We’re so thrilled to march again in the Portland Rose Festival Starlight Parade! Our entry is #26. Look for Brass Roots Brass Band, flambeau, dancers, and our Krewe Loose Cajun band!
2016 Mardi Gras Day Parade Details
Portland Mardi Gras Parade on Mississippi Avenue
Tuesday Feb 9th
Line Up: 6:00pm at Victoria Bar, 4835 N Albina Ave
Start Time: 7:00pm
Route: 9 blocks on Mississippi Avenue – Starting at Victoria Bar, heading south to end at Ecliptic Brewing, 825 North Cook
Family friendly parade – all ages FREE event – kids welcome!
Music: THREE Bands! Transcendental Marching Band, Bloco Alegria Samba Band & Skull and Bones second line band provide festive Mardi Gras music in the parade.
Following the parade multiple venues on Miss Ave. host Mardi Gras music!
Enjoy the Krewe Loose Cajun Band at Ecliptic Brewing at the post-parade party.
Check out the kid’s costume awards at Mississippi Pizza immediately following the parade
2nd Place Award 2015 Starlight Parade
2nd Place Community Division Award! Our Starlight Parade float earned 547 of 600 points for Originality & Use of Theme, Creativity & Design Quality, Use of Illumination, and Overall Presentation. Official Starlight Parade winners list for 2015
Mardi Gras Day Parade Details for 2015
February 17th: Mardi Gras Day Parade on Mississippi Avenue!
Start: Ecliptic Brewing
825 North Cook St. Portland, OR 97227
– Music from Transcendental Brass Band starts at 5:30 at Ecliptic
– Kids, wagons, pets, bikes, all welcome
Start time: Parade will roll at 6:30.
Parade end: back at Eliptic – Parade turns around at Skidmore Ave
After parade: Trophies awarded for parade participants! Meet at Mississippi Pizza around 7:30 for music with the Krewe Loose Cajun Band and awards “ceremony”
Music also across the street at Bar Bar with Love Bomb a Go Go marching band!
Start at Ecliptic Brewing. Parade starts at 6:30 pm, so get there earlier to get in the line up. All ages, all community invited to parade along! Wear your best Mardi Gras attire, flashing lights, what have you! Kids and pets welcome. Join us afterwords for live music and dancing –
– in association with Mississippi Ave !
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We’ll have Krewe-made mini-umbrella custom throws also
2015 Last Thursday and Trolley Gras!
The Krewe will be out Thursday night January 29th to parade down Alberta Street for the montly Last Thursday party! Look for us in lighted costumes. Get yourself some beads!
Saturday January 31st the Krewe parades on Portland Trolleys around town for our second Trolley Gras! Modeled after the Phunny Phorty Phellows in New Orleans we’ll cover more ground with our trolley parade! Look for us on Mississippi Ave, SE Division, and who knows where. Join us afterwards at Mississippi Pizza for music with the Krewe Loose Cajun Band around 9pm.
