Boo on the Bayou

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A barrage of boats, trick-or-treaters, and their parents will gather in Bayou St. John on Halloween evening for a first ever floating Halloween event…
“Boo on the Bayou”. The event is being produced solely by Bayou Kayaks.

Bayou Kayaks will host ‘Boo on the Bayou’ for wet and wild trick or treaters as a night paddle.

There will be a costume contest with prizes, candy for the kids, and a ghoulish paddle along the bayou on All Hallows’ Eve.

The first “Boo on the Bayou” takes place from 6 to 9 p.m.
on Oct. 31, 2014

The launch site is 1101 Florida Avenue at Bayou St. John. If you want to participate and don’t have something to float in you can rent a paddleboard or kayak from Bayou Kayaks at www.bayoukayaks.com.

For more information or to reserve a kayak, visit www.bayoukayaks.com or call 504.444.8869.

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BOAT PARADE JULY 4th

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boat-parade-advocate-2013july4 From the ADVOCATE: “If your mood steers you towards a New Orleans style party, get your patriotic costume on, grab a boat, kayak or canoe and pop on down to Bayou St. John, where the Krewe of Kolossos will be holding its Second annual July Fourth parade. Or just come to cheer the revelers on. The parade begins at Orleans Avenue and the bayou at 5 p.m. The theme for this year’s parade is, appropriately, Freedom! Visit the Krewe of Kolossos website at kolossos.com for details.” photo courtesy THE ADVOCATE.
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Krewe of Kolossos Bayou Boat Parade
Begins/ends on Bayou St. John at Orleans Avenue.

Thursday, July 4th 2013 | Bayou Boat Parade 5pm-8pm
Along Bayou St John meet at Orleans Avenue.

The Krewe of Kolossos Boat Parade asks that everyone please respect the creatures, ecology, and neighbors by making responsible choices. Do not drive onto the grass next to the bayou. Take your trash home with you. Do not let the wind steal away your napkins and other flighty trash.

NO BEADS at all please. NO glass bottles at all. Please respect this beautiful spot that we are so lucky to utilize. Our right to have this parade is in your hands and choices. Please ensure we are able to have this magnificent experience free of interference.

Kicking out a huge thank you to the brilliantly conceived and mindfully executed Ancient Order of the Krewe of Kolossos. Please join the King & Queen, Skinz & Bonez founder Mardi Claw this July 4 on Bayou St. John for the coronation and celebration.

Exciting news about the thematic motif for this year’s boat parade: “Freedom!” Freedom is the most precious gift we have, and there is no place in the Universe with more freedom per cubic centimeter than in a New Orleans parade!

For more information about the parade, please visit and register on their
facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/403640003076148/?fref=ts.
Also, please take some time to go their website http://www.kolossos.org/ for
the scoop on this historically informed and contemporarily innovative Krewe.

Creatio, Illustrio, Libertas, Communitas!


The very first Krewe of Kolossos boat parade
was held July 4, 2012 on Bayou St. John


photos and video by Charlie London

Krewe Dat Floats

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BayouBoatParade2013 boatparade*Float Time: 1 PM | Saturday | February 9

*Route: Begins by the Dumaine Street bridge and floats counter-clockwise towards the Esplanade Avenue bridge.

This Mardi Gras crew floats down Bayou St. John 3-hours before the Krewe of Endymion rolls every year. It consists of paddleboards (SUP’s), kayaks, and all that floats!

2013 “Krewe dat Floats” Parade (February 9, 2013) | *Float Time: 1:00PM

*Route: Begins by the Dumaine Street bridge and floats counter-clockwise towards the Esplanade Avenue bridge. Hope to see you along the route on beautiful Bayou St. John!

Cancellation Policy: If Endymion rolls, we “generally” float! They cancel, we “generally” cancel!

Bayou Boat Parade July 4th

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The very first Krewe of Kolossos boat parade
was held July 4, 2012 on Bayou St. John


photos and video by Charlie London

Krewe of Kolossos Bayou Boat Parade
Begins/ends on Bayou St. John at Orleans Avenue.

Participants of all ages are encouraged to paddle out in their canoes, pirogues, kayaks, row boats and rafts (prizes for creative crafts and costumes) to celebrate Independence Day, 5-8 Wed. They will join the Krewe of Kolossos and New Orleans artists and musicians on decorated, paddle-powered floats with costumed riders, music and floating subkrewes. Boat rentals will be available. Admission: Free. Call 905.2830, email kreweofkolossos@gmail.com or visit kolossos.org.