New: Skeleton Pile Kids!
Check out the whole set of Skeleton Pile Kids! You can now get a t-shirt of all ’em here!
Skeleton Krewe 2020 portraits
Skeleton Krewe 2020 portraits are now in the Gallery!
Help Skelly save Le Grande Poohbah!
Introducing Skelly’s Quest, a retro platformer game starring Skeleton Krewe’s mascot and members of our Executive Committee. Help Skelly rescue Le Grande Poohbah and save Mardi Gras! You can play the game here!
Skeleton Krewe in the media
Check out this great article about the krewe when we were interviewed by a fan from Nashville shortly after our 20th anniversary.
This year we celebrate 21 years!!!
Skeleton Krewe parade schedule for Carnival 2020
Skeleton Krewe will be marching in our usual two parades this Carnival season — we’ll be leading Krewe d’Etat on the Friday before Mardi Gras, February 21st, starting at 6:30pm, and then we’ll do our solo march Mardi Gras morning, February 25th, starting at 6:30am and ending at Jackson Square around 8:30am. From there we’ll march along Chartres over toward Kerlerec and join the street party in front of R Bar around 10:30am. Come say hi and get yerself a Skeleton Krewe doubloon!
Here’s a video of us from last year!
Skeleton Krewe at Bal Masqué 2020
Skeleton Krewe had a wonderful time shaking our bones at Bal Masqué 2020!
Skeleton Krewe Voodoo Fest 2019 poster
Skeleton Krewe 2019 portraits
Skeleton Krewe 2019 portraits are now in the Gallery!
Now available: our tricentennial zine!
Rewind a year here: For New Orlean’s tricentennial in 2018, Skeleton Krewe designed skull masks and costumes representing characters from New Orleans history, and each member submitted an illustration for a zine that we handed out on Mardi Gras day. Now you can order a copy on MagCloud! (And of course come see us and grab a copy of our new 2019 zine next Tuesday morning! See our parade schedule here!)
Mardi Gras is comin’!
Just one week to go! Check out Skeleton Krewe’s Facebook and Instagram this week for lots of pics from Mardi Gras parades gone by, and keep in mind our 2019 parade schedule: we march at the beginning of Krewe d’Etat on Friday night starting at 6:30pm, and then our solo march is Tuesday morning starting around 6:00am, ending at Jackson Square around 8:30.
Skeleton Krewe parade schedule for Carnival 2019
It’s Skeleton Krewe’s 20th anniversary! We’ll be marching in two parades as usual this Carnival season — we’ll be leading Krewe d’Etat on Friday, March 1st, starting at 6:30pm, and then we’ll do our solo march Mardi Gras morning, March 5th, starting at 6:30am and ending at Jackson Square around 8:30am. From there we’ll mosey on over toward Frenchman Street and hang around the street party in front of R Bar after around 10:30am. Come say hi and get yerself a copy of our 20th anniversary zine!!
Skeleton Krewe at Bal Masque!
Check out Skeleton Krewe’s Facebook page to see pics and videos of us shakin’ our bones at Bal Masque 2019!
Skeleton Krewe 2018 portraits — New Orleans tricentennial!
For New Orlean’s tricentennial in 2018, Skeleton Krewe dressed up as influential personalities from New Orleans and Louisiana history — factual, fictional, and zoological! See all the Skeleton Krewe 2018 portraits here.
“A grand marshal, a Carnival queen and a krewe of skeletons”
Skeleton Krewe is featured at the beginning of this video by Tulane University!
That’s how we roll!
Skeleton Krewe flag on the homepage of NOLA.com!
Skeleton Krewe’s flag is currently featured on the homepage of nola.com, as well as in this great article: A guide to Mardi Gras flags: Banners fly high during the Carnival season.
Skeleton Krewe parade schedule for Carnival 2018
Skeleton Krewe will march in two parades this Carnival season — we’ll be leading Krewe d’Etat as usual on Friday, February 9th, starting at 6:30pm, and we do our solo march Mardi Gras morning, February 13th, starting at 6:30am and ending at Jackson Square around 8:30am. Then we’ll wander over toward Frenchman Street and hang around in front of R Bar after around 10:30am. We have brand new throws this year; come find us and say hi!
Skeleton Krewe 2017 portraits
Skeleton Krewe 2017 portraits are now in the Gallery!
Skeleton Krewe enamel pins
Check out our brand new Skeleton Krewe enamel pins! They’re 1.25″ in diameter; available now in our store!
Skeleton Krewe in the press
More as we find them!
A write-up in Gambit on Le Krewe d’Etat from Skeleton Krewe’s first-ever appearance with them: