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Walking Clubs Organizations
in New Orleans
| Don't cheat yourself out of something really special for tourist and native alike. You really have to experience one or two of the walking clubs, because they are a very visual treat. Get an early start however, because the earliest of the clubs march around 6:45am, so in some cases, you will be able to see these walking clubs, and still view the Zulu parade around 8:30 a.m. ( Tourist Note Alert ! ------
The
Zulu
parade,
had
a
good
record for being late to parade by about 35 to 55 min.,
but
lately
the
parade
has
started
on
time) |
| These diverse groups share many things in common: all participants wear costumes and mask, each parade has a theme and special minted doubloons are sometimes thrown. Each club has members that try to stop at as many bars as possible along the "parade route". Dixieland Jazz bands frequently join in the roving celebrations. |
There are nearly 2 dozen or so clubs. The oldest of these walking clubs is the Jefferson City Buzzards, first heard from in 1890. Next is
the "Garden District Club" (1909) and the "Corner Carnival Club" (1918), then the club known as the "Lyons" (1946). Finally the most popular and perhaps the best known is Pete Fountains Half Fast Walking Club
(1961), because of the familiar Hollywood faces that have appeared with one of the world's greatest clarinetist. These are the more well known of the clubs, but not
all by a long shot.
WALKING CLUBS Schedule for 2010
| Route |
Club |
Date |
Time |
Website |
| Uptown |
Jefferson City Buzzards |
February
16, 2010 |
6:45 a.m. |
none |
| Uptown |
Pete Fountain's
Half
Fast Walking Club |
February
16, 2010 |
7:45 a.m. |
none |
| Uptown |
Mondo Kayo |
February
16, 2010 |
7:45 a.m. |
none |
| Uptown |
Lyons |
February
16, 2010 |
7:00 a.m. |
none |
| Uptown |
Corner Carnival |
February
16, 2010 |
7:00 a.m. |
none |
| Uptown |
District Garden Club |
February
16, 2010 |
6:40 a.m. |
none |
| Uptown |
Societé
de
Sainte
Anne |
February
16, 2010 |
9-10
AM |
yes |
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