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French Quarter & Marigny · Walking parade

Mystic Krewe of Barkus (dog parade)

Sunday, January 31, 2027 · 1:00 PM tentative

Date listed by 3 sources
Date (2027)
Sun, Jan 31
Listed by 2+ sources
Start time
1:00 PM
Tentative until officially set
Where
French Quarter & Marigny
French Quarter, about 15 blocks
Founded
1992
Per the krewe's MGNO profile
Riders
Not listed
Floats
Not listed
Walking parade
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: N. Rampart St. & St. Ann St.End: Orleans St. & N. Rampart St.About 0.9 mi (1.4 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

Barkus 2014 — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Barkus 2014Photo: Jen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Barkus 2013 — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Barkus 2013Photo: Michael Homan · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Barkus 2012 — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Barkus 2012Photo: Michael Homan · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

About Mystic Krewe of Barkus (dog parade)

The French Quarter's dog parade: costumed pups walk the route with their humans. It began as a joke at a fan-club meeting in 1992, when a member made his dog the queen of her own parade. [source]

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Sources

  1. MardiGrasNewOrleans.com – Mystic Krewe of Barkus (dog parade) 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.