Mardi Gras World
Formerly Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World
Guided one-hour tour of the Kern Studios float workshop in New Orleans where parade floats and props are built, with a short film and a slice of king cake.
Ways to visit
1-hour guided float den tour Open
- What you see
- Inside tourmardigrasworld.com, 2026-10-26
- How
- Scheduled tour · about 60 minutesmardigrasworld.com, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunOpen daily 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; tours depart every 30 minutes, first at 9:30 a.m., last at 4:30 p.m.Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Mardi Gras Daymardigrasworld.com, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not stated · onlineTickets are sold online; the page says reserving ahead guarantees a spot on a busy day but does not say walk-ups are barred.Book ↗mardigrasworld.com, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- Not stated on the official pageThe price is on the ticket checkout.mardigrasworld.com, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
Mardi Gras World is the working float studio of Kern Studios on the New Orleans riverfront. The one-hour guided tour includes a 15-minute film on Mardi Gras history and a walk past finished floats, props and artists at work. Tours leave every 30 minutes, every day except four holidays. Group tours of 20 or more and team-building classes are booked separately and not listed here.
Run by: Kern Studios.
Getting there
1380 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA, 70130
Foot of Henderson St., south end of the Convention Center. A free shuttle runs from 10 downtown pick-up points; call 504-361-7821.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (29.93467, -90.06160). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Shuttle and information: 504-361-7821
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
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