The 25th Annual Official Gay Easter Parade is scheduled to roll Easter Sunday, April 5 at 4:30pm. The parade will consist of numerous carriages, walking groups and convertibles.
The Gay Easter Parade started in 2000 in New Orleans as a fun way to showcase the fashion and creativity of the entire LGBTQ+ community with ladies in gowns or summer suits with Easter Hats and gentlemen in summer suits or tuxedos. It is meant to be a fun cultural event the whole family can attend regardless of whether you identify as LGBTQ+.
The annual parade is a fundraising event for Food for Friends, a division of CrescentCare. Since 2003 the parade has raised $394,594.54 for Food for Friends.
This year’s parade will roll through the French Quarter starting at the entrance to Armstrong Park at the corner of N. Rampart and St. Ann Streets and disbanding at La Cabaret at 834 N. Rampart Street. The proposed route (waiting NOPD approval) will travel down St. Ann to Bourbon Street to Esplanade to Royal to Orleans to Dauphine to St. Louis and back to Rampart Street.
This year’s Easter Grand Marshals are Felicia Phillips and Jeffrey Palmquist.
