Barkus: where you can't park, and when
In 2026, Barkus rolled Downtown on Sunday, February 8 at 1 PM, and parking on its route was banned from 11 AM. The City hasn't published the next season's routes yet.
These are the 2026 routes and times, which have already run. The City publishes the next season's routes in January; Easy Lane checks every 3 hours and these pages update the day they're out.
The 2026 night
- Date
- Sunday, February 8
- Rolls
- 1 PM
- No route parking from
- 11 AM
- Area
- Downtown
Same day: Femme Fatale (11 AM), Carrollton (12:30 PM), King Arthur (1:30 PM).
The route
Forms at N. Rampart and St Ann, disbands at N. Rampart and Orleans Ave.. About 1.1 miles.
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Curb data: City of New Orleans
Orange is the route. Green dots are NOPD crossings; small dots are other intersections on the route.
Getting across
20 other intersections on this route. Whether police let people cross at each one changes through the night. See crossings reported by spotters
Email me when the 2027 routes are out
One email the day the City publishes the new routes, then a heads-up the evening before each parade day through Mardi Gras.
No account. One tap to stop.
From the City of New Orleans Mardi Gras Routes data (data.nola.gov), checked every 3 hours. Not checked: where the parade is right now, weather reschedules announced after our last check, NOPD barricades and side-street closures, and temporary signs on the block.