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Generate Mardi Gras names for Carnival season: invented krewes like Krewe of Roux the Day and Krewe of the Gilded Pegasus, mock royal titles like Duke of Doubloons and Queen of the King Cake, plus walking clubs, floats, ball themes and Fat Tuesday party names.

About Mardi Gras names

Carnival season runs from Twelfth Night on January 6 to Mardi Gras itself, Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. This list covers the names the season needs: krewes, walking clubs, parade and ball themes, floats, parties and teams, plus a festive title for yourself.

A krewe is a club that stages a parade or a ball, and the old-fashioned spelling has been part of New Orleans Carnival since the 1850s. Krewe names traditionally borrow from mythology, so the list has Krewe of the Gilded Pegasus and Krewe of Persephone's Garden, alongside pun krewes like Krewe of Roux the Day and neighborhood-style names like Krewe of Magnolia Lane. Along the Gulf Coast, in Mobile for example, the groups are called mystic societies, which is where names like Order of the Gilded Heron come from. Every krewe here is invented and none is meant to be a real organization.

About a quarter of the list is mock royalty for the "what is your Mardi Gras name" game: Duke of Doubloons, Queen of the King Cake, Captain of the Brass Line. The rest draws on throws, king cake, brass bands and the purple, green and gold that stand for justice, faith and power.

How to choose Mardi Gras names

  • Before you print shirts or a banner, search your own city for the krewe name. Hundreds of real krewes and societies exist across Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, and this list was not compared with any roster of them.
  • Build a krewe name the traditional way: Krewe of plus a mythic figure, a pun or a place. Krewe of Fortuna's Wheel sounds old-line, while Krewe of Beadazzled tells everyone it is a joke krewe.
  • For the party game, hand out mock titles at the door. Give Royal Untangler of Beads to the most patient guest and Royal Taster of King Cake to whoever arrives hungry.
  • Use the three colors as a shortcut. Purple, green and gold in a name or on an invitation says Mardi Gras before anyone reads a word.
  • Keep French simple and correct. Laissez les bons temps rouler is the classic phrase, and names such as Krewe de Minuit (midnight) or Krewe des Tambours (drums) are easy for guests to say.

Frequently asked questions

What is a krewe?

A krewe is a private club that organizes a Carnival parade, a ball or both, paid for by its own members. The spelling is an old-fashioned form of crew that has been used in New Orleans since the 1850s. Walking clubs and marching groups are smaller cousins that parade on foot.

Are these real krewe names?

No. The krewes, societies and walking clubs on this page are invented for parties, stories, games and new groups. The list is written to leave real organizations out, but it has not been compared with any register of krewes, so search locally before you adopt a name for a public parade.

What is my Mardi Gras name?

Pick a mock royal title from the list and wear it for the day. Duke of Doubloons, Countess Cayenne, Lady Lagniappe and Sir Throws-a-Lot need no input, and Keeper of the King Cake Baby suits whoever found the baby in their slice.

What do purple, green and gold mean?

They are the traditional Mardi Gras colors, and by long custom purple stands for justice, green for faith and gold for power. That is why the list has names like The Justice, Faith and Power Ball and Purple, Green and Gold Gala.

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A: 6 names

  • A Garden Party for Giants
  • A Night in the Enchanted Bayou
  • A Thousand and One Throws
  • Admiral of the Bead Fleet
  • Archduke of the Accordion
  • Around the World in Eighty Floats

B: 14 names

  • Bal Masqué de Minuit
  • Ball of a Thousand Beads
  • Ball of the Gilded Mask
  • Baron Beignet
  • Baron of the Back Row
  • Baroness of Beads
  • Bayou Ballet
  • Bead Swap and Potluck
  • Beads and Beignets Brunch
  • Beignets Before Noon
  • Birds of the Gulf Flyway
  • Block Party on Fat Tuesday
  • Brass Band Backyard Bash
  • Brass Bands of the Heavens

C: 26 names

  • Café au Lait and King Cake Morning
  • Captain Catch-All
  • Captain King Cake
  • Captain of the Brass Line
  • Captain of the Tuba Section
  • Carnival at the Community Center
  • Carnival Costume Contest
  • Carnival in the Clouds
  • Carnival Know-It-Alls
  • Carnival of the Constellations
  • Carnival Season Cookout
  • Carnival Through the Ages
  • Cavaliers of the Causeway

