Krewe of Muses
An all-women super krewe whose glittered, hand-decorated shoes are the most prized throw of the season.
- Usual slot
- Thursday before Mardi Gras, evening
- Usual start
- about 6–6:30 p.m. (check the year's schedule)
- Route
- Uptown St. Charles route (starting from Magazine and Jefferson)
- Founded
- 2000; first parade 2001
- Signature throws
- Hand-decorated shoes
- Official site
- www.kreweofmuses.org
History
Muses was founded in 2000 by Staci Rosenberg and first rolled in 2001, with about 1,100 members. It took the name of the nine Muses and the Thursday-night slot, and became one of the most popular parades in a few years.
Its signature throw, a shoe decorated by hand by the rider, was inspired by Zulu's coconut. Shoes are handed down to people in the crowd, never thrown.
Its floats lean to satire and spectacle; a giant illuminated rubber duck has become one of its best-loved.
If the usual slot holds Usual pattern, not announced
Usual slot: Thursday before Mardi Gras, evening. Tied to Fat Tuesday, that slot gives these dates. They are projections, not a schedule: confirm on the krewe's site or the city's Mardi Gras page before you travel.
| Carnival | Usual-slot date | Fat Tuesday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thu 12 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
| 2027 | Thu 4 Feb | Tue 9 Feb |
| 2028 | Thu 24 Feb | Tue 29 Feb |
| 2029 | Thu 8 Feb | Tue 13 Feb |
| 2030 | Thu 28 Feb | Tue 5 Mar |
| 2031 | Thu 20 Feb | Tue 25 Feb |
| 2032 | Thu 5 Feb | Tue 10 Feb |
| 2033 | Thu 24 Feb | Tue 1 Mar |
| 2034 | Thu 16 Feb | Tue 21 Feb |
| 2035 | Thu 1 Feb | Tue 6 Feb |
Recent parades: 2025: 27 Feb 2025; 2026: 12 Feb 2026 (published city schedules). Both fell exactly on the usual slot.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krewe_of_Muses (founding; membership; shoe throw; checked 2026-10-26)
History written for this site from the sources above. Parade dates for 2025 and 2026 from published city schedules.