Krewe of Endymion announces Endymion Extravaganza for 2022 in the Superdome Share Updated: 6:42 PM CDT Apr 23, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 6:42 PM CDT Apr 23, 2021
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Show Transcript IS LIVE TONIGHT WITH THE LATEST. AUBR ENDYMION ARE THRILLED TO BE BACK IN THE SUPERDOME, AND THEY SAY IT IS A SIGN OF HOPE FOR NEW ORLEANS. IT IS A MAGICAL SITE. AUBRY: DAN KELLY, THE PRESIDENT OF ENDYMIONS, SAYS THE MAGIC OF MARDI GRAS AND THE ENDYMION EXTRAVAGANZA ARE RETURNING TO ITS HOME. WE ARE ALL JUST VERY EXCITED BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW, WE DO NOT HAVE MARDI GRAS IN 2021. SO 2022, WE ARE REALLY HOPING TO MAKE IT A BANG. BY BEING ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SUPERDOME FOR THIS ONE YEAR, JUST A ONE-YEAR DEAL BECAUSE IT WILL BE UNDER RENOVATION FOR 2023 AND 2024, THIS WILL BE A VERY EXCITING YEAR FOR ENDYMION AND MARDI GRAS. AUBRY: ORIGINALLY, THE EXTRAVAGANZA WAS SET TO BE IN THE CONVENTION CENTER. THAT’S BECAUSE OF THE MASSIV
Updated: 11:51 AM CDT April 23, 2021
NEW ORLEANS As plans for Carnival 2022 – the first since COVID-19 – begin to take shape, we do know that one of the biggest krewes is planning its comeback in a big way.
On Friday, the Krewe of Endymion announced that its 2022 Extravaganza will be held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome instead of the Morial Convention Center, as was previously planned.
Endymion’s event moved to the Convention Center in 2020, was canceled by the pandemic in 2021, and was scheduled to remain there for the next several years because of ongoing renovations to the Superdome.
Superdome officials say a pause in major renovation work for the NCAA Men’s Final Four, which is being held at the Dome next April, means Endymion can return to the facility for next year’s event. It is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 26.