MARDI GRAS at THE CHLOE
Join us as over 20 parades pass directly by The Chloe on St. Charles Avenue. We’re serving as Carnival Central with food and beverage bars on our Front Lawn open to the public, plus advanced reservations for parade viewing from our patio, pre-parade parties on the 16th, 17th, and 19th, and wristband access indoors. Tickets are available through Resy.
Wednesday, February 16th Uptown parades start at 5:30PM.
Click into each Krewe below to learn more about their history.
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The Knights of Babylon were found in 1939, by a group of professionals called The Jester’s Club. Their goal: to stage a first-class parade that would delight the public. Babylon is a firm believer in tradition and uses floats with the same designs as were used more than seventy years ago. What’s more, they still have flambeaux lighting the parade and their king’s float is drawn by a mule. Each float in the Knights of Babylon parade is a chapter in a rich history that only gets more fascinating with time.
Babylon consists of more than 300 knights led by their king, Sargon, who takes his title from the legendary Babylonian ruler. Tradition dictates that the current king's identity is never revealed to the public. The theme of the parade remains secret as well. After all, Mardi Gras is more fun with a little bit of mystery, don’t you think?
• Year founded: 1939
• Membership: 310 male riders
• Number of floats: 27 floatS
• Signature throw: LED Jester on a stick -
According to Greek mythology, Chaos was the void out of which the universe and all its gods were created. In 2000, the Knights of Chaos filled the void created when the Knight of Momus stopped parading in 1992 after 100 years.
The 225 member all-male krewe parades on the Thursday before Fat Tuesday (traditionally known as “Momus Thursday.”) Like Momus, Chaos presents a satirical parade. They never reveal the king's identity or the parade theme ahead of time.
• Year founded: 2000
• Membership: 225 male riders
• Number of floats: 16 floats -
Organized in 2000, the Krewe of Muses is named after the legendary daughters of Zeus. In Greek mythology, muses were patrons of the arts and sciences, as well as sources of inspiration for artists, poets, philosophers, and musicians.
The parade has become one of Mardi Gras' favorites, thanks to its humorous and biting parade themes. Each year, in addition to their year-long philanthropic works, the Muses host a design contest for students in the area. The winner rides as a guest of the krewe and his or her design is turned into a throw cup!
In addition to allowing students to design their throw cup logos, they also have had children design their masks. Now those duties have been passed along to adults, such as senior citizens and other adults in rehabilitative environments that may have not been able to participate in the parade as parade-goers.
• Year founded: 2000
• Membership: 1118 female riders
• Number of floats: 26 floats
• Signature throw: Hand-decorated high-heeled shoes
