One Neighborhood, One Day, Four Parades: French Quarter Easter 2024
The French Quarter Easter Parade on Bourbon Street, photo by Melanie Cole
April 2024The day starts early with a small celebration of Ostara, the ancient goddess of renewal, followed in quick succession by the Historic French Quarter Easter Parade, the French Quarter Easter Parade (formerly the Chris Owens Easter Parade) and ending with the rollicking Gay Easter Parade, leaving the city needing a bit more renewal after the holiday!
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- photos by Melanie Cole and Ellis Anderson
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Ostara’s main float, shown later in the day at Armstrong Park, photo by Ellis Anderson
Osara parading down Chartres Street at 8:20 Easter morning, capture from video below.
The Historic French Quarter Easter parade, mid-morning, making the rounds of the central Quarter and ending at Jackson Square where the participants attended Easter Mass. Photo by Ellis Anderson
Terri Antholzner, the “flower girl” of Jackson Square helps one celebrant with a flower crown
The name of the parade has changed since her passing but Chris Owens was certainly there in spirit for the French Quarter Easter Parade.
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
photo by Melanie Cole
Carl Mack, founder of the Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture
(R) Historian, author and FQJ columnist, Frank Perez and friend, photo by Ellis Anderson
A new parade krewe wowed the crowds, Chaissez Ladies, photo by Ellis Anderson
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