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The krewe's Carnival parade is held on the Friday night before Mardi Gras Day. OAK also holds a "Mid Summer Mardi Gras" celebration, usually in August. The Krewe Ball is held at the Maple Leaf Bar , and parades start and end outside that neighborhood landmark. The Krewe of OAK is an example of Neighborhood Carnival celebrations. Since the 1980s it is the only parade still marching in Carrollton during the Carnival season, as the neighborhood's older Krewe, the Krewe Of Carrollton , now parades on Saint Charles Avenue and Canal Street , one of the routes which the city government now strongly pressures parades over a certain size to follow. The parade traditionally features Golf Cart floats with effigy heads of notable Carrollton characters, including James Booker . Additionally, there are Jazz Brass Band s, dance troupes, and home-made floats and costumes. The 2005 Krewe of OAK Midsummer Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday night, 27 August , 2005 , was the last parade held in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina . PHOTOS OF THE 2005 OAK PARADE |
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