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1 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
United States
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Neighborhood :
Central Business District
http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/- This information may be outdated. Be sure to call and confirm before you go!
This carnival is the Crescent City's biggest party of the year and one of the best-known celebrations in the world. Taking place annually on Fat Tuesday (the day before Lent on the Christian calendar) and the days leading up to it, parties begin in the morning and last until midnight. The parades are put on by social clubs called Krewes. Beautiful floats with costumed Krewe members roll down the streets all day long for a week, throwing all kinds of things from the floats to the watching crowds. The most cherished of the "throws" is a golden coconut, which can be had at the Zulu parade on Mardi Gras day. Mardi Gras is also knowned for drunken revelry and streets overflowing with people. If you want to avoid some of the worst of it, make sure you go to some of the uptown parades instead. Please note that prices for everything from hotel rooms to food go through the roof, so bring lots of money and make reservations up to a year in advance.
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this is the party place
If you are going to new orleans, words of advice. Get your mardi gras masks here. Go to Bruna Costumes on Pocasset AVe in Providence, R.I. The ...
More than some bargain for...
If you're looking to go to Mardi Gras, but want to avoid the drunken fools and nakedness then don't attend Downtown, Uptown, and French Quarter...
mardi gras parades worth going to
Just realize that if you are close to the end of the parade, could be several hours before the parad comes through. WE were not told this prio...
Had a great and safe time!!
A great place to bring the family to!! 1) family fun Mardi Gras St. Charles ave.2) college fun Mardi Gras Bourbon st. 3) Mardi Gras fun for all...
Can't wait for '08
Love New Orleans at Mardi Gras!!! We can't wait to go back in 2008. We've been twice and this next time, we'll be breaking in a couple of newb...
Great for FAMILIES
Watch TV and Mardi Gras would seem to be all topless women, transvestites, and drunken brawls.I have been to two consecutive Mardi Gras, each t...
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