Originally Posted by swag

Mardi Gras is March 5, but the parade season kicks into high gear starting on Friday Feb 22. If your dates include that weekend, you should definitely plan to catch some, and for that, I think the best spots to watch are along St Charles, uptown of the expressway (less crowded, more trees and less pavement, more locals and fewer tourists). I'm mentioning that because for those areas, you may find the warehouse district hotels more convenient than the ones on Canal St or in the Quarter.

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