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Mardi Gras 2027 Live Cams: Bourbon Street and the Parade Route

Mardi Gras 2027 falls on Tuesday, February 9, 2027, the last day of a Carnival season that opens on Twelfth Night, Wednesday, January 6, 2027. Here is a live countdown in New Orleans time and your own, the cameras we carry on Bourbon Street and on Galveston’s Strand, how the parade weeks traditionally build to Fat Tuesday, and the City of New Orleans’ rules for the route.

104 days 10 hto Fat Tuesday in New Orleans

Fat Tuesday 2027 is in 104 days 10 h: Tuesday, February 9, 2027. Carnival season opens on Twelfth Night, in 70 days 10 h.

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Bourbon Street from a balcony

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The cameras at a glance

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  1. 1 Bourbon Street from a balcony New Orleans CT Down Bourbon Street from a second-floor balcony
  2. 2 Bourbon Street, street level New Orleans CT Along Bourbon Street at street level
  3. 3 The Strand, Galveston Galveston CT Over the Strand and the streets around it

Cameras and frames checked by hand on October 25, 2026. Streams re-checked when this page was rebuilt: 3 of 3 live.

Carnival 2027: the dates

Mardi Gras moves with Easter. Easter 2027 is Sunday, March 28, 2027, so Ash Wednesday is 46 days before it and Fat Tuesday the day before that. These dates are computed from that rule, and the countdowns are to midnight in New Orleans.

  1. Twelfth Night: Carnival season begins

    Wednesday, January 6, 2027in 70 days 10 h

    January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany, opens the season every year. Traditionally the first parades roll that evening: walking krewes in the French Quarter and the Phunny Phorty Phellows on the St. Charles streetcar line.

  2. Lundi Gras

    Monday, February 8, 2027in 103 days 10 h

    The Monday before Mardi Gras: traditionally a night of big Uptown parades.

  3. Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday)

    Tuesday, February 9, 2027in 104 days 10 h

    The last day of Carnival and the biggest. Traditionally Zulu rolls in the morning and Rex follows; the French Quarter fills all day.

  4. Ash Wednesday

    Wednesday, February 10, 2027in 105 days 10 h

    Lent begins and Carnival is over. Mardi Gras always falls 47 days before Easter, so it moves every year, between early February and early March.

Sources: MardiGrasNewOrleans.com: When is Mardi Gras 2027? · MardiGrasNewOrleans.com: future Mardi Gras dates

New Orleans: Bourbon Street live

Both cameras are in the French Quarter. Parades through the Quarter are walking parades, so this is where to watch the street party, the costumes and the balconies rather than the big floats.

Bourbon Street from a balcony

The Cat’s Meow balcony, Bourbon Street at St. Peter Street, French Quarter

Live videoEarthCam

Faces: Down Bourbon Street from a second-floor balcony

What you’ll see: The crowd in the street, the iron balconies opposite and, at Carnival, the walking parades, brass bands and costumes that come through the Quarter, with beads flying from the balconies. EarthCam says it will stream the Mardi Gras celebrations live.

When: Any evening, and all day on the Carnival weekends and Mardi Gras itself.

Bourbon Street, street level

Bourbon Street, French Quarter

Live videoEarthCam

Faces: Along Bourbon Street at street level

What you’ll see: Bourbon Street among the crowd: neon, bars and the party that runs through the night, busiest on Carnival weekends and Fat Tuesday.

When: After dark in New Orleans (Central Time) for the lights; Fat Tuesday all day.

How the parade weeks usually run

Each krewe (the clubs that stage the parades) rolls on its own traditional day, but the 2027 lineup is not confirmed yet: the schedules published now are estimates built from past years, and the krewes confirm a few months before Carnival. So instead of 2027 dates, here is the traditional shape of the season.

  • Twelfth Night (January 6): the season opens with walking krewes in the French Quarter and the Phunny Phorty Phellows’ streetcar ride on St. Charles Avenue.
  • January into early February: parades on the weekends, many of them walking parades through the French Quarter and the Marigny, and parades in the suburbs.
  • The last two weeks: the big float parades roll Uptown on most nights, most of them along St. Charles Avenue toward Canal Street.
  • The last weekend: traditionally Endymion rolls in Mid-City on the Saturday and Bacchus Uptown on the Sunday night; on Lundi Gras, the Monday, Proteus and Orpheus.
  • Mardi Gras morning: traditionally Zulu, then Rex, with more parades following, while the French Quarter fills for the day.

For the confirmed schedule nearer the time, use the City of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras pages, its Routewise parade tracker, and the MardiGrasNewOrleans.com schedule, which marks its dates as estimates until the krewes confirm them.

