Krewe of Proteus
An old-line krewe from 1882 that still rolls on its nineteenth-century float chassis, lit by flambeaux.
- Usual slot
- Lundi Gras (Monday) evening, before Orpheus
- Usual start
- about 5:15 p.m. (check the year's schedule)
- Route
- Uptown St. Charles route
- Founded
- 1882
- Official site
- www.kreweofproteus.com
History
Proteus, named for the shape-changing sea god, was founded in 1882 and is the second-oldest of the old-line parading krewes. Its floats are built on wagon chassis dating from the 1880s, and its parade is lit by flambeaux carriers as Carnival parades were before electricity.
Proteus stopped parading after the City Council's 1991–92 ordinance requiring krewes to certify that they did not discriminate, and returned to the streets in 2000.
If the usual slot holds Usual pattern, not announced
Usual slot: Lundi Gras (Monday) evening, before Orpheus. 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 | Mon 16 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
| 2027 | Mon 8 Feb | Tue 9 Feb |
| 2028 | Mon 28 Feb | Tue 29 Feb |
| 2029 | Mon 12 Feb | Tue 13 Feb |
| 2030 | Mon 4 Mar | Tue 5 Mar |
| 2031 | Mon 24 Feb | Tue 25 Feb |
| 2032 | Mon 9 Feb | Tue 10 Feb |
| 2033 | Mon 28 Feb | Tue 1 Mar |
| 2034 | Mon 20 Feb | Tue 21 Feb |
| 2035 | Mon 5 Feb | Tue 6 Feb |
Recent parades: 2025: 3 Mar 2025; 2026: 16 Feb 2026 (published city schedules). Both fell exactly on the usual slot.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krewe_of_Proteus (founding; chassis; flambeaux; 1991–92 withdrawal; 2000 return; checked 2026-10-26)
History written for this site from the sources above. Parade dates for 2025 and 2026 from published city schedules.