Krewe of Endymion

The first Endymion parade rolled on February 4, 1967 in the Gentilly neighborhood near the New Orleans Fair Grounds horse racing facility.

[citation needed] The 2003 parade was forced to the Uptown route along St. Charles Avenue by construction of the Canal Streetcar Line,[3] a circumstance which repeated in 2006 and 2007 due to a lack of manpower within the NOPD in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

[6][7][8] New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson was Grand Marshal of the 2010 parade only six days following his franchise's victory in Super Bowl XLIV over the Indianapolis Colts.

[citation needed] The parade was not held in 2021; it was planned the next year for Saturday February 26, 2022, before Mardi Gras on Tuesday March 1, 2022.

Unlike many other Carnival Krewes, Endymion announces the season theme months prior to Mardi Gras.

Samedi Gras is the Endymion pre-parade block party located between Carrollton and City Park Avenue.