The Krewe of Muses parades on Thursday evening before Mardi Gras. In New Orleans Carnival tradition, this night is commonly called Jeudi Gras, or “Fat Thursday,” and it is one of the busiest parade nights leading into Shrove Tuesday.
The Krewe of Muses is an all-female Carnival organization founded in 2000 by New Orleans attorney Staci Rosenberg. It held its first parade in 2001 and became known for its artistic floats, shoe-themed throws, and hand-decorated shoes tossed to spectators.
The parade follows an Uptown-to-downtown route, beginning near Magazine Street and Jefferson Avenue before joining the St. Charles Avenue parade corridor. Its Thursday slot is sometimes confused with other major krewes that roll on different nights, especially Endymion on the Saturday before Mardi Gras and Bacchus on Sunday.
“Mardi Gras” itself is the Tuesday finale of Carnival, so the date of Thursday evening changes from year to year. The weekday, however, remains the same: Muses is a Thursday-night parade.