Attractions · Riverfront, Warehouse District edge
Mardi Gras World
The warehouse where Mardi Gras floats are built all year: giant figures, working sculptors and a year-round answer to how the parades happen.
Good for families
- Area
- Riverfront, Warehouse District edge
- Address
- 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA 70130
- Hours
- Tours run daily, first admission 9:30am and last admission 4:30pm, departing every 30 minutes; closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Easter and Mardi Gras Day
- Admission
- Ticketed. Tour tickets are sold by Mardi Gras World; a free shuttle runs from downtown stops.
- Families
- Suitable for children
- Checked
- Sun 01 Nov 2026 against the official site
About this place
Most of the city's parade floats are born in this warehouse, and the tour walks you through the year-round workshop among figures the size of houses. You will see sculptors and painters at work, try on costumes, and learn how a parade gets from sketch to street. It is the best single answer to the question every visitor asks: how do they make all this?
Tickets and booking
We do not sell tickets ourselves. The official site carries tickets, opening times and the latest visitor information.
Tickets and detailsOfficial site
Official site: https://mardigrasworld.com/. Details checked Sun 01 Nov 2026.