Lucha Krewe

Celebrating the music and dance of Latin America, Lucha Libre, and Carnaval since 2014!

02/20/2026

We have SO MANY photos to share from this year’s amazing Bayou San Juan Social Club. For now though, we’d like to thank and for their coverage of the event and for the headline about “parading with purpose.”

As one final reminder, we celebrated love and culture this year, and with an eye towards fundraising for our friends at . Puentes is doing incredible work for all aspects of the Latin community here in New Orleans and we are so proud to have raised over $2800 so far! We’ll keep the fundraiser going until Monday, so there’s still time to donate if you’re able!

Check out the story on FOX8 and the fundraiser through the links in our bio. THANK YOU EVERYONE!

02/13/2026

After the love we all shared last year on Lundi Gras on the Bayou, we knew we absolutely had to run it back. We are incredibly proud to present our second edition of the Bayou San Juan Social Club!

Please join us Monday at 1pm for our ceremonies, performances, and procession. We’ll be joined by , , , , .bayou , and at the Magnolia Bridge, followed by a walk to .

We’ll be again honoring a new Saint Monday and this year we’re starting the Bayou San Juan Social Fund, with which we’ll be raising money for .

We absolutely cannot wait to see you Monday for our second celebration of love, culture, and leisure.

02/06/2026

We’ve been making Mardi Gras memories in New Orleans since 2014. We’re ready to make this year our best season yet. Come rumble:

* Krewe of Freret - Saturday, February 7
* Mystic Krewe of Druids - Wednesday, February 11
* Krewe of Iris - Saturday, February 14
* Krewe of Okeanos - Sunday, February 15
* Bayou San Juan Social Club - Monday, February 16

12/31/2025

Yes, there IS a parade today, and it wouldn’t be a party without Lucha Krewe! Come ring in the New Year with us, the Redcoat Band from Georgia, the Pride of the South from Ole Miss, local dance krewes, and other marching bands from across the country!

The Allstate Sugar Bowl New Year’s Parade rolls at 2pm through the French Quarter, and you can also catch it televised live on the CW (Channel 38) or by visiting wgno.com ! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

12/12/2025

Simply put: right now it’s more important than ever to support our local Latino community organizations. For our 2025-26 calendar, all proceeds will be donated to , a New Orleans based non-profit that supports and empowers small Latino businesses.

Calendars are $15, which includes our fees for mailing or delivering them to you. Calendars are in English and Spanish, include dates for our most important New Orleans cultural events, and of course, feature photos of your favorite Lucha Krewe luchadores and luchadoras.

To order, you can DM us, or comment on this post to say that you’d like to order and we’ll message you. Viva La Lucha!

10/30/2025

Have you ever wanted to walk through New Orleans’ famous but are just a little too scared? This Saturday, you can hire a Luchador to protect you from the frights! With a donation to the through Men Wear Pink, some of Lucha Krewe’s finest will es**rt you through the haunted mansion and make sure none of the monsters, demons, or horrors take you away!

Come see us on November 1 right outside the Mortuary between 6:00 and 10pm in honor of Día de Mu***os and let us guide you through safely!

10/25/2025

Lucha Krewe is BACK for our 11th year with the ! Look for us tonight behind Float 11 in our spookiest Halloween-inspired Lucha libre gear!

Also, tees with this amazing horror design by are available for purchase at luchakrewe.com!

08/31/2025

It’s Decadence Parade Day, which means it’s also time for Volume Four of Lucha Krewe’s Decadence Playlist, featuring all Latinx LGBTQ+ Artists, Icons, and Allies.

Check for the Spotify link in our Instagram Bio and catch us near the end of the procession today in the quarter at 5pm!

04/23/2025

LUCHA KREWE IS FOR THE CHILDREN! Miss us? As JazzFest celebrates a cultural exchange with Mexico this year, your favorite local Luchadores will be in the Children’s Tent making paper masks and reading Lucha Libre themed kid’s books! Swing by early on April 25, 26, and May 3 for this rare chance to interact with us at the fest!

And while you’re there, don’t miss and , whose music we’ve been parading to throughout Mardi Gras!

03/10/2025

One Monday later, it’s still hard to put into words the overwhelming joy and love we felt last week at the bridge.

This event, an effort to save Lundi Gras festivities on Bayou Saint John and in Mid-city, came together in a way we could have only hoped for. Prior to the parade, a lot of folks asked what the theme would be. Looking back, the overarching sentiment was TOGETHERNESS. Families, friends, and neighbors, representing cultures from across the world, united together through music, song, and dance. It was spiritual, magical, natural, and beautiful. And we absolutely cannot wait to do it again next year.

Thank you again to the amazing people and groups who joined together, including , , , and . Congratulations again to our extraordinary deserving first Saint Monday honoree, Jeanne Claire. And thank you to EVERYONE who came to celebrate with us.

Lastly, an event like this lives and dies by its documentation, and we were so incredibly fortunate to have some very talented photographers there, as well as FOX8 news. We’ll be sharing more photos to come, but all photos in this album come from our great friend .

03/02/2025

Whether you call it the Bayou Bridge, Cabrini Bridge, Magnolia Bridge, or just the Blue Bridge - we’d love to see you there at noon tomorrow.

Put on your most colorful Lundi Gras attire and get there a little early to make sure you have a great spot to see performances by some of our city’s most outstanding krewes. We’ll also have a blessing by Nana Sula Spirit to begin the event.

Then you’re invited to ramble with us on our (updated) route, dancing to the music of our krewes to each of our official stops at Midcity’s finest: Pal’s, Holy Ground, and Finn McCool’s.

We absolutely can’t wait to see you tomorrow for this new celebration of culture and Saint Monday.

02/25/2025

We were saddened to learn that there would no longer be a Lundi Gras parade beginning at the beautiful Magnolia (Cabrini) Bridge, but as they say: “Cada fin es un nuevo comienzo”… every end is a new beginning.

Lucha Krewe is proud to announce that we‘ll be carrying on the Mid-city Lundi Gras parading traditions with something new. Something… spicier.

Introducing the Bayou SAN JUAN SOCIAL CLUB!

At noon on Lundi Gras, Lucha Krewe will be joined by our friends from , , and others for some special performances by the bridge, followed immediately by an informal crawl to some of our favorite Midcity establishments.

Keep an eye on this space this week for special announcements about participating bars, other guests, and everything you’ll need to know so that we can keep Midcity the place to be on Lundi Gras afternoon.

Long live Saint Monday.

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