Order your throws now to pick up in person at the Dec. 15th Coronation Party, Jan. 1 New Year’s Work Party, or to ship (must order by Dec. 16th to ship). Ordering your throws early helps YOU, because many items will sell out, and we fill orders in the order they were received. Ordering your throws early helps us because our krewe volunteers can invest our energies in producing more of the most popular items.  Our throw sales raise about 20-25% of our budget. 

What about the free throws included with my membership?

• Each full member (not companions) gets one package of throws, and these throws MUST be picked up at the New Year’s Work Party. If you cannot make that pick-up, we suggest you get a friend to pick up your package for you.  The package includes: 20 prayer cards, 20 tea light candles, a box of 50 Flaming Heretic matchbooks, 5 doubloons, and one set of one of each of this year’s playing cards.  If you absolutely cannot make the New Year’s pick-up and you have no krewe friends that can pick up for you, you need to contact Captain Amanda in advance to reserve your throws bag and plan a time to pick it up (January 3 workshop is best). 

Do I have to buy my throws from the krewe?

• We encourage krewe members to make, customize or embellish their own throws, and there is no requirement to buy from us. In fact, we’re counting on you to bring additional creativity and variety to the throws. We DO, however, fully expect that EVERY SINGLE ONE of your throws should be relevant to Joan’s story, your parade role, or Joan’s medieval context. Mardi Gras beads are prohibited, and we strongly discourage typical Mardi Gras throws such as plastic cups, light-ups, etc.  Whenever possible, try to use authentic medieval materials — wood, leather, metal, herbs. We also discourage any packaging that is likely to be discarded on the parade route. Throws guide

How many throws do I need?

• It’s up to you!  The parade is about 15 blocks long. 200 throws would allow you to give out 13-14 throws per block. If you like to give out throws as fast as you can grab them out of your bag, you’ll need quite a lot more. Creating a magical spectacle is our priority! If you’re doing theatrical interaction or busy shepherding a prop, you may need fewer throws — or even none at all. Creatively interacting with the crowd as you present your throws enhances the moment AND makes a few throws go further too.  Also, it IS possible to have too many throws to carry! Plan throws-carrying props as part of your costume planning, and don’t carry so many throws bags that no one can see your costume.