2025 Mardi Gras Dog Parades

Mardi Gras is just around the corner! In cities across the US, pet parents can bring a bit of The Big Easy to their buddies that bark by celebrating the holiday at one of the many Mardi Gras dog parades that will offer visitors a virtual gumbo of frivolity mixed with philanthropy.

Following are a few of the fetes where you and your four-legged party animal can let the good times roll and do a good deed for dogs and cats in need in the process.

Alabama

Carnegie Carnival Canines on Parade
From the intersection of Second Avenue and Johnston Street to Lee Street in Decatur

March 1, 2025
Get ready for a doggone good time in downtown Decatur as a plethora of partying pups promenade in apparel for a paws cause!

Proceeds from the event (which will include the crowning of Sir Bow Wow and Lady Barks-a-Lot) will benefit a local animal non-profit.

Mystic Mutts of Revelry
Downtown Fairhope
February 22, 2025

Reality TV-loving Rovers can take part in “The Real House Dogs of The
Eastern Shore”-themed parade and help dogs and cats who are dreaming
of a better tomorrow! Proceeds from this event benefit The Haven
No-Kill Animal Shelter.

Colorado

Mardi Gras 4Paws
Main Street from Third Avenue to Seventh Avenue in Frisco
March 1, 2025

Costumed party animals can saunter down the street in a New Orleans-inspired display that benefits Hope for Paws- Clear Creek Rescue.

Florida

Apalachicola Mardi Gras Barkus Parade
Riverfront Park, Apalachicola
February 21-22, 2025

Knowing that dogs rule, shelter pups are always chosen King and Queen of The Mystic Krewe of Salty Barkers’ annual parade.

Along with promenading pooches in festive apparel, the event’s two days of play (which this year will be celebrated with a “Game of Bones” theme) will also include tunes from local bands and vendor booths brimming with pet-related souvenirs..

A happening with heart, the parade will benefit The Franklin County Humane Society and the Florida Wild Mammal Association.

The Krewe of Amalee’s Mardi Gras Dog Parade and Festival
Woodland Boulevard, DeLand
Feb. 22, 2025

Pups and their proud pet parents can promenade in this year’s “Fidos on Fifth Avenue”-themed pet parade.

Over the years the Krewe of Amalee has raised a total of more than $719,000 for various neighborhood charities, including DeLand’s art community, families in need and humane pet centers.

Pet Parade
Historic St. Andrews, Panama City
February 23, 2025

Part of the annual St. Andrews Mardi Gras, our buddies who bark can enjoy a taste of The Big Easy as they promenade in a parade.

Paw-Di Gras
Downtown Pensacola
February 26, 2025
This block party for our barking buddies will include a Pirates of Pensacola Bay-themed pet parade, an array of adorable adoptables, live music, vendor stalls brimming with pet-related products, and much more! Donations from the pet parade will benefit Escambia County’s Animal Welfare department.

Photo: Krewe of Barkus and Meoux Pet Parade, Bossier City, Louisiana

Louisiana

Krewe of PAWS Mardi Gras Pet Parade
Starts at Antique Alley (Commerce Street), West Monroe
Feb. 15, 2025

Along with floats and fashion forward Fidos, the largest fundraising event for PAWS of NE Louisiana each year will also include children’s games and vendor booths.

CAAWS Mystic Krewe of Mutts Parade
North Boulevard Town Square in Baton Rouge
February 16, 2025

This annual event helps to fund Capital Animal Welfare Society’s spay/neuter program.

Krewe de Paws of Olde Towne
Parade lines up on Ciruti Street, Slidell
February 22, 2025

Costume-clad canines can enjoy a tribute to Carnival and help a paws case in the process, raising people’s spirits while raising funds for several area animal assistance groups.

Krewe du Pooch Parade and Costume Contest
Lakeshore Drive, Old Mandeville
March 15, 2025

Helping homeless dogs and cats live happily ever after, the theme of this year’s pup party is “Woofs of Art,” and will include a costume contest, a concert, family-friendly activities, vendors and pet adoptions. Proceeds benefit animal welfare organizations participating in the event.

Krewe des Chiens Parade for Dogs
Downtown Lafayette at West Vermilion Street
February 22, 2025

Festive Fidos will file down the street in style during this annual demonstration of dogged devotion to Mardi Gras which helps the non-profit Krewe des Chiens aid animal assistance organizations in the Acadiana area throughout the year.

Mystic Krewe of Barkus
Armstrong Park, New Orleans
February 23, 2025

Costume-clad canines will command the catwalk during the “Vanity Fur! Barkus Rules The Runway”-themed pet parade. All of the proceeds from the event will be donated to animal organizations in New Orleans and the Gulf South area.

Mardi Paws Parade
Downtown Covington
March 9, 2025

Pups and their pet parents can play as they promenade in a “Mardi Paws Gets in the Game” childhood game-themed parade! A happening with heart, proceeds from the event helps both kids and canines.      

Missouri

Purina Pet Parade
12th and Allen, Soulard, St. Louis
February 23, 2025

Billed as the world’s largest costumed pet parade, party animals will promenade for a paws cause, with each registration fee to participate donated to Open Door Animal Sanctuary. The most fashion forward Fidos will be chosen to be members of the Court of the Mystical Krewe of Barkus and can attend the Coronation Pageant to witness the crowning of the day’s top dogs, the King and Queen of Barkus.

Tennessee

Mardi Growl
World’s Fair Park, Knoxville
March 1, 2025
Fans of our four-legged friends will stride with pride alongside their furry family members as they help to shine a spotlight on the work of the Young-Williams Animal Center. The party with a higher purpose will also include costume contests, noms from a variety of food trucks, and the chance to shop among an array of vendor stalls.

Texas

Krewe of Barkus & Meoux Parade
21st and Harborside at Pier One, Galveston
March 2, 2025
A canine costume contest kicks off the fun followed by a pet parade. Hosted by the Galveston Island humane Society, funds raised will help to provide pets in need with spay/neuter assistance, emergency care, and vaccination and microchip clinics.

Krewe of Barkus Parade
Dr. Glenn Mitchell Memorial Park at 300 West Louisiana Street in downtown McKinney
March 2, 2025

Join a throng 4,500 strong at a Mardi Gras gathering influenced by the philanthropic Mystic Krewe of Barkus in New Orleans, which tosses a lifeline to abandoned animals as its human participants tosses throws to the canine-loving crowd.

Pups and pet parents alike are over the moon when they find out this year’s theme : “Out of This World- From Astronauts To Aliens, Barkus Shoots for The Stars!”.

Photo Credit: Shreveport-Bossier Mardi Gras