Video ~ New Orleans Mardi Gras 2008 ~ Fat Tuesday in the French Quarter

llarrylane has created a wonderful Mardi Gras 2008 video! It captures the colorful, exotic, beautiful, funny and elaborate costumes revelers wore to parade through the French Quarter on Fat Tuesday (February 5th, 2008). You can feel what a marvelous time they are all having in New Orleans.

Video ~ Society of Saint Anne Mardi Gras Parade 2008

22nola has provided this great fan video from Mardi Gras 2008. It shows a bit of the Society of Saint Anne and the Storyville Stompers' parade. Talk about being right in the middle of the action! Filmed at Rue Royal and Elysian Fields.

Happy Mardi Gras Day!

I want to wish all the loyal Nola - Blog readers a very, very Happy Fat Tuesday! For those of you who were fortunate enough to actually enjoy the Mardi Gras fun in New Orleans, please share your stories & photos with us. My hope is the attention and visitors that Carnival brings to NOLA will show everyone that it is alive! The city still needs our help and support in this rebuilding period. Bead on!!!

Is there a cover charge for Mardi Gras?

People often ask if there is a cover charge for attending the Mardi Gras parades, and/or where to purchase tickets. There is no charge for watching the legendary floats & parades from the street. Since they wind their way down many blocks, you have lots of places to find a spot & cheer with the crowd. The energy is incredible! However, if you prefer not to stand along the parade route, many of the hotels & restaurants along Bourbon Street have amazing views of all the pagentry from their balconies. However, some businesses do impose a fee for a seat in their establishment on the route. They may choose to collect an entrance fee, or may only require you to buy dinner. You should inquire with the businesses themselves for more details.