C, continued

  • Chancellor of the Chicory
  • Children's Carnival Court Ball
  • Classroom Carnival Parade
  • Comedy and Tragedy Take a Bow
  • Commodore of the Pirogue
  • Conductor of the Confetti Express
  • Count Confetti
  • Count of Cotton Candy
  • Countess Cayenne
  • Countess of Curbside
  • Crawfish Boil Carnival
  • Crown Prince of the Curb
  • Crown Princess of Confetti

D: 13 names

  • Dame Doubloon
  • Dean of the Bead Catchers
  • Doctor of Doubloons
  • Doubloon Hunt for Kids
  • Doubloon Platoon
  • Dowager Duchess of Doubloons
  • Dreams of a Paper Crown
  • Drum Major of the Dawn Parade
  • Duchess of Dancing Shoes
  • Duchess of the Front Porch
  • Duke of Dirty Rice
  • Duke of Doubloons
  • Duke of the Drumline

E: 3 names

  • Earl of the Early Parade
  • Emperor of the Ice Chest
  • Empress of Étouffée

F: 10 names

  • Fables in Feathers
  • Fat Tuesday Family Dinner
  • Fat Tuesday Fast Feet
  • Fat Tuesday Feast
  • Find the Baby Brunch
  • First Lady of the Float
  • First Mate of the Flagship Float
  • First Slice Friday
  • Flora of the Southern Garden
  • From Twelfth Night to Fat Tuesday

G: 8 names

  • Glitter and Glue Mask Night
  • Goddess of Gold Glitter
  • Gold Standard Revelers
  • Grand Bal du Carnaval
  • Grand Duchess of Grits
  • Grand Duke of Gumbo
  • Grand Marshal of Glitter
  • Gumbo and Good Times Supper

H: 6 names

  • Her Majesty of the Purple Boa
  • Herald of the Brass
  • Herald of the First Float
  • Heroes of the Hometown
  • High Steward of the Hot Sauce
  • His Majesty of the Gold Lamé

J: 4 names

  • Jambalaya Jamboree
  • Jester of the Third Float
  • Jesters of the Jetty
  • Jewels of the Gulf

K: 134 names

  • Keeper of the King Cake Baby
  • Kids' Carnival Ball
  • King Cake Crumbs
  • King Cake Kickoff
  • King Crawfish the Third
  • King of Lundi Gras Lunch
  • King of the Bean
  • King of the Kazoo
  • King of the Last Slice
  • King of the Neutral Ground
  • Kingdom of Confetti
  • Knight of the Golden Trumpet
  • Knight of the Painted Ladder
  • Knights of the Golden Ladle

K, continued

  • Knights of the Purple Plume
  • Krewe Control
  • Krewe Cut Above
  • Krewe de l'Écrevisse
  • Krewe de la Belle Étoile
  • Krewe de la Fève
  • Krewe de la Lagniappe
  • Krewe de la Pacane
  • Krewe de Minuit
  • Krewe des Masques Dorés
  • Krewe des Tambours
  • Krewe des Trois Couleurs
  • Krewe du Chaoui
  • Krewe du Chêne Vert
  • Krewe du Cocodrie

K, continued

  • Krewe du Fais Do-Do
  • Krewe du Gombo
  • Krewe du Grand Bal
  • Krewe du Ouaouaron
  • Krewe du Pélican Doré
  • Krewe of Andromeda's Stars
  • Krewe of Arachne's Loom
  • Krewe of Aurora's Dawn
  • Krewe of Aw Shucks
  • Krewe of Bayou Fireflies
  • Krewe of Bayou Self
  • Krewe of Bead It
  • Krewe of Beadazzled
  • Krewe of Beignet Done That
  • Krewe of Brass and Sass

K, continued

  • Krewe of Calypso's Court
  • Krewe of Camellia Court
  • Krewe of Catch and Release
  • Krewe of Circe's Table
  • Krewe of Common Sequins
  • Krewe of Crawfish Out of Water
  • Krewe of Crepe Myrtle Corner
  • Krewe of Cypress Bend
  • Krewe of Echo and Narcissus
  • Krewe of Fat Chance Tuesday
  • Krewe of Fine Feathered Friends
  • Krewe of Fortuna's Wheel
  • Krewe of Gators in Garters
  • Krewe of Geaux Figure
  • Krewe of Heron Bayou

