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French Quarter & Marigny · Walking parade

Red Beans parade

Monday, February 8, 2027 · 2:00 PM tentative

Estimate – TBA, check official source
Date (2027)
Mon, Feb 8
Estimate – TBA
Start time
2:00 PM
Tentative until officially set
Where
French Quarter & Marigny
Marching in the Bywater and Marigny
Founded
2008 (first parade 2009)
Riders
Not listed
Floats
Not listed
Walking parade
The 2027 date and time for Red Beans parade come from a single source and are an estimate. Check the krewe or local government before you go.

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 coming soon

A walking second-line through the Marigny/Bywater and Tremé; the exact route changes and isn't published far ahead, so we haven't drawn it.

Listed route: Marching in the Bywater and Marigny

Photos

Red Bean Parade 2025 — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Red Bean Parade 2025Photo: RyneHancock19 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Red Bean Parade 2018 — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Red Bean Parade 2018Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Red Bean Parade 2017 — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Red Bean Parade 2017Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans from New Orleans · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

About Red Beans parade

The Krewe of Red Beans walks on Lundi Gras in hand-made 'bean suits' covered in dried beans,.

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Sources

  1. NOLA.com – When is Mardi Gras 2027? List of New Orleans parade dates
  2. Saveur – How a humble bean unites New Orleans on Lundi Gras
  3. NOLA Family – Spotlight: Krewe of Red Beans

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.