Who is eligible to buy?

Only members of the Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc / Joan of Arc Project are eligible to buy in our krewe store. Full members, their registered companion members, foot soldier volunteers, group members including performance groups, and lifetime members (former royalty and Maids of Honor) are all considered members and are eligible to buy.
All membership types, including foot soldier volunteers, are welcome to purchase keepsakes and event tickets. Because foot soldiers have other jobs to do in the parade, foot soldiers are prohibited from handing out throws and from buying throws. , All other membership types may purchase throws, but performance groups should check with your group leader — many performance groups have their own policies about not handing out throws while performing.
If we cannot find your name registered in our database as an active member for 2026-2027, your purchase will be canceled and refunded.

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).

Pick up at the Coronation Party Dec. 15 at the Degas House (7-9 p.m.)
Pick up at the New Year’s Work Party at St. Andrew’s (January 1, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
Pay for shipping (we ship out in one batch Dec. 17th)
Only if you really can’t do the other options: Pick up January 3rd at Captain Amanda’s workshop

We do offer in-person sales at the Salon, Coronation Party and New Year’s Work Party, but most krewe members buy most of their throws by pre-ordering through the krewe store for in-person pickup at the Coronation Party and/or New Year’s Work Party. In person, they buy keepsakes or perhaps an additional throws item or two. Throws and keepsakes are sold in person at the Salon, Coronation Party, and New Year’s Work Party. Keepsakes are also sold in person at the June membership meeting for full members. The Salon sale table is a sneak peek at new throws before online sales launch, with pre-orders starting soon after the Salon. Don’t wait to shop in person at the coronation or New Year’s, or some things may be already sold out! The pre-orders also help us know what is selling so we can prioritize our volunteer workshop production time appropriately, or even order additional supplies for a popular item. The pre-orders are essential to help us manage the logistics of producing, selling and delivering all the throws in the short time frame with our all-volunteer team.

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 more. If you’re doing other theatrical interaction or busy shepherding a prop, you may need fewer — 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.

We encourage krewe members to make their own throws, and there is no requirement to buy from us. Every single one of your throws should all be relevant to Joan’s story or her medieval context. Mardi Gras beads are prohibited, and we strongly discourage typical Mardi Gras throws such as plastic cups, light-ups, etc. We also discourage any packaging that is likely to be discarded on the parade route. Throws guide

Krewe throws and keepsake sales raise about 20% of our total budget. Hundreds of volunteer hours go into designing, making, embellishing or customizing, organizing and tracking, and packaging the things you buy from us, and most of them are things not for sale anywhere else. The optional throws add-ons are a way that we can raise another 20% from those who can afford it while keeping the base membership affordable. While we value the workshop camaraderie and the meaning the throws add to our spectacle, it wouldn’t be worth THIS MUCH volunteer time if it did not also help the krewe generate funds to finance our props, spectacle and police fees!