It’s almost MARDI GRAS!!! There’s a TON of parades and events to check out in Lafayette and some of our neighboring cities, heres the scoop!
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Friday Feb. 2
- Bayou Mardi Gras Parade, New Iberia, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 3
- Carencro Mardi Gras Parade, Carencro, 11 a.m.
- Lake Arthur Mardi Gras Parade, Lake Arthur, 2 p.m.
- Krewe of Carnival in Rio Parade, Lafayette, 6:30 p.m. (full route from Surrey/Jefferson to Bertrand/Cajun Field gates)
Sunday Feb. 4
- Krewe of Ezana Parade, Jeanerette, 1 p.m.
- Scott Mardi Gras Parade, Scott, 1 p.m.
- Grand Marais Children’s Mardi Gras Parade, Grand Marais 3 to 6 p.m.
Friday Feb. 9
- Krewe de Canailles Walking Parade, downtown Lafayette, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 10
- Youngsville Parade, Youngsville, 11 a.m.
- Baldwin Mardi Gras Parade, Baldwin, noon
- Children’s Parade, Lafayette, 12:30 p.m. (partial route from Lafayette Public Library to Cajundome Blvd)
- Cypremort Point Boat Parade, Cypremort Point State Park, 1 p.m.
- Krewe of Dionysius Parade, Bayou Vista, 2 p.m.
- Jennings Mardi Gras Parade, Jennings, 4:30 p.m.
- Krewe of Bonaparte Parade, Lafayette, 6:30 p.m. (full route from Surrey/Jefferson to Bertrand/Cajun Field into Fairgrounds)
Sunday Feb.11
- Henderson Mardi Gras Parade, 12:30 p.m.
- Krewe of Galatea Parade, Morgan City, 2 p.m.
- Eunice Lil Mardi Gras Parade, Eunice, 3 p.m.
Monday Feb. 12
- Krewe of Amani Parade, Patterson, 2 p.m.
- Queen Evangeline’s Parade, Lafayette, 6 p.m. Newly combined parade of many men’s and women’s krewes (full route from Surrey/Jefferson to Bertrand/Cajun Field into Fairgrounds)
Tuesday Feb. 13
- Half Fast Krewe of Frank’s Parade, Opelousas, 9 a.m.
- King Gabriel’s Parade, Lafayette, 10 a.m. (full route from Surrey/Jefferson to Bertrand/Cajun Field into Fairgrounds)
- Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade, Jeanerette, 11 a.m.
- Franklin Mardi Gras Parade, Franklin, 1 p.m.
- Krewe of Coteau Parade, Coteau, 1 p.m.
- Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Parade, Lafayette, 1 p.m. (full route from Surrey/Jefferson to Bertrand/Cajun Field Fairgrounds)
- Independent Parade, Lafayette, 2 p.m. (full route from Surrey/Jefferson to Bertrand/Cajun Field Fairgrounds)
- Krewe Chic-a-la-Pie Parade, Kaplan, 2 p.m.
- Krewe of Hephaestus Parade, Morgan City, 2 p.m.
- Family Affair Mardi Gras Parade, Loreauville, 2 p.m.
- Sunset Mardi Gras Parade, Sunset, 2 p.m.
- Carnival d’Acadie Parade, Crowley, 3 p.m.
- Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras Parade, Eunice, 3 p.m.