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Midsummer Mardi Gras 2026: Before the Parade

Oak Street, Carrollton, New Orleans

Before the Krewe of O.A.K. stepped off, Oak Street was already alive with handmade costumes, neighborhood reunions, porch-side spectators, performers, and friends arriving for Midsummer Mardi Gras. Photographed in the warm light of Saturday, August 29, this gallery captures the anticipation and street portraits that gathered around the parade before nightfall.

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