Mardi Gras in Houma
Located only 57 minutes southwest of New Orleans, Houma boasts the second largest Mardi Gras celebration in the number of parades within the parish (county).- Offers a safe, family-friendly carnival atmosphere without the noise, traffic and high cost of New Orleans.
- Great alternative to New Orleans for families, senior and foreign travelers.
- Houma has 13 parades, with as many as 30 floats and over 600 riders in each parade.
- Houma’s Mardi Gras floats are designed and built by renowned Mardi Gras New Orleans designer Blaine Kern.
- Every year, thousands of visitors travel to Houma to celebrate Mardi Gras with the locals. Even residents in the New Orleans metro area visit Houma for Mardi Gras.
