French Quarter Easter Parade 2025

French Quarter Easter Parade LLC proudly presents the 40th Annual French Quarter Easter Parade on Sunday April 20th 2025 at 1:00 p.m. 

The celebration starts at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel Ballroom at 11:00 a.m. with a Hat Contest Silent Auction and Entertainment. Riders will then hop on the floats and ride through the heart of the historic French Quarter.

On April 20th 2025 the Easter Sunday morning celebration will begin at 11:00 AM with a Silent Auction music and Hat Contest at the Omni Royal Orleans Grand Ballroom 621 St. Louis Street. This will be “no ordinary hat contest”…local notables will be the judges!

At 1:00 PM the French Quarter Easter Parade will assemble at the corner of Royal and St. Louis Streets (Omni Royal Orleans Hotel) and begin a path through the heart of the French Quarter complete with colorful floats marching bands beads and more! Following the parade and back at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel there will be a lavish private brunch during which the LIVE and SILENT auctions will continue. The event will also include dancing to the marvelous music of David Cook and the Yat Pack band.

The parade will begin at the corner of St. Louis and Royal in front of the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel turn right on Bourbon to Gov. Nicholls Street to Decatur and conclude on St. Louis and Royal at the Omni Royal. It will have colorful floats marching bands beads Easter trinkets and plenty of eager revelers. Following the parade revelers can enjoy a Champagne Brunch and dancing featuring David Cook and the Yat Pack!

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