Mardi Gras Parades in Cajun Country

Carnival season brings parades and many other festivities to nearly every community in south Louisiana, so it is impossible to offer a comprehensive schedule of activities. But below are selected parades  and events slated around the region leading up to Mardi Gras – Fat Tuesday – on February 21, 2012.

In Lake Charles:

Fri., Feb. 17, 7 p.m.
Merchants' Parade
Lake Charles
 
Sat., Feb. 18, 2 pm.
Krewe of Omega Parade
Lake Charles

Sat., Feb. 18, 3 p.m.
Krewe of Barkus Parade
Lake Charles
 
Sun., Feb. 19, 3 p.m.
Children's Parade
Lake Charles

Tues., Feb. 21, 5:30 p.m.
Krewe of Krewes Parade
Lake Charles

For a full calendar of Mardi Gras events slated in Lake Charles and other southwestern Louisiana locations see Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras.

In the Lafayette area:

Sun., Feb. 12
Krewe of Ezana Jeanerette Mardi Gras Parade
Jeanerette
 
Feb. 18-21
Courir de Mardi Gras
Eunice

Tues., Feb. 21
Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade
Jeanerette
337-365-8185
 
Tues., Feb. 21
Krewe of Coteau Mardi Gras Parade
Coteau
337-577-5099
 
Tues., Feb. 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
King's Court Mardi Gras at Parc Sans Souci
Lafayette
337-291-5566

For more information about events in the Lafayette area, visit the Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission.

In the Morgan City area:

Fri., Feb. 17, 7 p.m.
Krewe of Adonis Parade
Morgan City
 
Sat., Feb. 18, 2 p.m.
Krewe of Dionysus Parade
Berwick
 
Sat., Feb. 18, 1 p.m.
Cypremort Point Parade
Cypremort Point
 
Sat., Feb. 18, 11 a.m.
Baldwin Mardi Gras Parade
Baldwin
 
Sun., Feb. 19, 2 pm.
Krewe of Galatea Parade
Morgan City
 
Mon., Feb. 20, 2 p.m.
Krewe of Amani Parade
Patterson
 
Tues., Feb. 21, 2 p.m.
Krewe of Hephaestus Parade
Morgan City
 
Tues., Feb. 21, 1 p.m.
All-Krewes Parade
Franklin

For more details on events in the Morgan City area, see CajunCoast.com.

In the Houma area:

Fri., Feb. 10, 6 p.m.
Krewe of Hercules
Houma
 
Sat., Feb. 11, noon
Krewe of Tee Caillou
Chauvin
 
Sat., Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m.
Krewe of Aquarius
Houma
 
Sun., Feb. 12, 12:30 p.m.
Krewe of Hyacinthians & Krewe of Titans
Houma
 
Fri., Feb. 17, 6:30 p.m.
Krewe of Aphrodite
Houma
 
Sat., Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m.
Krewe of Mardi Gras
Houma
 
Sun., Feb. 19, 12:30 p.m.
Krewe of Terreanians
Houma
 
Sun., Feb. 19, 2 p.m.
Krewe of Montegut
Montegut
 
Mon., Feb. 20, 6:30 pm.
Krewe of Cleopatra
Houma
 
Tues., Feb. 21, 11 a.m.
Krewe of Houmas & Krewe of Kajuns
Houma
 
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 4 p.m.
Krewe of Bonne Terre
Montegut
 
For more details of events in the Houma area see HoumaTourism.com.