Mardi Gras Parade Guide
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Uptown · Float parade

Krewe of Orpheus

Monday, February 8, 2027 · 6:00 PM tentative

Date listed by 3 sources
Date (2027)
Mon, Feb 8
Listed by 2+ sources
Start time
6:00 PM
Tentative until officially set
Where
Uptown
St. Charles Avenue route, starting on Napoleon Ave.
Founded
1993
Per the krewe's MGNO profile
Riders
about 1,500
male and female riders · as listed on MardiGrasNewOrleans.com (checked Oct. 2026)
Floats
38 (including tandems)
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: Napoleon Ave. & Tchoupitoulas St.End: Convention Center Blvd. & Henderson St.About 5.2 mi (8.3 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 Orpheus, New Orleans — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Krewe of Orpheus, New OrleansPhoto: RyneHancock19 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Krewe of Orpheus, New Orleans, 2024 — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Krewe of Orpheus, New Orleans, 2024Photo: Miguel Discart · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Krewe of Orpheus 2017 — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Krewe of Orpheus 2017Photo: Miguel Discart · 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 Orpheus

Founded in 1993 by members including Harry Connick Jr. and Harry Connick Sr. and named for the musician of Greek myth, Orpheus rolls on Lundi Gras with celebrity monarchs and signature floats such as Smokey Mary and the 139-foot Leviathan, the first float to use extensive fiber-optic lighting. [source]

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Sources

  1. MardiGrasNewOrleans.com – Krewe of Orpheus 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

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.