Lassiez les bon temps rouler, or “let the good times roll!” Tuesday marks Mardi Gras celebrations across the world, including New Orleans, the center of festivities in North America. You can watch a livestream of the city’s annual parade and festivities here beginning at 1 p.m. If you’re wondering why everyone is celebrating, here are […]
While quite a few schools in the Kansas City area will be closed for the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade Wednesday, some will remain open. Olathe Public Schools said in an email to parents last week that regardless of the outcome of Super Bowl LVIII between the Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, the […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival dancers took the biggest stage in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night with their faces painted red in a traditional Indigenous manner, while percussionists had “Miners out” written across the skins of their drums. It was part of Salgueiro’s samba school’s tribute to the Yanomami, Brazil’s largest Indigenous group, […]
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Le Krewe de Bienville passed Government Street Sunday afternoon in Downtown Mobile. The parade, which began at 5 p.m., followed Route A: Begins at Mobile Civic Center Heads right on Church Street Church Street to Royal Street Royal Street to St. Francis Street St. Francis Street to Conception Street Conception Street to […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade took over downtown Baton Rouge. This year’s theme was “Wasted Away in Flamingoville.” The parade is one of the largest in the city, this year having over 75 floats. Local residents weren’t the only ones in attendance, as paradegoers came from all over neighboring […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The 2024 Krewe of the Knights of Sant’ Yago Knight Parade is kicking off in Ybor City on Saturday evening. The parade begins at 7 p.m. along Seventh Avenue and will travel east on Seventh Avenue from Nuccio Parkway to 22nd Street until the parade ends around 9 p.m. $36M Mega […]
As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off on Saturday, dozens of dogs dressed as mermaids, superheroes, butterflies and clowns paraded alongside their owners in one of the city’s most beloved canine street parties. The Blocao – a play on words that joins “bloco”, which refers to Carnival street parties, and “cao”, or “dog” in […]
Attending a Super Bowl victory parade is free. Paying for one can get expensive. Last year’s Super Bowl victory parade and rally at Union Station, for example, cost local donors and area taxpayers $1.7 million, not counting the $200,000 that the Kansas City Police Department said it incurred in overtime pay and other costs. About […]
MANDEVILLE, La. (WGNO) — The Mandeville Police Department says one person was injured in a shooting Friday night, February 2, along the city’s carnival parade route. According to police, around 9:30 they received a call of a shooting by the McDonald’s restaurant along the Hwy 190 Frontage Road, also known as Lasalle Street. At the […]
Kansas City taxpayers will kick in $975,000 toward the cost of this year’s Super Bowl victory parade and celebration on Valentine’s Day, should the Chiefs beat the 49ers yet again in the big game three days earlier on Feb. 11. Technically, that appropriation is not official yet. The city council’s finance committee merely recommended on […]
TAMPA — The annual Gasparilla Parade that brought more than 300,000 revelers to Bayshore Boulevard was busy for Tampa Fire Rescue, but slow for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrested just one person, who was boating under the influence, and ejected two from the festivities, according to the Sheriff’s Office. “I’m thankful for our […]
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Krewedelusion announced on Friday, Jan. 26 the cancellation of their parade for this Mardi Gras season. Krewe officials said the cancellation is due to financial challenges and scheduling conflicts. Krewe of The Culinary Queens and Kings parade canceled The French Quarter walking parade was originally scheduled to follow Krewe du Vieux […]