K, continued

  • Krewe of Icarus Rising
  • Krewe of Jambalaya Jubilee
  • Krewe of Just One More Float
  • Krewe of King Cake for Breakfast
  • Krewe of Ladders and Lawn Chairs
  • Krewe of Lagniappe and Then Some
  • Krewe of Let Them Eat King Cake
  • Krewe of Lost Doubloons
  • Krewe of Magnolia Lane
  • Krewe of Mask Me Anything
  • Krewe of No Glitter Left Behind
  • Krewe of Oyster Reef
  • Krewe of Parade Rest
  • Krewe of Pelican Point
  • Krewe of Persephone's Garden

K, continued

  • Krewe of Pinch the Tails
  • Krewe of Potholes and Parades
  • Krewe of Powdered Sugar Mustaches
  • Krewe of Puck's Mischief
  • Krewe of Roux the Day
  • Krewe of Satsuma Grove
  • Krewe of Spanish Moss
  • Krewe of Sweet Potato Pie
  • Krewe of Terpsichore's Slippers
  • Krewe of Thalia's Mask
  • Krewe of the Blue Crab
  • Krewe of the Cobblestone Mile
  • Krewe of the Crooked Oak
  • Krewe of the Dancing Crawfish
  • Krewe of the Dancing Dryads

K, continued

  • Krewe of the Emerald Sphinx
  • Krewe of the Front Porch
  • Krewe of the Gilded Pegasus
  • Krewe of the Golden Beignet
  • Krewe of the Golden Kraken
  • Krewe of the Green Man
  • Krewe of the Jolly Faun
  • Krewe of the Last Praline
  • Krewe of the Laughing Lyre
  • Krewe of the Levee Top
  • Krewe of the Lighthouse Keepers
  • Krewe of the Live Oaks
  • Krewe of the Lost Argonauts
  • Krewe of the Moonlit Naiads
  • Krewe of the Neutral Ground Side

K, continued

  • Krewe of the Off-Key Trombone
  • Krewe of the Old Ferry Landing
  • Krewe of the Painted Shutters
  • Krewe of the Purple Phoenix
  • Krewe of the Quiet Cove
  • Krewe of the River Bend
  • Krewe of the Roseate Spoonbill
  • Krewe of the Royal Muffuletta
  • Krewe of the Royal Nutria
  • Krewe of the Salt Breeze
  • Krewe of the Sea Nymphs
  • Krewe of the Shrimp Fleet
  • Krewe of the Sidewalk Side
  • Krewe of the Silver Griffin
  • Krewe of the Singing Selkies

K, continued

  • Krewe of the Streetcar Line
  • Krewe of the Syncopated Step
  • Krewe of the Tardy Tuba
  • Krewe of the Tin Roof
  • Krewe of the Trident and Tide
  • Krewe of the Unruly Umbrellas
  • Krewe of the Wandering Minotaur
  • Krewe of the Winged Sandals
  • Krewe of the Wrought Iron Balcony
  • Krewe of Throw Me Something
  • Krewe of Trombone Alley
  • Krewe of Twelfth Night Owls
  • Krewe of Unmasked Ambition
  • Krewe of Whatever Floats
  • Krewe of Zydeco Moon

L: 21 names

  • Ladies of the Lavender Lantern
  • Lady Fleur-de-Lis
  • Lady Jambalaya
  • Lady Lagniappe
  • Lady of the Lavender Mask
  • Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler Night
  • Lanterns Along the River
  • Legends of the Lost Lagoon
  • Les Bons Temps Bowlers
  • Let the Good Times Roll Reunion

L, continued

  • Library Mardi Gras Story Hour
  • Lieutenant of the Lead Float
  • Little Krewe Wagon Parade
  • Lord Andouille
  • Lord Buyer of the Next King Cake
  • Lord Let-the-Good-Times-Roll
  • Lord Mayor of the Parade Route
  • Lord of the Green Cape
  • Lord of the Ladder Seat
  • Lundi Gras Lawn Party
  • Lundi Gras Masked Ball

M: 28 names

  • Madame Magnolia
  • Madame Masquerade
  • Mademoiselle Mardi
  • Maestro of Mayhem
  • Maestro of the Tambourine
  • Magnolia Lane Marching Society
  • Maid of the Golden Mask
  • Marchioness of the Marching Band
  • Mardi Gras Game Night
  • Mardi Gras in the Cul-de-Sac
  • Marquis du Carnaval
  • Marquise of Masquerade
  • Mask Decorating Party
  • Mask Making Monday

