Year Founded: 1987

City: New Orleans

Members: 900
Both Male and Female members

Member Description: AKA – The “MUTHA” of all Krewes! The Krewe du Vieux is a Mardi Gras parade that kicks off the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans each year. We are the only Mardi Gras organization to get a “legal” permit to parade through the French Quarter. Although, technically, we are not an “official” parade – and really don’t want to be. (Then, we’d have to follow rules!). A “marching” parade, our members take to the streets each year, in lieu of riding on floats. Getting “up close and personal” with the crowds makes them feel a part of our revelry, and only adds to the magic of our annual stumble through the French Quarter.

Additional Information: The Krewe du Vieux is a non-profit organization dedicated to the historical and traditional concept of a Mardi Gras parade as a venue for individual creative expression and satirical comment. It is unique among all Mardi Gras parades in the city because it alone carries on the old traditions of Carnival celebrations, using decorated, hand or mule-drawn floats with satirical themes, accompanied by costumed revelers dancing in the streets to the sounds of jazzy street musicians. We believe in exposing the world to the true nature of Mardi Gras - and in exposing ourselves to the world.