On the route: the City’s rules and safety tips

If you are going in person, these come from the City of New Orleans, and most are set by City code:

  • Setting up: no ladders, chairs, coolers or other personal items on the public right-of-way (including the neutral ground) earlier than four hours before a parade; anything put out earlier may be removed. Don’t block intersections.
  • Ladders: no taller than 6 feet, free-standing, at least 6 feet back from the curb, never fastened together and never left out overnight.
  • Not allowed: tents, canopies, ropes or other enclosures; open flames; gas or diesel generators; upholstered furniture, scaffolding and platforms; confetti guns; Mylar balloons; unattended coolers; pets, except service animals.
  • During the parade: stay behind the barricades and out of the street, don’t cross between floats, don’t go after throws that land near a moving float, and don’t throw anything back at the riders: “throwbacks” carry a $250 fine.
  • Your group: agree on a meeting spot, and take a “safety selfie” at the start so you can show what everyone is wearing. There are lost child stations along the route; Routewise shows them, with restrooms and first aid stations.
  • Getting there: don’t drink and drive, and leave extra time: streets are full of people.
  • Help: call 911 in an emergency; report something suspicious on 504-821-2222.

Sources: City of New Orleans: along the route · City of New Orleans: safety and first aid

Galveston, and Mobile

Galveston, Texas holds what its organisers call Texas’ largest Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras! Galveston runs January 29 to February 9, 2027, mostly in the downtown Entertainment District between 20th and 25th Streets, from Harborside Drive to Mechanic Street, with more parades on the Seawall. The district is ticketed on the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday and the second Friday and Saturday; the second Sunday, Fat Tuesday and the Seawall parades are free. Our Strand camera looks over the heart of that district.

Mobile, Alabama has celebrated Carnival for more than 300 years, according to the Mobile Carnival Museum, which keeps a parade schedule. We have no live camera there on Port of Cams.

The Strand, Galveston

Strand Historic District, downtown Galveston, Texas

Live videoGalveston TV

Faces: Over the Strand and the streets around it

What you’ll see: Downtown Galveston, inside the area where Mardi Gras! Galveston holds its Entertainment District, parades and street party; the opening parade loops along Strand and Mechanic Streets.

When: On the Galveston Mardi Gras weekends (January 29 – February 9, 2027), evenings especially.

Sources: Mardi Gras! Galveston: FAQ · Mardi Gras! Galveston: 2027 parade schedule

Watching from home

  • The French Quarter, any time: the two Bourbon Street cameras above stream all year, and are busiest after dark on Carnival weekends and all day on Fat Tuesday.
  • The big parades: the float parades roll Uptown and in Mid-City, out of our cameras’ view; in season New Orleans news outlets stream them from the route.
  • Time zones: New Orleans is on Central Standard Time (UTC−6) at Carnival. Each date above shows its New Orleans midnight in your own time when your device is set to another zone.

Questions

When is Mardi Gras 2027?

Fat Tuesday is Tuesday, February 9, 2027. Easter 2027 is March 28, and Mardi Gras is always the day before Ash Wednesday, 47 days before Easter. The Carnival season it ends begins on Twelfth Night, January 6, 2027. The countdown at the top of this page runs to the start of February 9 in New Orleans (Central Time).

When does Mardi Gras season start in New Orleans?

On Twelfth Night, January 6, every year. Parades run on and off from then, with most of the big ones in the last two weeks before Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras itself moves with Easter: it can fall on any Tuesday from early February to early March.

What is the 2027 New Orleans parade schedule?

Not confirmed yet. The schedules published now are estimates built from each krewe’s traditional day; MardiGrasNewOrleans.com says the lineup is not fully confirmed until a few months before Carnival, and the City of New Orleans lists parades on its NOLA Ready site as the season approaches. Traditionally Endymion rolls in Mid-City on the Saturday before Mardi Gras, Bacchus on the Sunday, and Zulu and Rex on Mardi Gras morning.

Can I watch Mardi Gras live online?

Yes. This page carries two live cameras on Bourbon Street and one on the Strand in Galveston, all streaming year-round, plus a countdown to Fat Tuesday. In season, New Orleans news outlets also stream the big parades from the route. The Bourbon Street cameras show the French Quarter, where parades are walking parades; the large float parades mostly roll Uptown and in Mid-City.

Do parades go down Bourbon Street?

Not the big float parades. Parades through the French Quarter and the Marigny are walking parades, so on Bourbon Street you see walking krewes, brass bands, costumes and crowds rather than floats. The large parades mostly roll Uptown along St. Charles Avenue toward Canal Street, and in Mid-City.

What are the rules for ladders and chairs on the parade route?

The City of New Orleans says personal items may not be put on the public right-of-way earlier than four hours before a parade starts, and anything placed earlier may be removed. Ladders must be no taller than 6 feet, free-standing, at least 6 feet back from the curb, not fastened together and not left out overnight. Tents and other enclosures, open flames, generators, confetti guns and Mylar balloons are not allowed, and pets stay home except service animals.

When is Mardi Gras in Galveston in 2027?

Mardi Gras! Galveston runs January 29 to February 9, 2027, on both weekends and Fat Tuesday, according to its organisers. Most of it happens in the downtown Entertainment District between 20th and 25th Streets, which is ticketed on the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday and the second Friday and Saturday; the second Sunday, Fat Tuesday and the Seawall parades are free.

Camera feeds belong to their operators (EarthCam on Bourbon Street, Galveston TV on the Strand), named on each camera page. Dates computed from the Easter rule and checked against MardiGrasNewOrleans.com; route rules from the City of New Orleans; Galveston’s dates from Mardi Gras! Galveston.

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