Our Parade
Since 1985 the Krewe of Dionysus has rolled in Slidell, Louisiana.
Parade Route
Sunday, February 8, 2026
The parade starts at the corner of Spartan Drive and Pontchartrain Drive (Hwy 11).
The parade then heads north on Pontchartrain Drive into the heart of Slidell passing many of Slidell’s staple businesses such as Ace Insurance, Castaway’s and the Southside Cafe.
The parade route then quickly jogs north and continues up Front Street (Hwy 11) until it reaches Gause Boulevard, one of Slidell’s signature streets.
The parade then takes a turn east onto Gause Boulevard (Hwy 190) and heads towards the interstate (I-10), passing Slidell Memorial Hospital, Cross Gates Athletic Club followed by Copeland’s restaurant and The NOLA Southern Grille before terminating near the Midtown Square Shopping Center (Hobby Lobby and Office Depot).
Parade Themes: Past & Present
2026 Visionaries and Vagabonds
2025 Back to the Beach
2024 Great American Fiction
2023 A Day at the Races
2022 You Know It’s Mardi Gras When…
2021 Where there is a will, there is a way
2020 Bars of Yore and Lore
2019 Dionysus and the Wiseguys
2018 Dionysus World Premiere
2017 Fraternity Days
2016 Dionysus Tours the World
2015 Made For Each Other
2014 Boyhood Memories
2013 Dionysus Honors Our Friday Night Heroes
2012 Dionysus Salutes the Military
2011 Dionysus Salutes the Saints
2010 Dionysus Turns 25
2009 How Do You Like Us Now?
2008 It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere
2007 Dionysus Goes Prime Time
2006 Dionysus Goes Caribbean
2005 Dionysus Celebrates 20 Years
2004 Things That Go Together
2003 Louisiana Bi-Centennial
2002 Fantasy, Legend, & History
2001 Movies
2000 Las Vegas Swings
1999 Festivals
1998 Entertainment
1997 Kids Games
1996 Dionysus and Music
1995 Fiction and Fantasy
1994 Dionysus Vacations the World
1993 Famous Lovers
1992 Columbus – 500 Years
1991 Men and Women of History
1990 Movies and Music
1989 Salute to Saint Tammany
1988 Louisiana Fairs & Festivals
1987 It’s Party Time
1986 Mardi Gras Comes to Slidell
