2008 Mardi Gras Parades and King Cakes

HAPPY MARTY GRAW, Y'ALL, the Mardi Gras parades are a rolling. Here is the line-up for Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and surrounding areas leading up to Fat Tuesday!

SUNDAY, JANUARY 6
• Phunny Phorty Phellows - Streetcar Route, 7 p.m.
• Alla - Algiers 1 p.m.
• Claude - Slidell, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11
• Brid - Lakeview, 6:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13
• Krewe of Slidellians - Slidell, 1:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
• Krewe du Vieux - French Quarter, 7 p.m.
• Krewe of Bilge - Oak Harbor Marina, Slidell Noon

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20
• Little Rascals - Metairie, noon
• Perseus - Slidell, 1 p.m.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25
• Oshun - Uptown, 6 p.m.
• Cleopatra - West Bank, 6:30 p.m.
• Pygmalion - Uptown, 6:45 p.m.
• Excalibur - Metairie, 7 p.m.
• Atlas - Metairie, 7:30 p.m.
• Eve - Mandeville, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANAURY 26
• Choctaw - West Bank, 11:30 a.m.
• Adonis - Metairie, noon
• Pontchartrain - Uptown, 1 p.m.
• Shangri-La - Uptown, 2 p.m.
• Caesar - Metairie, 6 p.m.
• Sparta - Uptown, 6 p.m.
• Pegasus - Uptown, 6:45 p.m.
• Olympia - Covington, 6 p.m.
• Mona Lisa and Moon Pie - Slidell, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 27
• Alla - West Bank, 11:30 a.m.
• Carrollton - Uptown, Noon
• King Arthur - Uptown, 1:15 p.m.
• Barkus - French Quarter, 2 p.m.
• Rhea - Metairie, 2:00 p.m.
• Centurions - Metairie, 5:30 p.m.
• Nemesis - Chalmette 2 p.m.
• Dionysus - Slidell, 1:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30
• Druids - Uptown, 6 p.m.
• Thor - Metairie, 6:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31
• Babylon - Uptown, 5:45 p.m.
• Chaos - Uptown, 6:30 p.m.
• Muses - Uptown, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
• Hermes - Uptown, 6 p.m.
• d'Etat - Uptown, 6:30 p.m.
• Aquila - Metairie, 7 p.m.
• Morpheus - Uptown, 7:45 p.m.
• Selene - Slidell, 6:30 p.m.
• Orpheus - Mandeville, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
• NOMTOC - West Bank, 10:45 a.m.
• Iris - Uptown, 11 a.m.
• Tucks - Uptown, Noon
• Endymion - Mid-City, 4:15 p.m.
• Isis - Metairie, 6 p.m.
• Napoleon - Metairie, 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3
• Okeanos - Uptown, 11 a.m.
• Thoth - Uptown, 11:30 a.m.
• Adonis - West Bank, Noon
• Mid-City - Uptown, 12:15 p.m.
• Bacchus - Uptown, 5:15 p.m.
• Napoleon - Metairie, 5:30 p.m.
• Tchefuncte - Madisonville, 2 p.m.

LUNDI GRAS, FEBRUARY 4
• Proteus - Uptown, 5:15 p.m.
• Orpheus - Uptown, 6 p.m.
• Zeus - Metairie, 6:30 p.m.

MARDI GRAS DAY, FEBRUARY 5
• Zulu - Uptown, 8 a.m.
• Rex - Uptown, 10 a.m.
• Elks Orleans - Uptown, follows Rex
• Crescent City - Uptown, follows Elks
• Argus - Metairie, 10 a.m.
• Jefferson Trucks - Metairie, follows Argus
• Elks Jefferson - Metairie, follows Jefferson
• Grela - West Bank, 11 a.m.
• Lions - Covington, 10 a.m.
• Covington - Covington, follows Lions

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Who has the best king cake? Who's king cake ships the best? Just because it's a great king cake locally doesn't mean travels and tastes great in Wisconsin. Share your favorite king cake tips.

Mardi Gras Music!

· Gambino's Bakery, New Orleans http://www.gambinos.com/
800-GAMBINO

· Haydel's Bakery http://www.haydelbakery.com/
800-442-1342

· Randazzo's Bakery http://www.kingcakes.com/

For Parade changes and cancellations, jump over to the NOLA Parade schedule on Mardi Gras.com. Missing a parade? Add your updates in the comments area.