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Krewe of O.A.K. · 40th anniversary

Midsummer Mardi Gras 2026

Oak Street, Carrollton, New Orleans

Oak Street celebrated four decades of Midsummer Mardi Gras on Saturday, August 29, 2026. Explore two connected photo stories: the colorful hours before the parade, followed by the Krewe of O.A.K. procession moving through the Carrollton neighborhood after dark.

149 photographs across 2 galleries

2 galleries
Midsummer Mardi Gras 2026: Before the Parade in Oak Street, Carrollton, New Orleans, photo 37 Before sunset Before the Parade 90 photos Midsummer Mardi Gras 2026: The Parade in Oak Street, Carrollton, New Orleans, photo 1 After dark The Parade on Oak Street 59 photos

Two chapters from Oak Street

See the celebration before and after the parade stepped off.

Begin before the parade