for arresting, booking and carting people off to Central Lockup. It keeps them available for street duty, and it keeps the troublemakers out of the way. Don't get overly drunk, be obnoxious or behave irrationally in public; it is not amusing to police, and is a very easy way to get arrested.
If anyone told you that's what Mardi Gras is about, they were wrong and they missed out! Oh, and yes you can be arrested for flashing and public urination as well. Got a go-cup? Knowing the location of the closest port-o-potty during a parade is essential to having a good time at Mardi Gras. Charles, two on Tchoupitoulas and at several locations on Napoleon.
It's the one season of the year when you can dress up as anything imaginable. There are contests for costumes in every part of the city, and the crowd-watching is as much fun as the parades. Have that phone ready for picture taking. You're going to want to share the creativity. It can be very warm, or it can be very cold. Whether or not you decide to wear a costume, you will be outdoors so plan accordingly.
Wear comfortable shoes, sunscreen and layered clothing. Enjoy jumping up to catch beads, doubloons, cups, stuffed animals, etc! Yell, "Throw me something, Mister! Bring a large, sturdy plastic or cloth bag to hold all the treasure you'll be catching. If you try to put all of your beads around your neck, you'll have a hard time standing up straight.
Be prepared: some people get so overcome with excitement they will occasionally jump in front of you to grab what a rider has thrown to you. Don't get into a tug-o-war; there are many more floats on the way. Some visitors from far away hold up a sign saying where they are from: our local riders love to see that people are from out of town having a good time, and will throw to them to make sure they do.
Don't reach down to pick up beads, doubloons, etc. We guarantee your fingers will never be the same. Put your foot on it, and when it's safe between floats , you can bend down to pick it up. Everyone who grew up in this area knows how dangerous it can be. Kids just have to have those throws and they're not thinking about the next float.
Do not run into the street between floats for a trinket. Floats cannot stop on a dime, and accidents have occurred. Wanna get chased by a cop? Just jump over a barricade, get in a band's way or start marching with it , aggravate anyone in the marching units, or hang on a float. You are sure to be arrested.
You may decide to put your child on your shoulders so they can catch special throws from the costumed riders, but be careful. The crowds can swell forward suddenly and unexpectedly, making it easy to get knocked over. Make sure your children do not get too close to the floats when reaching for throws.
The city and suburban parades are for families, too excluding the French Quarter. You can bring blankets and picnic baskets, and get there early to enjoy the day. As parade time nears, the crowd will gather everywhere, and you'll have to put up the blanket and ice chest.
Don't be surprised if someone jumps on your stuff to reach a pair of beads. Restaurants on the parade route are usually full on the nights of the most popular parades and on Mardi Gras day, so make your plans early with those that accept reservations.
If they don't accept reservations, plan to wait a while to get a table, purchase food from a street vendor, or pack your own snacks and sandwiches.
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