Before the parade: Line-Up Instructions
- Arrive at THE NEW STARTING POINT at 90 French Market Place (the French Market vendor parking lot. We recommend parking in Premium Parking Lot #407 entrance near 698 Decatur Street, map) by 6:45 p.m.
- Royal entourage members do NOT need to check in at the check-in desk. Go straight to the royal pedicabs and get your wristband from your royal.
- Park in Premium Parking Lot #407 (map, entrance near 698 Decatur), carpool is encouraged. Reserve a parking space.
- Arrive in costume ready to parade. There is nowhere to store anything at the line-up or to change clothes.
- Don’t ruin your costume! No modern coats, purses or bags on top your costume.
- Hold off on the drinking until after the parade.
Your job during the parade
- We are all performers. Help us create a spectacular experience for our crowd!
- Once the parade starts, keep your cell phone or camera put away
Parade end and after
- The parade ends around 9:45 p.m. back at the starting point in the French Market vendor parking lot (90 French Market Place, map)
- NEW THIS YEAR: the parade will NOT end at the king cake ceremony at Oscar Dunn Park (the sidewalk amphitheater across from Jackson Square, formerly called Washington Artillery Park).
- The king cake ceremony will take place at Oscar Dunn park, but we will treat this the same way as the other stops. The front of the parade will continue right past Oscar Dunn park heading back toward the statue. When the king, queen, and Maid arrive at Oscar Dunn park, the parade marshal team will stop the front of the parade. The rest of the parade will remain in formation during the ceremony. Everyone will pause in place while the ceremony is going on, and everyone is encouraged to do something theatrical or interact with the crowd wherever you find yourself while the parade is paused for a ceremony.
- When the royal entourage and the royal pedicabs arrive at the park, the King and Queen will dismount from the pedicabs and perform the king cake ceremony on the sidewalk (where the street performers ordinarily perform).
- The royal ENTOURAGE should view the ceremony from your place in the parade formation.
- Following the ceremony, the parade will continue in formation back to the starting point in the French Market vendor parking lot at 90 French Market Place, where the props truck will be waiting for us. Return any krewe-owned props you’ve been carrying back to the props truck.