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2025: Tulane University recognizes a Mardi Gras Break on the academic calendar. The University is closed on Lundi Gras, Monday, March 3 and Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4.
Mardi Gras is an exciting time, particularly in a culturally rich location like New Orleans. Each year during this time, the city changes tremendously with more than one million people traveling to New Orleans to join the celebration; this is three and a half times the normal population of New Orleans.
Given this, we feel it is more important than ever to make sure that you have the resources needed for a fun and safe Mardi Gras experience.
TUPD and Student Affairs will have staff on-call to respond to emergencies throughout Mardi Gras. If you need to reach TUPD, contact (504) 865-5911 or call the Student Affairs On-Call staff member at (504) 920-9900.
- TUPD Uptown: (504) 865-5911
- TUPD Downtown: (504) 988-5555
- Off-Campus: 911
- Student Affairs On Call: (504) 920-9900
- Harm Reduction - Free Narcan and Fentanyl Test Strips are available to Tulane Students, provided through @Students4Strips
- Report A Concern
Campus Services and Facility Hours
The Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life is open 8 a.m.–5 p.m. on Monday, March 3, and CLOSED all day on Tuesday, March 4.
The Malkin Sacks Commons is open 8 a.m.–8 p.m. on both Monday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 4.
View the Hours of Operation for our campus services, dining hours of operation, transportation services, and retail locations during the holiday. You may also contact Campus Services online.
Customer Engagement Office Hours of Operation:
- Saturday, March 1 | 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Sunday, March 2 | 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (virtual)
- Monday, March 3 | 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 4 | 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. (virtual)
Student Resources & Victim Support Services
- Mardi Gras Sober Safe Spots for Tulane Students in Recovery
- Victim Resources
- Tulane Legal Assistance Program: (504) 534-5406
All Campus Health services will be CLOSED during the Mardi Gras weekend, but there are other physical and mental health resources available to students:
- Mental Health Complete: An all-in-one resource for virtual counseling, self-guided tools, and more. Available at no additional cost to students who have paid the Campus Health fee, MHC offers options tailored to you.
- Tulane Telehealth: For 24/7 virtual urgent care services, Tulane Telehealth is available at no additional cost for students who have paid the Campus Health fee.
- After-Hours Care Facilities: For in-person care, consult this list of urgent care and emergency room facilities in the area near Tulane campuses.
- SAPHE Hotline: The Tulane student organization SAPHE (Sexual Aggression Peer Hotline and Education) is operating its 24/7 peer-run hotline during Mardi Gras. Call (504) 654-9543 to receive support from a trained SAPHE member who can connect you with resources.
- The Line: 24/7 hotline at 504-264-6074 for confidential support anytime, day or night.
The Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life is open 8 a.m.–5 p.m. on Monday, March 3, and CLOSED all day on Tuesday, March 4.
The Malkin Sacks Commons is open 8 a.m.–8 p.m. on both Monday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 4.
Special Mardi Gras shuttles will be available from Thursday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 2. There will be no shuttle service on Lundi Gras, Monday, March 3 or Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4. Regular shuttle schedules will resume on Wednesday, March 5.
On Thursday, Feb. 27 and Friday, Feb. 28, the Green Line will end service after the 5 p.m. stop at the Wave City Market. Transit to and from the Wave City Market will be available through Tulane TransLōc On Demand. Expect traffic delays due to parades.
The International Grocery Line servicing the downtown campus will not operate on Sunday, March 2.
For details on times and pick-up locations, please visit: shuttles.tulane.edu/fixed-shuttle-lines/mardi-gras.
Both the Reily Student Recreation Center and the downtown TU Fit facility have adjusted hours of operation for Mardi Gras.
Reily Center Hours of Operation:
- Friday, Feb. 21 | 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 22 - Sunday, Feb. 23 | 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, Feb. 26 | 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 27 - Friday, Feb. 28 | 6 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday, March 1 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Sunday, March 2 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Monday, March 3 - Tuesday, March 4 | Closed
TU Fit Hours of Operation
- Friday, Feb. 21 | 6 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 22 - Sunday, Feb. 23 | 8 a.m. - Noon
- Wednesday, Feb. 26 | 6 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 27-Friday, Feb. 28 | 6 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday, March 1 | Closed
- Sunday, March 2 | 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Monday, March 3 - Tuesday, March 4 | Closed
The 2025 Mardi Gras Guest Registration Form will open on December 4, 2024. Register guests here.
During Mardi Gras, Tulane University residents are extended the privilege to host one guest per resident. If their guest is not a Tulane student they must register their guest with Housing & Residence Life prior to their guest arriving on campus. Guests staying on campus must be at least 18 years of age by February 5, 2025.
The Mardi Gras Agreement and Mardi Gras Guest Registration Form are part of the process Housing and Residence Life has implemented to approve and track guests during Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras Guest Registration Hours of Operation: February 26 – March 2 between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in the Housing and Residence Life office on the first floor of River Hall.
There will be no late registration and no registration outside of the hours of operation. If your guest cannot arrive in the advertised times the guest must find alternate accommodations off campus. Please make travel plans accordingly.
