Southern Decadence
Since the early eighties, Southern Decadence has evolved to become New Orleans' "Gay Mardi Gras," celebrating the South's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities.
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French Quarter Decatur Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
Back in 1972, friends living in a cottage in Treme threw together a small "Come As Your Favorite Southern Decadent" party and impromptu parade, and through the years that intimate fête has mushroomed into a full-blown carnival, featuring a parade and all sorts of flamboyant (and risqué) festivities. Since the early eighties, Southern Decadence has evolved to become New Orleans' "Gay Mardi Gras," celebrating the South's LGBTQ+ communities with live music from local musicians and DJs, street dancing, costume contests, and so on. It all leads up to the annual Southern Decadence Parade on Sunday, which gathers steam from Royal Street's Golden Lantern (at Barracks), starting at 2 pm. Recent iterations have attracted more than 100,000 visitors to the French Quarter over the Labor Day weekend. Full details at southerndecadence.com.
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