Social Aid & Pleasure Club · Est. 2003
23rd Anniversary · Sunday, March 1, 2026 · 12:30 PM
VIP Ladies & Kids
The 2026 Route
START — Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar, 2604 Magazine St. Out Magazine St. to Louisiana Ave., right on Louisiana to S. Saratoga St., left on S. Saratoga to Foucher St.
The Other Place Bar, 3601 S. Saratoga St. Left on Foucher St. to Dryades St., left on Dryades to Second St., left on Second.
Sportsman’s Corner, 2433 Dryades St. Out Second St. to Simon Bolivar Blvd., left to LaSalle St., out LaSalle to Washington Ave. and across.
Dew Drop Inn. Out LaSalle St. to Louisiana Ave., right on Louisiana.
Jazz Daiquiri, 3400 S. Claiborne Ave. Out Louisiana Pkwy to S. Galvez St., right on Galvez to Washington Ave., left on Washington.
Established 2003 · Uptown New Orleans
Joie de Vivre.
The VIP Ladies & Kids have been an Uptown fixture since 2003, and 2026 marks their 23rd anniversary parade. More than a second line club, the VIP Ladies run as a community nonprofit — “Life Long Contributors” who put on cultural programs, support services, and opportunities for the neighborhood year-round.
Their theme says it all: Joie de Vivre — the joy of living. Rolling behind the Alumni Stooges and Sporty’s brass bands, the Ladies and Kids parade from Tracey’s in the Irish Channel across Uptown. The 2026 parade is dedicated to their dearly departed Maryann Thompson — fly high, Queen.
Joie de Vivre — the joy of living.
Uptown · New Orleans
