Krewe of Iris Parade

Iris is a genus of 260 – 300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for rainbow, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris.
That being said, I think that I am in love. This is the first time I have seen this parade. I usually hit Endymion in mid-​city near the beginning, so I miss this and Tucks. Never again will I miss Iris again if I can help it. I thought the floats were awesome, nice decorated sunglasses as throws, and plenty of cool throws and some nice specialty beads. This is an uptown parade, following the same route, generally speaking, as the other uptown parades. I enjoyed this parade and look forward to seeing it run again in the future. It is also a daytime parade, and I think that it is good fun for everyone.

Meh. I’m not the biggest fan of Iris. They’ve gotten better the last couple years, but the riders always seem tired and not overly concerned with the spectators.

Iris is the oldest women’s parade and it shows. They don’t seem to be interested in new members. But they do have some nice homemade old lady throws (so plus one for that).
It’s a fun daytime parade and they did seem to be throwing more this year than in years past.

Iris rolled after Tucks and even though we came to this one, we didn’t score many throws because of the rainstorm. We took cover which limited our ability to get throws and by the time it rolled past us, they has removed all of the marching bands and it was a fast moving float only parade. It was fun to watch the riders brave the weather though!
By the end of the parade the water was literally mid calf high where we were. The funny thing is we still had a blast! Our first Mardi Gras rain parade for my daughter and she loved every minute of it!
Best catch: A few beads
History: Named for the greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris is the oldest of New Orleans’ all female krewes still parading. They were also the first to have their tableau ball televised, in 1949. Mardi Gras revelers traditionally set up chairs, ladders, barbecue grills and playpens up and down the historic Krewe of Iris route from Uptown to Downtown every year.