The streets of New Orleans are once again filled with glitter, music, parades, and people. Mardi Gras is back!
After a hiatus due to COVID-19, New Orleans’ beloved annual Mardi Gras has once again brought thousands to the Big Easy––and the costumes are more elaborate than ever.
Mardi Gras isn’t only about Fat Tuesday––although that’s the date most people have come to know it by. In New Orleans, Mardi Gras is a near month-long celebration featuring parades, elaborate floats, and plenty of sparkle. From giant parades rolling down St. Charles Avenue in the Uptown neighborhoods and house parties in the Bywater to black-tie galas at swanky nightclubs and drag shows at charming cafes, there are hundreds of events before the finale.
The costumes never get more elaborate than the French Quarter parades, which feature horse-drawn floats, towering wigs, plenty of glitter, and a lot of satirical sass. This year, we gathered up our favorite looks from Mardi Gras’ triumphant return to the streets of New Orleans, including the parades of Krewe du Vieux and the Krewe of Bohéme.