Mardi Gras Parade Guide
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Uptown · Float parade

Rex, King of Carnival

Tuesday, February 9, 2027 · 10:30 AM tentative

Date listed by 3 sources
Date (2027)
Tue, Feb 9
Listed by 2+ sources
Start time
10:30 AM
Tentative until officially set
Where
Uptown
St. Charles Avenue route
Founded
1872
Per the krewe's MGNO profile
Riders
about 440
male riders · as listed on MardiGrasNewOrleans.com (checked Oct. 2026)
Floats
26
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. & S. Claiborne Ave.End: Canal St. & S. Peters St.About 4.2 mi (6.8 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

Rex parade 2015 — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Rex parade 2015Photo: mike connor · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rex parade 2014 — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Rex parade 2014Photo: Lance Cpl. Garrett White · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Rex parade 2012 on Napoleon Avenue — photo from Wikimedia Commons
Rex parade 2012 on Napoleon AvenuePhoto: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

About Rex, King of Carnival

Rex, King of Carnival, is the origin of Mardi Gras' official purple, green and gold and of collectible doubloons (introduced in 1960); its song is “If Ever I Cease to Love.” The identity of Rex is kept secret until Lundi Gras. [source]

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More parades on Tue, Feb 9

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Sources

  1. MardiGrasNewOrleans.com – Rex, King of Carnival 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.