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Mardi Gras 2026

Mardi Gras 2026
Detour Info and Parade Schedule
Endymion
French Quarter & Marigny Parades
Uptown Parade Detours


French Quarter & Marigny Parades

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Krewe of Chewbacchus  Saturday, January 24th. Starts at 7:00 pm.

This parade is expected to affect service on the below routes:

No service on St Claude Ave and Elysian Fields Ave to the river until the parade clears. Buses will detour using N Claiborne Ave corridor until the parade clears.
No service on St Claude Ave and Elysian Fields Ave to the river until the parade clears. Buses will detour using N Claiborne Ave corridor until the parade clears.

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Krewe Bohème  Friday, January 30th. Starts at 7:00 pm.

Traveling away from Downtown (outbound), buses will detour away from Rampart, instead taking Basin to N Claiborne. They will take a right at N Claiborne and St Bernard and resume regular routes at Rampart/St Claude.
Traveling away from downtown (outbound), buses will detour away from Rampart, instead taking Basin to N Claiborne. They will take a right at N Claiborne and St Bernard and resume regular routes at Rampart/St Claude.
Traveling toward the river (inbound), the route will end at Elysian Fields & N Rampart. Traveling outbound, bus will take St Claude from Elysian Fields & N Rampart to regular route.
Traveling to Cemeteries (outbound), bus will detour away from Rampart, instead taking Basin to N Claiborne to Esplanade Ave, resuming regular route.

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Krewe du Vieux  Saturday, January 31st. Starts at 6:30 pm.
Followed by krewedelusion at 7:00 p.m.

This parade is expected to affect service on the below routes:

Streetcars will run between Union Passenger Terminal (UPT) and Canal at Lasalle.
Streetcars will terminate at Lasalle (Liberty). No streetcar service below Bourbon to the river along Canal St.
Buses will terminate at Elysian Fields and St Claude. No service south of St Claude Ave to Decatur.

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Krewe of Cork  Friday, February 6th. Starts at 3:00 pm.

This parade is expected to affect service on the below routes:

Expect delays during parade.

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Krewe of Barkus  Sunday, February 8th. Starts at 2:00 pm.

This parade is expected to affect service on the below routes:

Expect delays during the parade.
Streetcars will run between Union Passenger Terminal (UPT) and Canal at Lasalle.
Expect delays during the parade.
Traveling away from downtown (outbound), buses will detour away from Rampart, instead taking Basin to N Claiborne. They will take a right at N Claiborne and St Bernard and resume regular routes at Rampart/St Claude.
Expect delays during the parade.
Traveling to Cemeteries (outbound), bus will detour away from Rampart, instead taking Basin to N Claiborne to Esplanade Ave, resuming regular route.

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