Krewe of OAK

[1] The krewe's Carnival parade is held on the Friday night before Mardi Gras Day.

[2] The Krewe Ball is held at the Maple Leaf Bar, and parades start and end outside that neighborhood landmark.

The parade traditionally features golf cart floats with effigy heads of notable Carrollton characters, including James Booker.

The annual Krewe of OAK Mid-Summer Mardi Gras parade usually takes place on the last weekend of August.

But in 2017 the foot parade was held on the second to last weekend of August in order to better coincide with the upcoming solar eclipse.

Small floats
The "Bearded Oysters" dance troupe on a balcony before the start of the parade
Oysters hit the street
Home-made float of a bicycle pulling a chariot .