Before the parade: Line-Up Instructions

Have your group leader pick up wristbands for your entire group in advance from the New Year’s Day work party or one of the January workshops at Captain Amanda’s house.
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.
Group members do NOT need to check in at the check-in desk. Your group leader should have your wrist bands. This include performance groups and schools.
Go straight to your place in the line-up.
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 of 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
The Joan of Arc parade includes four stops while some other section of the parade does a ceremony or performance. Groups are encouraged to plan a performance you can do to entertain the crowd wherever you are when the parade stops.

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.
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.
If your group has krewe-owned costumes or props, return them to the props truck unless otherwise directed. NEVER LEAVE PROPS UNATTENDED.