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Gay Mardi Gras
is without a doubt the most outrageous gay and lesbian
event in New Orleans, second only to the annual
Southern Decadence
Weekend Celebration in the
number of gay and lesbian revelers. In 2020, the
celebration is Thursday, February 20 through
Tuesday, February 25, and
takes place in the lower French Quarter. This is where
the epicenter of the Gay New Orleans community is
located at the corner of Bourbon and St. Ann Streets,
anchored by the city's largest gay nightclub,
The Bourbon Pub / Parade.
Tradition dictates that the official Mardi Gras season
begins on January 6th, or Twelfth Night. The duration is determined by the Church calendar,
and runs until the beginning of Lent, which is Ash
Wednesday. The climax is "Fat Tuesday" (or Mardi Gras
Day), the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. And
Ash Wednesday is always 46 days before Easter
Sunday. Finally, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday
after the first full moon following the first day of
Spring. Confusing? It won't be after
your first drink on Bourbon Street! The entire season can last as
long as two months or can be as short as one month,
(as
was the case in 2008).
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New
Orleans' Gay Mardi Gras presents many of the
nation's best DJ talent. .
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sales have ended.
Tickets are available at the door for all events at
The Bourbon Pub / Parade.
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When is Mardi Gras?
FUTURE MARDI GRAS
DATES:
2020:
February 25, 2020
2021: February 16, 2021
2022: March 1, 2022
2023: February 21, 2023 |
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