We are expanding our support of Mardi Gras with a new initiative targeted to support our first responders and the “behind the scenes” workers stationed along the parade route, who are so integral to the success of Mardi Gras.
For six days of the 10-day Mardi Gras season, a Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) will be driven on the actual parade route between parading Krewes. Our ERVs will be stocked with assorted comfort items such as sandwiches, snacks, coffee, water, etc. and will be distributed to first responders and workers such as NOPD, NOFD, visiting law enforcement, sanitation workers, tractor drivers, military and out of town band members, chaperones and dance teams not accustomed to parading for long distances.
Look for our ERV - the big white truck with the red cross - rolling in between the following parades:
Fri, Feb 21 (after Oshun, before Cleopatra)
Sat, Feb 22 (after Legion of Mars, before Choctaw)
Wed, Feb 26 (after Druids, before Alla)
Fri, Feb 28 (after Hermes, before D'Etat)
Sun, Mar 2 (after Mid-city, before Thoth)
Mon, Mar 3 (after Proteus, before Orpheus)
Friday, February 21: Uptown
Saturday, February 22: Uptown
Sunday, February 23: Uptown
Wednesday, February 26: Uptown
Thursday, February 27: Uptown
Friday, February 28: Uptown
Saturday, March 1: Uptown
Saturday, March 1: Mid-City
Sunday, March 2: Uptown
Monday, March 3: Uptown
Tuesday, March 4: Uptown
See below for parade safety tips to share with your family and friends who are attending the parades as spectators, and as always, be sure to download the American Red Cross app for general safety tips.
Additional safety tips and reminders on how to celebrate safely from our partners at NOLA Ready can be found here.