Southern Decadence 2022 (LA)

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Southern Decadence takes place from the 1st to the 5th September 2022.

Southern Decadence started over fifty years ago as a simple going-away party. As a top gay Labour Day Weekend destination, it has evolved into one of our world's major annual events. It is one of the largest annual celebrations and festivals in New Orleans, and has become known as the "Gay Mardi Gras." People begin to arrive, on the Wednesday before Labour Day, and generally don't even think about stopping or going home until the following Tuesday.

Recent attendance has broken all records, with over 275,000 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender participants, and an economic impact estimated to be in excess of $285 million.

Parade
This goes through the French Quarter.
Grand Marshals lead the annual walking parade through the streets beginning at 2 p.m.
The theme for 2022 is "Jazz. Burlesque. Decadent. New Orleans." and the official colours are Gold and Red.
The corner of Bourbon and St. Ann Streets is generally considered to be the epicentre of Gay New Orleans, and even more so during the Southern Decadence festival weekend. At that intersection is the largest gay nightclub, The Bourbon Pub video bar and The Parade dance club, which is home to the hottest dancers in town. And most of the city's main gay attractions are within a few blocks.

Festival
Most street party activities take place in the immediate area of the French Quarter, and the dance parties are in the clubs. Since the gay bars never close, there is something happening around the clock.
Guest DJs for Southern Decadence 2022 are
Max Rodriguez, Kimberly S., Kidd Madonny,
Mike Bryant and Ivan Mariscal.
No wonder the weekend is often referred to as Southern DecaDANCE!
The Bourbon Street Extravaganza, the FREE outdoor concert produced by Napoleon's Itch, at the corner of Bourbon and St. Ann Streets on Saturday afternoon, will return in 2023 for its 16th anniversary.

After party
to follow