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New Orleans 2026

Fat TuesdayTuesday 17 February 2026
Carnival season6 Jan – 17 Feb · 42 days
Easter Sunday5 Apr 2026
Ash Wednesday18 Feb 2026

January 2026

  1. 1Jan Sugar Bowl Thu · Held
  2. 6Jan Twelfth Night Tue · Fixed date
  3. 31Jan Krewe du Vieux Sat · Usual pattern, not announced

February 2026

  1. 6Feb–17 Parade season Fri–Tue · Usual pattern, not announced
  2. 16Feb Lundi Gras Mon · Fixed date
  3. 17Feb Mardi Gras Tue · Fixed date
  4. 18Feb Ash Wednesday Wed · Fixed date

March 2026

  1. 14Mar St. Patrick's Irish Channel parade Sat · Held
  2. 15Mar St. Joseph's & Super Sunday Uptown Super Sunday Sun · Held
  3. 17Mar St. Patrick's Tue · Fixed date
  4. 19Mar St. Joseph's & Super Sunday Thu · Fixed date
  5. 25Mar–29 Tennessee Williams Fest Wed–Sun · Held

April 2026

  1. 3Apr–5 Easter Fri–Sun · Fixed date
  2. 4Apr Crescent City Classic Sat · Held
  3. 16Apr–19 French Quarter Fest Thu–Sun · Held
  4. 23Apr–3 May Jazz Fest Thu–Sun · Held

May 2026

  1. 15May–17 Bayou Boogaloo Fri–Sun · Held

June 2026

  1. 6Jun–7 Creole Tomato Fest Sat–Sun · Held
  2. 10Jun–13 NOWFE Wed–Sat · Held

July 2026

  1. 3Jul–5 Essence Fest Fri–Sun · Held

August 2026

  1. 1Aug–2 Satchmo SummerFest Sat–Sun · Held

September 2026

  1. 3Sep–7 Southern Decadence Thu–Mon · Usual pattern, not announced

October 2026

  1. October Krewe of BOO! Usual month only
  2. 31Oct Freret Fest Sat · Announced by organiser
  3. 31Oct Halloween Sat · Fixed date

November 2026

  1. 1Nov All Saints' Day Sun · Fixed date
  2. 8Nov Po-Boy Fest Sun · Announced by organiser
  3. 26Nov–28 Bayou Classic Thu–Sat · Announced by organiser
  4. 27Nov–1 Jan Celebration in the Oaks Fri–Fri · Announced by organiser

December 2026

  1. 1Dec–31 Christmas & Réveillon Tue–Thu · Fixed date
  2. 11Dec–13 Levee bonfires Festival of the Bonfires, Lutcher Fri–Sun · Announced by organiser
  3. 24Dec Levee bonfires Thu · Fixed date
  4. 31Dec New Year's Eve Thu · Fixed date

Fixed date calendar-certain · Announced by organiser stated on the organiser's own site · Held already took place · Usual pattern, not announced the usual timing, projected; not a date until the organiser announces it · Usual month only only the month is predictable.

Download 2026 as .ics Fixed and announced dates only, for Google, Apple or Outlook calendars. To add pattern dates too, use the planner.

Parade days, Carnival 2026 Usual pattern

Krewes keep their traditional days from year to year, but the City Council approves the schedule each season and weather can move parades at short notice. These are the dates the usual slots give for 2026.

DayKrewes (usual order)
Sat 31 Jan 2026Krewe du Vieux
Fri 6 Feb 2026Cleopatra
Sat 7 Feb 2026Pontchartrain
Wed 11 Feb 2026Alla
Thu 12 Feb 2026Muses, Babylon, Chaos
Fri 13 Feb 2026Hermes, d'Etat, Morpheus
Sat 14 Feb 2026Endymion, Iris, Tucks
Sun 15 Feb 2026Bacchus, Thoth, Okeanos, Mid-City
Mon 16 Feb 2026Orpheus, Proteus
Tue 17 Feb 2026Zulu, Rex