Every club has its royalty, and on parade day they wear it. The King, the Queen, the Grand Marshal — these are not costumes. They are honors, and the people who hold them carry the club’s pride down the street. The King and Queen are the faces of the club[…]
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Second Line Etiquette: How to Roll Respectfully
Everybody is welcome in the second line — that is the whole spirit of it. But welcome comes with respect. If it is your first time out, here is how to roll right. Respect the club. The members in the matching suits worked all year for this day. Do not[…]
Anatomy of a Second Line Sunday: Step-Off to Disband
A second line looks like beautiful chaos from the outside. It is not. There is a shape to the day, the same one every Sunday, and once you know it you can roll with any club in the city. The step-off. The club gathers at a set corner, usually early[…]
Aid First, Then the Parade: Why the Clubs Exist
The full name tells you everything: Social Aid & Pleasure Club. The pleasure — the parade, the music, the second line Sunday — is the part the whole city sees. The aid came first, and it is the reason these clubs exist at all. Back when Black New Orleanians were[…]
What Is a Second Line? The Sunday Tradition, Explained
Every Sunday from late August into June, somewhere in New Orleans a brass band strikes up, a club steps out its door in matching suits, and a neighborhood falls in behind them. That is a second line — and if you have never been in one, no video does it[…]
2023-2024 Parade Season Schedule
2024-2025 Parade Schedule Register Today Weeks S.A.P.S &B.S Members 8 since It can’t be missed. 2024 – 2025 Parades 6th ward steppers February 18 This was extremely insightful and well worth the time. I am excited about getting back to work to implement the things I learned. Jack Johnson Best.[…]