Krewe of Tucks
Carnival's irreverent Saturday parade, started by Loyola students and known for its toilet-humour throws.
- Usual slot
- Saturday before Mardi Gras, midday (after Iris)
- Usual start
- about noon (check the year's schedule)
- Route
- Uptown St. Charles route
- Founded
- 1969
- Signature throws
- Toilet-themed throws, including decorated plungers and toilet brushes
- Official site
- kreweoftucks.com
History
Tucks was started in 1969 by students from Loyola University and named after Friar Tuck's, the bar where they met. It became a daytime parade in 1983.
Its humour is lavatorial and proud of it: a giant toilet float, and plungers and toilet brushes among the throws.
If the usual slot holds Usual pattern, not announced
Usual slot: Saturday before Mardi Gras, midday (after Iris). 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 | Sat 14 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
| 2027 | Sat 6 Feb | Tue 9 Feb |
| 2028 | Sat 26 Feb | Tue 29 Feb |
| 2029 | Sat 10 Feb | Tue 13 Feb |
| 2030 | Sat 2 Mar | Tue 5 Mar |
| 2031 | Sat 22 Feb | Tue 25 Feb |
| 2032 | Sat 7 Feb | Tue 10 Feb |
| 2033 | Sat 26 Feb | Tue 1 Mar |
| 2034 | Sat 18 Feb | Tue 21 Feb |
| 2035 | Sat 3 Feb | Tue 6 Feb |
Recent parades: 2025: 1 Mar 2025; 2026: 14 Feb 2026 (published city schedules). Both fell exactly on the usual slot.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krewe_of_Tucks (founding; name; daytime since 1983; throws; checked 2026-10-26)
History written for this site from the sources above. Parade dates for 2025 and 2026 from published city schedules.