For more than 50 years, the Krewe of Bacchus has been an innovator in building Mardi Gras into the City’s premiere event which is enjoyed by millions of New Orleanians and visitors each year!
Bacchus 2025
Bacchus Sunday is March 2
From celebrity kings to massive animatronic floats, the Krewe of Bacchus has always stood out as Carnival’s most innovative krewe!
Who will be King of Bacchus?
Bacchus parade goers will raise their cups and toast Bacchus atop his float for the Krewe’s 56th parade surrounded by his pages.
Bacchus Sunday
Bacchus Sunday starts at 5:15 P.M. on the Sunday before Fat Tuesday
The Bacchus Parade starts at the corner on Napoleon and Tchoupitoulas. After a procession through uptown and downtown New Orleans, the Krewe of Bacchus concludes its parade at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on the New Orleans riverfront!
Explore Bacchus
In 1968, our newly formed Krewe changed the way the Carnival celebration had been conducted for more than a hundred years.
Sights and Sounds
The Krewe of Bacchus parade was founded in 1968 by a handful of New Orleans business leaders whose dream was to revitalize Carnival.
The Krewe of Bacchus had left a lasting mark on the City of New Orleans and had proven to be the boost that the Carnival season so desperately needed.
Now, with more than 1,700 members and 35 animated super-floats, the Krewe of Bacchus is revered as one of the most spectacular Krewes in Carnival history.
