Crowds in excess of a million people watch – 25 to 35 deep on both sides of the floats! pending service cable raising in a couple areas.

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Many floats have smoke billowing from them and confetti machines which accent lighted and animated  props! If you're looking for indoor entertainment to escape the sun, check out these weekly summer... Mardi Gras 2020: Baton Rouge & Acadiana parade schedule. No reports have been issued from the Mayor’s Mardi Gras Advisory Committee’s sub-committee in charge of CoVid … Did we mention that it’s 300 feet long??!! the city's top writers and photographers have worked together Endymion is one of only three Super Krewes, and with upwards of 3,000 riders, it is by far the largest parade with the largest crowds in Mardi Gras! And Mardi Gras’ largest float is Pontchartrain Beach, Then and Now.

It is also the name of one of Carnival's largest parade with 3,200 riders and 81 floats. Also, the massive Endymion Extravaganza will take place in the Morial Convention Center due to improvements happening in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. With the Krewe of Argus now cancelling its Argus Galaxy Ball, the Knights of Excalibur have done the same, so there will be no Mardi Gras events in the Kenner facility in 2021. program to the event. our online store.

So how do the prospects for the 2021 Carnival season look five months from the big day? Endymion has several signature floats and introduces new floats often such as ETV, which beams live crowd shots on a gigantic 20’ x 9’ LED screen! A police officer works the scene where a man was reportedly hit and killed by a float of the Krewe of Endymion parade in the runup to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Endymion features 37 floats. 11 at Fremaux…. For more than four decades, And if he doesn’t, the Mayor of New Orleans can call off parades in Orleans Parish. Crowds in excess of a million people watch – 25 to 35 deep on both sides of the floats!

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Endymion, a figure from Greek mythology, was a mortal granted eternal youth by Zeus, at the request of the Moon Goddess who loved him for his beauty. The superkrewe also announced its parade theme for 2020 –“Historic Dynasties.”.

Endymion’s 2020 parade route will be altered due to the Hard Rock construction collapse. Gras is February 25, 2020!

There is total agreement that krewe members and the citizens need and want Mardi Gras parades. “We have 80 floats, so there’s 50 people on each float, and it becomes a camaraderie, like a fraternity,” Kelly said. Kelly said one of the floats called the “Endymion Dynasty” will feature the likeness of krewe captain Ed Muniz.

*The Pontchartrain Center was to be the home for six Carnival balls in 2021—Argus, Carrollton, Excalibur, Little Rascals, Sparta, and Thoth. Copyright 2012 - 2019 Krewe of Endymion| All Rights Reserved | Website by, We are still always amazed that people begin camping out several days before parade day to. On February 22, 2020, the parade was halted and cancelled after 13 floats, after a spectator was struck and killed between the halves of a tandem float.

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Many are tandem units with up to nine sections, meaning Endymion rolls on over 80 chassis! “We have 80 floats, so there’s 50 people on each float, and it becomes a camaraderie, like a fraternity,” Kelly said.

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More than 3,000 riders will parade through Mid-City when Endymion rolls at 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 22. With more than three million copies sold, Arthur

“We have dynasties representing the papal dynasty, Ming dynasty, and we have one in particular this year that’s going to be very popular,” Krewe of Endymion president Dan Kelly said. The parade will head to the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. It’s nine sections long and carries in excess of 250 riders!

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11 at Bouscaren to pass by City Hall on Second St. and back to Hwy. Endymion rolls on the Saturday before Fat Tuesday.

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Our newest float is the Club Endymion which is a tribute to our home, the Mercedes Benz Superdome. My crystal ball is very cloudy, I’m afraid. The music lineup for the 2020 Endymion Extravangza includes Tim McGrax, Styx and Train.

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The Louisiana tradition of tamales actually predates our Creole and Cajun cuisine. Copyright © 2005-2020 Arthur Hardy Enterprises, visit So where are we 120 days or so from the official start of the 2021 Carnival season? Endymion’s 2020 parade route will be altered due to the Hard Rock construction collapse.

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Following the incident, as well as a similar death during the Nyx parade earlier in the week, the city of New Orleans officially banned interconnected floats from future Mardi Gras parades. order current or back issues, visit Endymion’s Coronation ball is set for the Convention Center on January 9, 2021.

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But for health and safety concerns the Governor could cancel parades statewide. of Mardi Gras terms; and articles on New Orleans personalities,

The Krewe of Endymion revealed a sneak peek of the spectacular floats Carnival revelers will see in the superkrewe’s 2020 Mardi Gras parade.

Endymion floats are upgraded each year with latest fiber optic and LED lighting.
a man was struck by a float near the intersection of canal and galvis and being struck that resulted in his death.

Endymion rolls on the Saturday before Fat Tuesday.

We would all prefer a slow yes to a fast no but when do we reach the point of no return? Parades is St. Tammany Parish are planning to roll as scheduled. << Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... 13 ... 15 ... 17 ... Next >>. Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide contains 180 colorful Silence from governmental officials, captains who say one thing in public and the opposite in private (off the record of course) and those who refuse to comment add up to a very confused scene at best. Many floats have smoke billowing from them and confetti machines which accent lighted and animated props! Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide is recognized as the

More than 3,000 riders will parade through Mid-City when Endymion rolls at 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 22. Today the City of Slidell confirmed 2021 parades are planned to re-route off of Hwy.

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