Welcome to the official website of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, a New Orleans based parade krewe and community organization.

The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club (founded 1916) is a fraternal organization in New Orleans, Louisiana which puts on the Zulu parade each year on Mardi Gras Day. Zulu is New Orleans' largest predominantly African American carnival organization known for its krewe members wearing grass skirts and its unique throw of hand-painted coconuts. [ 1 ]

Today Zulu is famous for their coconut throw – quite possibly the most coveted throw in all of Mardi Gras. Zulu’s honor guard is called the Soulful Warriors; and they have characters including Big Shot, Witch Doctor, Ambassador, Mayor, Province Prince, Governor and Mr. Big Stuff.

One of the season’s most anticipated and remarkable parades is presented by Zulu, named after the fiercest of the African tribes. Seven years before the black krewe’s 1916 incorporation, the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club’s first King, William Story, spoofed Rex by wearing a lard can crown and by ruling with a banana stalk scepter.

The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Inc., is the everyman club. The membership is composed of men from all walks of life–from laborers, City Mayor, City Councilmen, and State Legislators, to United States Congressman, educators, and men of other professions.

2025年3月3日 · Krewe of Zulu rolls in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Mar. 4, at 6:30 AM. The parade will roll early to avoid severe weather. Get the full parade route from WWLTV

2025年3月3日 · The 31st Annual Zulu Lundi Gras Festival will take place from 10:00am to 6:30pm in Woldenberg Park along the Mississippi River in the French Quarter This event is hosted by the 800 members of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club and we welcome you to a fun and exciting day of food, music, arts, and crafts along the beautiful riverfront of New ...

2025年3月4日 · Watch live as the Krewe of Zulu parades through downtown New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, with hundreds of participants tossing beads and decorated coconuts. Read more: https://bit.ly/3F3CeR0 #kreweofzulu #mardigras #neworleans #news

A predominately African American krewe that has evolved from humble beginnings as a small, informal marching group into a popular and iconic mainstay of New Orleans Carnival, the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club is famous for its raucous parades, coconut throws, facial makeup and colorful assemblage of characters.

2025年3月3日 · In 1948, Zulu was the first krewe to feature a queen in its parade. “Zulu made civil rights history in 1969 when the city granted the club permission to parade on Canal Street, the route historically reserved for white carnival parades,” the state museum states.