The Krewe of Calypseaux Slide Show

2. What is
Mardi Gras?
“Mardi Gras” is
French for “Fat
Tuesday” and refers
to the last night of
eating and drinking
before the fasting of
the Lenten season,
which begins on Ash
Wednesday

3. What is
a “Krewe”?
A “krewe” is an
organization that
produces a bal,
parade, or float
during the carnival
season.

4. What is
the Krewe of
Calypseaux?
We are a parading krewe
based in St. Charles, MO.
We participate in the
Soulard Mardi Gras
Parades, and several other
area parades throughout
the year

5. What is
the Krewe of
Calypseaux all
about?
The Krewe of
Calypseaux is dedicated
to providing a high-
quality float to entertain
the community.
And to have fun
while doing it!

6. What’s with
the
Mermaids?
Mark and Rita
are our mascots and
ride with us in all of
our parades! They
came to us from
Eureka Springs
Arkansas

7. Why such a
funny name –
can’t you
people spell?
We liked “Calypso”
but it was already
taken by a krewe in
Port Arthur, TX… so
we just “cajunized”
the spelling… it
sounds the same!

8. What are your
floats like?
The Krewe of
Calypseaux has two
permanent parade
floats.
We enjoy decorating
these floats and work on
them all year long to
prepare for parade
season!

9. How
competitive is
your krewe?
We do this for
fun… but are
proud to say that
our floats are
crowd favorites
and consistently
take home awards

10. I am not
particularly
handy or artistic,
can I still join the
krewe?
Of course you can!
We enjoy fun people
of all types! And
who knows, you may
discover a hidden
talent for covering
things with glitter!

11. How much
does it cost?
Would you believe only
$2.22 a week!
Parade packages start
at only $115 and
include participation in
Soulard Mardi Gras and
ALL parades and krewe
activities as well as a
bead package.

40. Why not join
the fun?
For more info, see a
krewe member or
check out our
website:
www.calypseaux.com
or
www.kocstl.com