BATON ROUGE — Carnival is longer than usual this year, running eight weeks and two days. By tradition, king cake sales begin on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and run through Mardi Gras, which is March 4 this year (and the knife stays in the box). 

Heading into Mardi Gras, here is a list of parades and courirs coming up across the region:

Ascension Parish
SUNDAY, FEB. 16
DONALDSONVILLE MARDI GRAS PARADE - 2 p.m. 

SATURDAY, FEB. 22
ASCENSION MAMBO (Gonzales), 2 p.m. 

Assumption Parish
SATURDAY, FEB. 22
LABADIEVILLE PARADE - 1 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1
NAPOLEONVILLE PARADE - 2 p.m.

East Baton Rouge Parish
SATURDAY, FEB. 8
KREWE OF GUS YOUNG - 12 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 15
OSHUN - 12 noon 

SUNDAY, FEB. 16
MUTTS - parade at 2 p.m., event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEB. 21
ARTEMIS - 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 22
MYSTIQUE DE LA CAPITALE - 2 p.m. 
ORION - 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEB. 23
MID-CITY GRAS - 1 p.m. 

FRIDAY, FEB. 28
SOUTHDOWNS - 7 p.m. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 1
SPANISH TOWN - noon 

MONDAY, MARCH 3
SHENANDOAH - 6:30 p.m.

East Feliciana Parish
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25
MARDI GRAS IN THE COUNTRY (Clinton) 

Iberville Parish
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
ROYAL KREWE OF ROYALTY - 1 p.m.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2
COMOGO (Plaquemine) - 7 p.m.

Livingston Parish
SATURDAY, FEB. 15
DENHAM SPRINGS - 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 22
KROUX OF BARKUS (Walker) - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
DIVERSION (Maurepas) - 12 noon (WBRZ's Abigail Whitam is grand marshal.)
TICKFAW RIVER PARADE (Disney on the Tickfaw) - 1 p.m. 

Pointe Coupee Parish
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
KREWE DE CHEMIN NEUF PARADE, New Roads, 6 p.m.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2
LIVONIA CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION PARADE, time to be announced

TUESDAY, MARCH 4
COMMUNITY CENTER CARNIVAL (New Roads) - 11 a.m. 
NEW ROADS LIONS CARNIVAL (New Roads) - 2 p.m. 

St. Mary Parish
FRIDAY, FEB. 28
ADONIS (Morgan City) - 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1
BALDWIN - 1 p.m. 
CYPREMORT POINT - 1 p.m. 
DIONYSIUS (Berwick) - 2 p.m. 
HANNIBAL (Berwick) - follows Dionysius

SUNDAY, MARCH 2
GALATEA (Morgan City) - 2 p.m. 
NIKE (Morgan City) - follows Galatea 

MONDAY, MARCH 3
AMANI (Patterson) - 2 p.m. 
HERA (Morgan City) - 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4
SIRACUSAVILLE - 1 p.m. 
FRANKLIN - 1 p.m. 
HEPHAESTUS (Morgan City) -2 p.m. 

Tangipahoa Parish
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
OMEGA (Hammond) - 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22
NIZHONI (Ponchatoula) - 12 noon

KENTWOOD PARADE - 12 noon
TICKFAW RIVER - 1 p.m.

West Baton Rouge Parish
SATURDAY, FEB. 22
ADDIS FIREMAN'S PARADE - 1 p.m.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2
GOOD FRIENDS OF THE OAKS (Port Allen) - 1 p.m.

West Feliciana Parish
SATURDAY, FEB. 22
CANINES (St. Francisville) - 2 p.m.