M, continued

  • Maskers of Moonlight Bay
  • Masks Off at Midnight
  • Masquerade of the Seven Seas
  • Masquerade on Main Street
  • Midwinter Night's Dream
  • Minister of Merriment
  • Monarch of the Mask Table
  • Monsieur Midnight
  • Moonlight on the Float Den
  • Mystic Order of the Tin Trumpet
  • Mystic Quiz Krewe
  • Mystic Society of the Emerald Fan
  • Mystics of the Marsh
  • Mythical Beasts in Purple

O: 6 names

  • Office King Cake Showdown
  • Old King Cake Cole
  • Once Upon a Float
  • Order of the Amethyst Key
  • Order of the Gilded Heron
  • Order of the Painted Mask

P: 19 names

  • Page of the Purple Court
  • Pancake Tuesday Supper
  • Papier-Mâché Kingdom
  • Parade of the Paper Flowers
  • Parade Route Racers
  • Pelican's Promenade
  • Porch Float Promenade
  • Pralines and Parasols Stroll Club
  • Prime Minister of Pancakes

P, continued

  • Prince of Pralines
  • Prince of the Green Sequins
  • Princess of Parasols
  • Princess of the Purple Wig
  • Professor of Parade Routes
  • Pulcinella of the Parade
  • Purple Tie Dinner
  • Purple, Green and Bold
  • Purple, Green and Gold Forever
  • Purple, Green and Gold Gala

Q: 10 names

  • Queen Bead-atrice
  • Queen of Fat Tuesday
  • Queen of Quarter Notes
  • Queen of the Float Den
  • Queen of the King Cake
  • Queen of the Pea
  • Queen of the Sequin Seas
  • Queen Praline the First
  • Queen's Chariot of Doubloons
  • Queen's Supper at Midnight

R: 12 names

  • Regent of the Reviewing Stand
  • Revelers of the Rising Tide
  • Ringmaster of the Rolling Krewe
  • Royal Catcher of Cups
  • Royal Finder of the Baby
  • Royal Keeper of the Ladder
  • Royal Menagerie on Parade
  • Royal Sweeper of Confetti
  • Royal Taster of King Cake
  • Royal Thrower of the Long Beads
  • Royal Untangler of Beads
  • Run for the Beads

S: 15 names

  • Satsuma Street Steppers
  • Senior Center Mardi Gras Ball
  • Sheriff of the Sidewalk Side
  • Shoebox Float Parade
  • Shoebox Float Show-and-Tell
  • Shrove Tuesday Pancake Flip
  • Shrove Tuesday Sovereign
  • Sir Beads-a-Lot
  • Sir Boudin the Bold
  • Sir Throws-a-Lot
  • Society of the Sequined Owl
  • Songs of the Crescent Moon
  • Sovereign of the Sousaphone
  • Squire of the Snack Table
  • Storybook Carnival

T: 160 names

  • Tales from the Gilded Swamp
  • The Amethyst Ball
  • The Banjo and Boa Brigade
  • The Baton and Bead Brigade
  • The Bead Bandits
  • The Bead Barge
  • The Bead Catchers
  • The Bead Tree
  • The Bead Tree Pruners
  • The Beignet Cloud
  • The Beignet Dusters
  • The Brass Band Bandwagon
  • The Brass Tack Walking Club
  • The Call-Out Waltz

T, continued

  • The Captain's Barge
  • The Captain's Supper Dance
  • The Carnival Clock
  • The Carnival Whale
  • The Chicory Morning Walking Club
  • The Children's Court Carousel
  • The Comet in Gold
  • The Confetti Sweepers Union
  • The Court Jester's Cap
  • The Cowbell Committee
  • The Crawfish Throne
  • The Crescent Moon Cotillion
  • The Crescent Moon Steppers
  • The Crowned Crane
  • The Cypress Knee Castle

T, continued

  • The Dancing Dads of Carnival
  • The Dancing Oyster
  • The Doubloon Ball
  • The Doubloon Dancers
  • The Doubloon Vault
  • The Dowager of the Dance Floor
  • The Dragon of Bayou Deep
  • The Emerald Columbine
  • The Emerald Steamboat
  • The Fat Tuesday Five
  • The Feast Before the Fast
  • The Feast of Fools Parade
  • The Feather Boa Constrictors
  • The Feathered Crown

