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Krewe of Boo is New Orleans' official Halloween parade krewe. The parade was created by the Mardi Gras World owner and founder Blaine Kern Sr. Krewe members must be at least 18 years of age. The inaugural parade was held on Halloween night 2008 in conjunction with grand opening celebrations at the newly opened Eastbank location of Mardi Gras ...
It proceeds along Henry Clay until reaching Magazine Street, where it turns east. Thoth remains on Magazine until Napoleon Avenue, where it then turns north and follows the route of every other New Orleans parade except Endymion. The parade returns to Tchoupitoulas for its final leg from Canal to Poydras Streets.
In New Orleans, the Zulu parade rolls first, starting at 8:00 a.m. on the corner of Jackson and Claiborne and ending at Broad and Orleans, Rex follows Zulu as it turns onto St. Charles following the traditional Uptown route from Napoleon to St. Charles and then to Canal St. Truck parades follow Rex and often have hundreds of floats blowing loud ...
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In 2001, King Arthur moved its parade from the Westbank to the current Uptown New Orleans route. In 2022, King Arthur made history with its largest membership ever, at over 2,400 riders. According to Mardi Gras Guide, it is the third largest krewe in New Orleans and the largest Krewe on the first weekend of Mardi Gras
The Skeleton Walking Krewe hands out the D'Etat Gazette (Carnival Bulletin) leading the parade which provides an overview of the floats. Le Krewe d'Etat utilize flambeaux to light the parade route. Krewe d'Etat is notable for being the first Mardi Gras parade to throw blinking beads. [citation needed]
Rex parade float on Napoleon Avenue, mid 1990s. Rex assembles floats using techniques that have spanned generations, entirely by hand. Contrary to popular belief, Rex floats are not built over Civil War-era cotton wagons; they are instead built on wagons formerly employed by the City of New Orleans to collect refuse in the late 19th century.
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