Guides

Short, practical and sourced. Written for people visiting New Orleans for a festival or for Carnival.

Mardi Gras for first-timersHow Carnival works, which days to come, where to stand and what to bring. Parade etiquetteThrows, ladders, the neutral ground and the city's route rules, in plain words. Getting around during CarnivalStreetcars, buses, walking and parking when the parades close the streets. What to wear, month by monthPacking advice from 30 years of climate normals, not guesswork.