Mardi Gras 2012

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2012 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule
Mardi Gras Indians
New Orleans All The Way Live
King Cakes
Mardi Gras Around the World
Past Mardi Coverage
2011 Photo Highlights

Mardi Gras 2012 takes place on February 21st...

...and WWOZ is your Carnival soundtrack with the best Carnival music throughout the Mardi Gras season

January 6th was declared by the New Orleans City Council as Allison "Big Chief Tootie" Montana Day!

» Learn more about this amazing citizen and Mardi Gras Indian

2012 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

SATURDAY, February 4th

Krewe du Vieux
French Quarter 6:30 p.m.

Krewe Delusion
French Quarter 7:15 p.m.

FRIDAY, February 10th

Krewe of Cork
French Quarter 3:00 p.m.

Krewe of Oshun
Uptown 6:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, February 12th

Krewe of Carrollton
Uptown 12:00 p.m.

Krewe of King Arthur
Uptown 1:15 p.m.

Mystic Krewe of Barkus
French Quarter 2:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, February 17th

Divine Protectors of Endangered Pleasures or DIVA
French Quarter 1:30 p.m.

Knights of Hermes
Uptown 6:00 p.m.

Le Krewe d'Etat
Uptown 6:30 p.m.

Krewe of Morpheus
Uptown 7:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, February 19th

Krewe of Okeanos
Uptown 11:00 a.m.

Krewe of Mid-City
Uptown 11:45 a.m.

Krewe of Thoth
Uptown 12:00 p.m.

Krewe of Bacchus
Uptown 5:15 p.m.

SATURDAY, February 11th

Krewe of Pontchartrain
Uptown 2:00 p.m.

Knights of Sparta
Uptown 6:00 p.m.

Krewe of Pygmalion
Uptown 6:45 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, February 15th

Mystic Krewe of Druids
Uptown 6:30 p.m.

Mystic Krewe of Nyx
Uptown 7:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, February 16th

Knights of Babylon
Uptown 5:45 p.m.

Knights of Chaos
Uptown 6:30 p.m.

Krewe of Muses
Uptown 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, February 18th

Krewe of Iris
Uptown 11:00 a.m.

Krewe of Tucks
Uptown 12:00 p.m.

Krewe of Endymion
Mid-City 4:15 p.m.

MONDAY, February 20th

Krewe of Proteus
Uptown 5:15 p.m.

Krewe of Orpheus
Uptown 6:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, February 21st

Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Uptown 8:00 a.m.

Krewe of Rex
Uptown 10:00 a.m.

Krewe of Elks Orleans
Uptown 11:30 a.m.

Krewe of Crescent City
Uptown after Elks

Schedule subject to change without notice

Mardi Gras Indians

Many New Orleanians get in shape for Carnival by attending weekly Mardi Gras Indian practices held at several clubs around town.

One of the most popular is the Unified Mardi Gras Indian Practice at Handa Wanda's, 2425 Dryades Street, every Sunday evening.

Learn more about the Mardi Gras Indians:

» Visit the Backstreet Cultural Museum

» Visit the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame

» Listen to a Street Talk story about the Wild Mohicans Mardi Gras Indians

» Listen to a Street Talk story on the Mardi Gras Indians

New Orleans All The Way Live

New Orleans All the Way Live is an internationally syndicated weekly radio show produced by George Ingmire highlighting the unique music, food, festivals, and culture of the Crescent City.

To prepare for Mardi Gras 2012, we visit Blaine Kern aka Mr. Mardi Gras, sample King Cakes from two bakeries (Cake Café and Croissant D'Or), and catch up with the Phunny Phorty Phellows as they kick off Carnival season on January 6th, 2012. The music on this week’s program includes theHot 8 Brass Band, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Cyril Neville and many more.

» Click for audio and a photo gallery from Cake Cafe of how a King Cake is made

"Big Chief"

In this episode, we meet up with the 9th Ward Marching Band, as they get ready for Carnival. As part of a carnival retrospective, we listen to some field recordings from a Mardi Gras Indian practice in December 2005 and reunite with Victor Harris, a Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief who I interviewed 5 years ago, to talk about the resilient Spirit of Fi Yi Yi Mandingo Warrior Mardi Gras Indian Tribe.

» Click through for bonus content from the 9th Ward Marching Band

King Cakes

Mardi Gras Around the World

Happy Carnival from WWOZ

WWOZ invites Mardi Gras enthusiasts all over the globe to send us your photos and stories about Mardi Gras where you live. Join the ‘OZ Mardi Gras network and show the world how your town celebrates Carnival culture! And if you know of a place near you that serves as a haven for Mardi Gras-ers, send in pictures and stories about it to feedback@wwoz.org and help bring your own Mardi Gras experience culture to the universe.

» Carnival in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

» Trinidad Carnival Calendar

» More Mardi Gras celebrations around the world

» See WWOZ's Mardi Gras coverage from 2011

» See WWOZ's Mardi Gras coverage from 2010