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Mardi Gras Family Fun Event Guide 2023

Acadiana

By By: Jennifer Ercoli - Publisher Macaroni Kid Lafayette January 5, 2023

Welcome to the Family Mardi Gras Event Guide 2023! We do our best to keep all events up to date. If you wish to add or update an event please feel free to email jenniferer@macaronikid.com and make that request. Happy Mardi Gras! 

*All events are hyperlinked. Click on them for more information if needed. 

Parades

Bayou Mardi Gras Parade - 2/3 @ 7 p.m.

First Annual Sunset Kidz Wagon Parade - 2/5 @ 1 p.m.

Krewe de Canailles Parade - 2/10 @ 7 p.m.

Carencro Mardi Gras Parade - 2/11 @ 10 a.m.

Krewe des Chiens Canine Parade - 2/11 @ 12 p.m.

Krewe of Carnivale en Rio Parade - 2/11 @ 6:30 pm

Scott Mardi Gras Parade - 2/12 @ 1 pm

Mardi Gras Kick Off Parade, Lafayette - 2/17 @ 6:30 p.m.

Youngsville Mardi Gras Parade - 2/18 @ 11 a.m.

Children's Parade in Lafayette - 2/18 @ 12:30 p.m.

Children's Courir de Mardi Gras Parade in Church Point - 2/18 @ 1 p.m.

Krewe of Bonaparte Parade - 2/18 @ 6:30 p.m.

Mardi Gras Parade in Church Point - 2/19 @ 1 p.m.

Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade - 2/19 @ 2 p.m. 

Eunice Lil' Mardi Gras Children's Parade - 2/19 @ 3 p.m.

Queen Evangeline's Parade - 2/20 @ 6 p.m.

King Gabriel's Parade - 2/21 @ 10 a.m.

Imperial Opelousas Mardi Gras Parade - 2/21 @ 11 a.m.

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Parade - 2/21 @ 1 p.m.

Krewe de Chic-A-La-Pie, Kaplan - 2/21 @ 2 p.m.

Carnival d'Acadie Parade, Crowley - 2/21 @ 2 p.m.

Independent Parade - 2/21 @ 2:30 p.m.

Papa Red Dog Mardi Gras Parade, Loreauville - 2/21 @ 2 p.m.

Eunice Mardi Gras Parade - 2/21 @ 3 p.m.

Family Fun

Krewe of Rio Mardi Gras Visits East Regional Library, Youngsville - 2/2 @ 9:30 a.m.

Lebeau Mardi Gras Celebration - 2/11 @ 8 a.m.

Courir de Mardi Gras at Vermilionville - 2/12 @ 10 a.m. 

Le Festival de Mardi Gras a Lafayette - 2/17 - 2/21

Eunice Mardi Gras Celebration - 2/17 through 2/21

Crew of Cankton Courir de Mardi Gras - 2/18 @ 7 a.m.

Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival - 3/1 @ 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Carnival d'Acadie (Crowley) - 2/21 - bands begin at 10 a.m., parade at 2 p.m.


Click here to download free Mardi Gas printables from the Children's Museum of Acadiana! They include counting and matching worksheets, as well as coloring, tracing and word scramble worksheets.