Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2011

Mardi Gras Parade Cam 2011: Watch Pontchartrain, Sparta, Pygmalion

It's another day of Mardi Gras parades in Uptown New Orleans on this beautiful Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, and it looks like the weather will be perfect. If you can't be in town for the parades, watch them live on NOLA.com's Parade Cam. ( Read Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2011 more... )

The Tulane National Primate Research Mardi Gras Golf Cart Parade

DAVID GRUNFELD / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE STARC Queen adult east Gwen Stewart, left and Adult west King Thomas Mills, throw beads during the Tulane National Primate Research Center 12th annual Mardi Gras Golf Cart Parade for members of the St. Tammany Association for Retarded Citizens Friday February 25, 2011 near Covington, LA. STARC members use the throws for fundraisers. A Mardi Gras Ball lunch for the STARC members will follow the parade. ( Read Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2011 more... )

Mardi Gras Parade Cam 2011: Watch the Krewe of Oshun roll live

Parade Cam, NOLA.com's live webcast of the Uptown New Orleans Mardi Gras parade route kicks off Friday, February 25, 2011 beginning at 6:30 p.m. with the Krewe of Oshun. ( Read Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2011 more... )

2011 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

FEBRUARY 1, 2011 — More than 30 Mardi Gras parades roll through the New Orleans area during Carnival season, with most parades happening in the ten days leading up to Fat Tuesday.

Contrary to what is often portrayed in media coverage of Mardi Gras, the parades are actually very family-friendly. Bourbon Street lives up to the more wild reputation, but the parades roll down wider streets in residential districts, and police work hard to ensure that the crowd stays festive but not crazy. ( Read Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2011 more... )

Courtesy : NOLA & Marching