Oddusee Indians — NOLA Mardi Gras Indians

Oddusee · New Orleans

Won’t Bow Down.Don’t Know How.

For more than a century the Black Masking Indians of New Orleans have sewn all year to come out one morning — the prettiest suit on the street, the Big Chief out front, the tribe behind him. Dozens of tribes still mask — find yours below.

Oddusee · New Orleans

Meet the Tribes

Twenty-eight gangs, their Big Chiefs and councils.

Oddusee · New Orleans

St. Joseph’s Night — March 19

The one night the suits come out after dark.

Oddusee · New Orleans

Mardi Gras Day — February 9, 2027

The tribes come out at dawn. Uptown, Downtown and the Westbank.

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Tribes
Feb–Apr
The Season
Mardi Gras Day
When We Mask
1880s
Deep Roots

The Explorer


Find Your Tribe

Browse by tribe, jump to a masking day, or read the whole season at once.

Browse by Tribe · Tap a tribe to open its council & masking days

Masking Days · Tap a day to preview its page

Full Schedule · The season, day by day

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