T, continued

  • The Feathered Empress
  • The Feathered Mask Ball
  • The Fleur-de-Lis Footwork Club
  • The Fleur-de-Lis Fountain
  • The Float Riders
  • The Flying Pelican
  • The Foil and Feather
  • The Garden of Golden Masks
  • The Giant Gumbo Pot
  • The Giant Tambourine
  • The Gilded Galoshes Walking Club
  • The Gilded Gator
  • The Gilded Scaramouche
  • The Glitter Baron
  • The Glitter Critters

T, continued

  • The Gold Lamé Promenade
  • The Gold Leaf Chariot
  • The Golden Galleon
  • The Golden Harlequin
  • The Good Times Rollers
  • The Grand Marshal's Carriage
  • The Great Blue Heron
  • The Great King Cake Taste-Off
  • The Great River Pageant
  • The Green Glove Walking Club
  • The Gumbo Pot Shufflers
  • The Harlequin's Diamond
  • The Hoop Skirt Hustlers
  • The Jazz Hands Brigade

T, continued

  • The Jester's Almanac
  • The Jester's Jubilee Ball
  • The Jester's Wagon
  • The Jesters' Court
  • The Justice, Faith and Power Ball
  • The Kazoo Kings of Carnival
  • The King Cake Babies
  • The King Cake Carousel
  • The King Cake Cotillion
  • The King Cake Walkers
  • The Krewe Canoe
  • The Ladder Carriers Local
  • The Ladder Climbers
  • The Lagniappe Ladies Dance Brigade
  • The Lantern Lighthouse

T, continued

  • The Last Hurrah Before Lent
  • The Last Waltz Before Lent
  • The Laughing Mask
  • The Laughing Sun
  • The Lawn Chair Drill Team
  • The Left Foot First Walking Club
  • The Little Red Wagon Krewe
  • The Marching Maw-Maws
  • The Mardi Gras Morning Ramblers
  • The Marsh Queen
  • The Mask and Feather Marching Club
  • The Mask Force
  • The Masked Captain
  • The Masked Marvels

T, continued

  • The Masked Moon
  • The Mermaid's Grotto
  • The Midnight Jester
  • The Moonlit Magnolia
  • The Neutral Ground Ramblers
  • The Paper Crown Queen
  • The Paper Flower Garden
  • The Parasol and Petticoat Society
  • The Peacock Fan
  • The Praline Palace
  • The Purple Parasol Promenaders
  • The Purple Pierrot
  • The Purple Pirogue
  • The Purple Sock Parade Society
  • The Queen's Garden Float

T, continued

  • The Rain or Shine Ramblers
  • The Riverboat Royale
  • The Rolling Snoball Stand
  • The Royal Order of Sore Feet
  • The Royal Swan
  • The Royal Tableau Ball
  • The Scepter and Crown Ball
  • The Sea Turtle Throne
  • The Seasons in Sequins
  • The Second Cup Coffee Walkers
  • The Sequin Sisters Stroll
  • The Sequin Sovereign
  • The Shopping Cart Float Society
  • The Shrimp Boat Serenade

T, continued

  • The Sousaphone Serpent
  • The Strolling Paw-Paws
  • The Sugar Dust Steppers
  • The Sunrise Strollers
  • The Tambourine Aunties
  • The Three Colors Ball
  • The Thursday Night Strutters
  • The Tin Crown King
  • The Tin Soldier Bandstand
  • The Top Hat Trotters
  • The Tricycle Parade Club
  • The Trivia Throws
  • The Tuba Tooters Walking Club
  • The Twelfth Night Masquerade
  • The Twelfth Night Star

T, continued

  • The Umbrella Twirlers Union
  • The Velvet Cape Ball
  • The Velvet Elephant
  • The Velvet Viscountess
  • The Wagon Float Wranglers
  • The Washboard Walkers
  • The Weeping Mask
  • Three Colors Potluck
  • Throw Me Somethin' Mister
  • Throw Me Something Trivia Night
  • Toy Box on Parade
  • Treasures of the Sunken Galleon
  • Trumpeter to the Court
  • Twelfth Night King Cake Party
  • Twelfth Night Monarch

V: 3 names

  • Viscount of the Viewing Stand
  • Viscountess of the Velvet Rope
  • Voyage of the Painted Pirogue

W: 2 names

  • When Pelicans Wore Crowns
  • Wonders of the Deep