Irish Channel Corner Club

It is an all-male carnival organization that marches in parades during Mardi Gras, in which they don colorful custom carnival costumes and specifically design Corner Club beads, and St. Patrick's Day, in which they wear their traditional green vests.

Their members walk with canes that have colorful flowers that are given away for kisses while they dance and drink in the streets.

The Irish Channel Corner Club was organized May 1918 by a group of seven men on the corner of Third and Rousseau Streets, named after the historic Irish Channel neighborhood of the city.

After World War II, On April 6, 1947, five men decided to reorganize the club, and again with the help of the neighborhood, the club was returned to an active status and marches every Carnival Day.

In recent years the club has been joined by the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums,[1] and local parading jazz bands including the Pocket Aces and the Big Fun Brass Band.