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Lake Charles Mardi Gras 2024

Live Stream, Parade Schedule, Dates, Start Time, Lineup

Mardi Gras Lake Charles

Another significant entry in the calandar of carnivals has to be Lake Charles mardi gras in Louisiana, with over 50 Krewes taking place in a total of 7 different parades, leading up to the main Krewe of Krewes Mardi Gras parade on Fat Tuesday itself.

Lake Charles has the added benefit of a year round mardi gras presence in the form of the Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu, where a huge collection of costumes as well as and interactive float display attracts large numbers of visitors. Attendance on mardi gras day itself is estimated at around 150,000.

Parade Schedule

Here we have the initial schedule for 2024, don't forget to wear your carnival colours of Green, Gold and Purple!

Thursday 8th February

Mardi Gras Lighted Boat Parade at Lakefront Promenade from 7pm
 
Friday 9th February

Mardi Gras Merchants Parade, 7.00pm on from Lake Charles Event Center, through Ryan Street and ending at Sale Road

Saturday 10th February

Cajun Extravaganza Gumbo Cookoff & Zydeco Dance at the Civic Center 8am - 2pm
Children's Mardi Gras Stroll 10.30am from 4th Ave to 9th Ave
Krewe of Barkus Parade, 1.00pm from the corner of Ryan and Broad to Broad Street
Krewe of Omega Parade 2pm from Downtown to Enterprise Blvd, Mill Street back to Civic Center.

Sunday 11th February

Mardi Gras Children's Day at the Civic Center from 10am - noon
The Children's Day Parade 1pm - 3pm along Ryan Street to Sale Road

Monday 12th February

Mardi Gras Royal Gala at Lake Charles Civic Cener Coliseum from 7pm

Tuesday 13th February

Iowa Chicken Run at KC all from 8am
Jeeps on Parade on Ryan Street from 2.30pm
Motor Gras Parade from 3pm Downtown-Midtown
Second Line Stroll from 1pm Ryan Street to Sallier Street

The Main Event - Tuesday 13th February

The Main Event - Mardi Gras Southwest Krewe of Krewes Parade which will start at 5pm at the north end of Bord du Lac Drive, heads over Lakeshore Drive to Pine Street, then Ryan Street to Sale Road where the parade will finish. Most people head to Ryan Street early on in the morning to grab a good spot and wait for the incredible display that is the Main Event!

You can see the routes for all the parades and more here.

TV & Live Streaming

There is generally pretty good TV coverage of the mardi gras events in Lake Charles via the local channel KPLC7. This is also available to watch as a live online stream:

KPLC7 live stream

You can see our full range of live coverage of mardi gras and carnival events around the world, including the main parades in New Orleans, here: Watch Mardi Gras live

Hotels and Accommodation

There is plenty of accommodation to choose from in Lake Charles, but it does get busy during mardi gras so we advise booking in advance. You can check out availability and make reservations for local hotels here.

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