Here's a list of Mardi Gras events planned for Acadiana.
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Mardi Gras Parades 2023
Acadia Parish
February 11, 2023
- Mermentau Cove Courir de Mardi Gras de L'anse
1174 Lafosse Rd., Morse
February 18, 2023
- Church Point Children’s Courir de Mardi Gras
8:30am Courir, 12:30pm parade
February 19, 2023
- Mardi Gras in Church Point
8am Courir, 1:30pm parade
February 21, 2023
- Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival
Iota, 9 am
- Carnival D’Acadie
Downtown Crowley, 10am-5pm
- Rayne Frog D'Gras
Chamber of Commerce
7pm-11pm
Evangeline Parish
February 18, 2023
- Mamou Mardi Gras
February 21, 2023
- No Limit Annual Mardi Gras Run
Riders finish up by riding down 6th St. where a band will be set up at the intersection of 6th and Main St.
- Mamou Mardi Gras Parade
10am, Lyons Market located on Poinciana Ave
Iberia Parish
February 3, 2023
- Bayou Mardi Gras Parade
7 pm in New Iberia
February 12, 2023
- Jeanerette Mardi Gras Parade at 1 pm
February 19, 2023
- Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade
2pm
February 21, 2023
- Krewe of Coteau Mardi Gras Parade
1pm Francis Romero Memorial Park & LA 88, Coteau
- Family Affair Mardi Gras Parade
2pm, Main St., Loureauville
Jeff Davis Parish
o Welsh's Mardi Gras Ball
- Town of Welsh
- Date: TBD
o Welsh's in Town Run & Parade
- Welsh
- Jan 28th
o Welsh's Country Run and Parade
- Town of Welsh
- February 4th
o Lake Arthur Mardi Gras Ball
- Feb 4th
o Lake Arthur Mardi Gras Run & Parade
- Feb 11th
o Elton's Mardi Gras Run
- Feb 18th
o Jennings Mardi Gras Run & Parade
- Feb 18th
Lafayette Parish
o Krewe de Canailles Walking Parade
- Feb 10th 7pm
- Downtown Lafayette
February 11, 2023
- Carencro Mardi Gras at 10am. Start at Carencro High.
- Krewe des Chiens at noon. Downtown Lafayette.
- Krewe of Carnivale en Rio Parade at 6:30pm. The Point to Cajun Field
February 12, 2023
- Scott Mardi Gras at 1:00pm
- Vermilionville Le Courir de Mardi Gras at 10am
February 17, 2023
- Friday Night Parade at 6:30pm. The Point to Cajun Field
February 18, 2023
- Krewe of Bonaparte at 6:30pm. The Point to Cajun Field
- Lafayette's Children’s Parade at 12:30pm
- Youngsville Mardi Gras at 11am.
o Queen Evangeline’s Parade
- Feb 20th 6:30pm
- The Point to Cajun Field
o King Gabriel’s Parade
- Feb 21st 10:00am
- The Point to Cajun Field
o Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Parade
- February 21
- 1:00pm
- Pontiac Point to Cajun Field
o Independent Parade
- February 21
- 2:30pm
St. Landry Parish
February 5, 2023
- Sunset Kids Wagon Parade at 1pm
February 11, 2023
- Lebeau Mardi Gras Chicken Run 8am-5pm
- Opelousas Krewe des Chiens. Courthouse square, 10:30 am - 1pm
February 17-21, 2023
- Eunice Mardi Gras Celebration
February 18, 2023
- Cankton Courir de Mardi Gras - Landon Pitre Memorial Park, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
February 19, 2023
- Eunice Lil’ Mardi Gras
February 21, 2023
- Opelousas Mardi Gras Parade & Celebration
- Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras & Chicken Run, 7am-4pm
St. Martin Parish
· Newcomers Club Mardi Gras Festival
- February 19th 2:00pm-10:00pm
- S. New Market Street by the Evangeline Oak
St. Mary Parish
· Krewe of Adonis
- February 17th 7:00pm
- Morgan City
· Baldwin Mardi Gras Parade
- February 18th 1:00pm
· Franklin Mardi Gras Parade
- February 21st 1:00pm
- Franklin
· Krewe of Hepharestus Parade
- February 21st 2:00pm
- Morgan City
Vermilion Parish
· Krewe Chic A La Pie Mardi Gras
- February 21st 2:00pm
- Downtown Kaplan
