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NEW ORLEANS— Our city plays host annually to a number of street parades for various reasons.  Be it a home-going celebration for a loved one, or our larger Mardi Gras extravaganzas, we love to dance in the streets to our music. One of the longest running traditions is that of the Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs and their annual second line parades.  From late August through June, most Sunday afternoons (with the exception of some holidays and/or large festivals) are occupied with these festive celebrations. This is the 2019-2020 schedule of those parades: August 2019 August 25 – Valley of Silent Men September 2019 September 8 – Young Men Olympians (mini) September 15 – Good Fellas September 22 – Young Men Olympians (regular) September 29 – no parade October 2019 October 6 – Family Ties October 13 – Prince of Wales October 20 – Men of Class October 27 – Black Men of Labor / Original Four November 2019 November 3 – We Are One November 10 – Sudan November 17 – Nine Times November 24 – Men & Lady Buck Jumpers Dember2019 December 1 – Dumaine Street Gang / Westbank Steppers December 8 – New Generation December 15 – Big Nine December 22 – Women of Class December 29 – Lady Rollers
January 2020 January 5 – Perfect Gentlemen January 12 – no parade January 19 – Undefeated Divas January 26 – Ladies & Men of Unity February 2020 February 2 – Treme Sidewalk Steppers February 9 – CTC Steppers February 16 – no parade February 23 – no parade March 2020 March 1 – VIP Ladies & Kids March 8 – Keep N It Real March 15 – Single Men March 22 – Revolution March 29 – no parade
April 2020 April 5 – Single Ladies April 12 – Pigeon Town Steppers April 19 – Ole & Nu Style Fellas April 26 – no parade May 2020 May 3 – no parade May 10 – Original Big Seven May 17 – Divine Ladies / Zulu May 24 – Money Wasters May 31 – no parade June 2020 June 7 – no parade June 14 – no parade June 21 – Perfect Gentlemen / Father’s Day Parade June 28 – Uptown Swingers