Krewe of Endymion

The Krewe of Endymion is one of only three Super Krewes, defined by spectacular floats and celebrity Grand Marshals, and is the largest of the 80 or so parades participating in New Orleans Mardi Gras. Many people begin saving their viewing spots for this parade in the early morning hours although it does not occur until the evening. It was founded in 1966 and named after Endymion {en-dim'-ee-uhn}, from Greek mythology.

Its motto, "Throw Until it Hurts", defines a tradition of being extremely generous with its throws, tossing millions of beads, cups, doubloons and trinkets during its annual parade, held the Saturday before Fat Tuesday. The parade is immediately followed with a spectacular party called the 'Endymion Extravaganza', that rivals anything that Las Vegas can offer. It was held from 1974 to 1980 at the now demolished Rivergate Convention Center. Since 1981, it has been held in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome except in 2006 when it was held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center due to repairs to the Superdome after being damaged from Hurricane Katrina and also in 2011 due to the final Phase 3 renovations to the Superdome. The Krewe will return to the Superdome in 2012. In recent years, the krewe has had over 2300 members and 12,000-14,000 guests at its Extravaganza.

Endymion has a rich tradition of celebrity Grand Marshals:

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Old Line Krewes
Super Krewes

Krewe of Endymion | Krewe of Bacchus | Krewe of Orpheus
Parading Krewes

Krewe du Vieux | Krewe of Druids | Krewe of Babylon | Krewe of King Arthur | Krewe of Muses | Knights of Chaos | Krewe of Hermes | Le Krewe d'Etat | Krewe of Mid-City | Krewe of Thoth | Krewe of Iris | Krewe of Tucks | Krewe of Morpheus | Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club | Krewe of OAK | KOE (Krewe of Elvis) | Krewe of Pontchartrain | Phorty Phunny Phellows | Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus
Non-Parading Krewes
that present debutantes

Twelfth Night Revelers | Elves of Oberon | Krewe of Athenians | The Atlanteans | The Harlequins | Krewe of Olympians | Mystery | Caliphs of Cairo | Krewe of Nereus | High Priests of Mithras | Prophets of Persia | Krewe of Dorians | Krewe of Osiris | Krewe of Achaeans
Walking Clubs
Indian Tribes

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