Mardi Gras Parade Guide
WeatherTBD
Uptown · Float parade

Krewe of Hermes

Friday, February 5, 2027 · 6:30 PM tentative

Date listed by 3 sourcesNow follows d'Etat (City Council July 2026); MGNO still lists 5:30 PM
Date (2027)
Fri, Feb 5
Listed by 2+ sources
Start time
6:30 PM
Tentative until officially set
Where
Uptown
St. Charles Avenue route, starting on Jefferson Ave.
Founded
1937 (first parade 1938)
Per the krewe's MGNO profile
Riders
about 827
male riders · as listed on MardiGrasNewOrleans.com (checked Oct. 2026)
Floats
32
as listed on MardiGrasNewOrleans.com (checked Oct. 2026)
No 2027 parade start time is official yet; times are tentative until the City Council or parish sets them.

2027 theme & Grand Marshal

Theme
To be announced
Grand Marshal
To be announced

We only list a 2027 theme or Grand Marshal once it has been publicly announced, with a link to the announcement.

Route map

Route based on 2026 published route; 2027 route to be confirmed

Start: Jefferson Ave. & Magazine St.End: Canal St. & Baronne St.About 4.4 mi (7.0 km)

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Route line drawn by us on OpenStreetMap streets from the published route description (MardiGrasNewOrleans.com). Street View opens Google Maps in a new tab; imagery may not exist for every spot. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Photos

Krewe of Hermes 2024 — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Krewe of Hermes 2024Photo: Miguel Discart (Photos Vrac) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Krewe of Hermes 2017 — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Krewe of Hermes 2017Photo: Miguel Discart · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Krewe of Hermes — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Krewe of HermesPhoto: Craig Stanfill · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Openly licensed photos from past parades, filed under this krewe on Wikimedia Commons. Not 2027 photos.

About Krewe of Hermes

Formed in 1937 during the Great Depression and named for the winged messenger of the gods, Hermes held its first parade in 1938 — the first to use neon lighting on floats. [source]

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Sources

  1. MardiGrasNewOrleans.com – Krewe of Hermes profile and route
  2. MardiGrasNewOrleans.com – 2027 Parade Schedule
  3. NOLA.com – When is Mardi Gras 2027? List of New Orleans parade dates
  4. NewOrleans.com – Mardi Gras 2027 Parade Schedule
  5. NOLA.com – New Orleans City Council approves new Mardi Gras rules (Jul. 23, 2026)

Projected weather in the header (at the listed, tentative start time) appears about two weeks before the parade. Weather: Open-Meteo.

Photos: Wikimedia Commons (credits under each photo). Map and restaurant data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Last checked 2026-10-23. Spot an error? Tell us.