The official beginning of the Mardi Gras season is Jan 6, on the Feast of Epiphany, or Twelfth Night (12 days after Christmas) and continues until the midnight of Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. The date for Ash Wednesday, of course, changes from year to year depending on the date of Easter.

*Exact times and dates not available at time of publication. All times and routes subject to change.

For the latest on Mardi Gras in and around the city, tune in to WWL-TV Channel 4 or visit http://www.wwltv.com/mardigras/routes1.html for complete and up to date information.

Uptown Parade Schedule
SUNDAY, JANUARY 6
Phunny Phorty Phellows - 7:00p.m.
 WEDNESDAY, January 30
Ancient Druids - 6:00 p.m.		 SUNDAY, February 3
Okeanos - 11:00 a.m.
Thoth - 11:30 a.m.
Mid-City - 2:00 p.m.
Bacchus - 5:15 p.m.
FRIDAY, January 25
Oshun - 6:00 p.m.
Pygmalion - 7:30 p.m.
 THURSDAY, January 31
Babylon - 5:45 p.m.
Chaos - 6:30 p.m.
Muses - 7:30 p.m.


LUNDI GRAS, February 4
Proteus - 5:15 p.m.
Orpheus - 5:45 p.m.
SATURDAY, January 26
Pontchartrain - 1:00 p.m.
Shangri-La -2:00 p.m.
Sparta - 6:00 p.m.
Pegasus - 6:45 p.m.		 FRIDAY, February 1
Hermes - 6:00 p.m.
d'Etat - 6:30 p.m.
Morpheus -7:45 p.m.
 MARDI GRAS: February 5
Zulu - 8:00 a.m.
Rex - 10:00 a.m.
Elks Orleans - follows Rex
Crescent City - follows Elks
SUNDAY, January 27
Carrollton - noon
King Arthur - 1:15 p.m.		 SATURDAY, February 2
Iris - 11:00 a.m.
Tucks - 12:30 p.m.
Endymion - 4:30 p.m.