The Krewe of Ancient Druids has paraded Uptown on the week before Mardi Gras since 1999. Led by the Arch Druid, their version of a king, the satirical parade is popular with paradegoers and the press.

Every Tuesday, Shifting Perspectives explores issues affecting druids and those who group with them, brought to you by Dan O'Halloran and David Bowers. Druids weren't always night elves and tauren, ...

A big doubleheader Wednesday night in New Orleans opens the final week of the Carnival parade season. Both parades feature secret themes. Starting at 6:30 p.m. at Magazine and Jefferson, it’s the 17th ...

Druids have been worshipping the sun and earth for thousands of years in Europe, but now they can say they’re practicing an officially recognized religion. The ancient pagan tradition best known for ...

The Mystic Krewe of Druids a satirical club which reclaimed the name of an earlier organization founded in 1921. The name of the king, the “Arch Druid,” is never revealed. Even the theme is kept ...

To celebrate the celestial event, the ropes come down at the ancient monument, and visitors spend the night to greet the sunrise. By Lisa Lucas In the predawn darkness, a procession of druid priests ...