The Krewe of Olympia will parade through town this Saturday, February 2nd! The parade will follow it’s usual route, starting at 6 pm on the corner of North Jefferson and North Columbia in front of the courthouse, following Columbia to Boston and then making a loop from South Jefferson to West 15th to South Tyler to West 23rd and back up Boston to end where it began. (See map bellow)
This year Mayor Mike Cooper has been declared Grand Marshall of the Krewe of Olympia. Says the Captain of the Krewe, “We are delighted that Mayor Cooper has accepted our invitation to be this year’s Mystic Krewe of Olympia Grand Marshal. This year we celebrate Covington’s 200th anniversary and it is only fitting that Mayor Cooper be our Grand Marshal with his family’s and especially his father’s rich history of serving the citizens of Covington.” This years theme will honor Covington’s Bicentennial.
The origins of the Krewe of Olympia go back to 1965, and the first ball was held in 1966 in St. Paul School’s field house, as pictured here.
