Chewbacchus Mardi Gras 2016 parade

An abnormal number of extraterrestrials will infect the Marigny and also Bywater cities starting on 7 Saturday (stardate Jan. 30), when The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus parade occurs the streets. Both the Mardi Gras 2016 procession will roll on the other route that is supposed to eliminate both the possibility which this will be divided into parts like an unlucky exogorth (large planetary worm) by the passing Hit Street freight condition, when happened beneath 2015.

Formed in 2011, Chewbacchus is actually a science fiction-oriented marching business whose representative champion is actually a mash off of the Roman god of wine and also Han Solo's furry sidekick in the Star Battles film series. With Star Wars, the coalition on self-described nerds celebrates Star Trek, Doctor That, A Hitchhiker's Help towards the Galaxy, etc and so on.

In 2014, Chewbacchus were an legal chapel, for tax reasons after all. Ryan Ballard, the krewe's co-founder is actually their high priest.

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Ballard not enough certain exactly how lots aliens, robots, and various space heroes will march to Chewbacchus this year, as, on this send (Tues. Jan, 7), it was nevertheless possible to be able to join -- dues are usually $42.

"Memberships are flowing hot and large, like funny now," Ballard said. "I consider we're going to end up jumping about 1,500 krewe users."

That, he said, is actually approximately a 50 % increase over final years' 1,000 marchers.


Both the Intergalactic Krewe on Chewbacchus parades in Teenage Orleans on Saturday, February 7, 2015. (Photo through Chris Granger, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)