Algiers Mardi Gras fest will return for its third annual Mardi Gras daytime soiree this year, according to an announcement that event officials made earlier this month. It will take place Feb. 4 at New Orleans Federal City.
Recently retired Appeals Court Judge Edwin A. Lombard will serve as Grand Marshal.
A mile-long parade is set to kick off at 9 a.m., featuring marching bands from Alice Harte, Martin Behrman, NOMMA, L.B. Landry as well as the Krewe of NOMTOC and Mohawk Hunters Mardi Gras Indians.
“The free and family-friendly festival aims to bring Mardi Gras to the historic Algiers neighborhood just across the mighty Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans,” according to a press release. “First held in 2020, the festival is returning for a third time after being cancelled in 2021 due to COVID-19.”
James Andrews, Gina Brown and Louisiana Music Hall Famer Amanda Shaw will headline the entertainment. Attendees can also expect additional performances by R&B soul singers Big Frank/Lil Frank, the U.S.
Marine Forces Reserve Band and the L.B. Landry choir.
An official 2023 Algiers Mardi Gras Festival poster was designed by Cadet Andres Perez, a student at New Orleans Maritime and Military Academy (NOMMA).
“We’re ecstatic to welcome revelers back to historic Algiers for a bigger and better Algiers Mardi Gras Festival,” said event founder and CEO Oscar Rainey. “Our first two festivals were huge hits with families, and we’re committed to bring it back even bigger and better in 2023. We invite everyone out for what will surely become the best free festival in all New Orleans.”
More information about the festivities is available at www.algiersmardigrasfest.com.
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