New Orleans

Since 2000 this scurvy group of sea dogs has plundered the Quarter on Mardis Gras day! Look for our pirate ship float and bead cannon. Or better yet don patch and parrot and join our fun! All are invited!

The Lords of Leather is the only leather-oriented Mardi Gras krewe in the country. We are a not-for-profit social organization based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The purpose of the krewe is to function with “Medieval” Traditions as a Leather Oriented Mardi Gras krewe in addition to a Leather Oriented Social Club.

Each year, the Krewe of King Arthur's 300+ members are best known for their afternoon parade on the first Sunday of Mardi Gras, commonly known as "family Sunday" in the Carnival schedule. The King Arthur parade strolls down beautiful St. Charles Avenue on the historic Uptown New Orleans route before turning onto Canal Street in front of tens of thousands of spectators of all ages.

The Mystic Krewe of Apollo was founded in New Orleans in 1969 to foster brotherhood, unity and equality within our society. The main function was to stage an annual Bal Masque during the Mardi Gras Season.In 1976 Apollo became a unique organization with the introduction of a sister krewe, Apollo de Lafayette.

Founded in 2000, the Krewe of Cork is quickly growing into a world famous Mardi Gras and wine industry phenomenon.

The Krewe of Pontchartrain was organized in 1975 and is named after Lake Pontchartrain, which forms the northernmost border of New Orleans. The Krewe of Pontchartrain consists of both men and women whose goal is to provide a quality Mardi Gras parade for the citizens of New Orleans and its guests.

From its founding in 1993, Orpheus has consistently stunned the revelers on Lundi Gras, the night before Mardi Gras, and has exploded as the largest new Krewe in the past 30 years.

The August members of Le Krewe d'Etat heed only edicts from their Dictator, whose identity is never revealed, and claim the streets of New Orleans annually and present a parade without peer on the Friday before Mardi Gras, or "Fat Friday" as it is now known.

While originally held on the Wednesday before Mardi Gras, Babylon now parades on the Thursday before Mardi Gras.

The Krewe of Saint Anne website