Mardi Gras – 2018 Mardi Gras, New Orleans-The Krewe of Bacchus Parade.
The Krewe of Bacchus broke with Mardi Gras Carnival tradition in 1968. They staged a Sunday night parade with bigger and more spectacular floats than previously seen in Carnival. They decided to have a national celebrity king lead the parade, breaking ranks with 113 years of Carnival tradition.
Now, with more than 1,000 members and 31 animated super-floats, the Mardi Gras – 2018 Mardi Gras, New Orleans-The Krewe of Bacchus Parade is revered as one of the most spectacular krewes in Carnival history.
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Bacchus is the most innovative and imitated krewe this century in the Mardi Gras Parade. The krewe’s large signature floats, Rendezvous supper dance with Las Vegas-type entertainment, and national celebrity monarchs are just a few of the tradition-breaking moves that set the Krewe of Bacchus apart.
Bacchus, the Greek god of wine, has been portrayed by celebrities including Raymond Burr, Bob Hope, Dom DeLuise, Charlton Heston, William Shatner and Kirk Douglas, and Dick Clark.
The parade’s more than 25 floats include several super floats such as the Bacchagator, Bacchasaurus, and Baccha-Whoppa. The Krewe of Bacchus holds its parade on the Sunday before Mardi Gras Day, drawing crowds of several hundred thousands every year.
The Mardi Gras – 2018 Mardi Gras, New Orleans-The Krewe of Bacchus Parade parade through the streets of New Orleans with its massive floats, marching bands, and ceremonial escort groups… ending up inside the Convention Center for their black-tie Rendezvous party of over 5000 guests from all over the country, featuring celebrity entertainment before and after the parade.
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