The only place where mardi gras happens all year round since 1947 blaine kern studios has built breathtaking parade floats not only for mardi gras but for parades all over the world no matter the time of year you can experience the magnificence of mardi gras on this behindthescenes tour of mardi gras world the facility where they design magic happens hop on the complimentary shuttle at one of the 20 stops central new orleans shuttles run every half hour from each locations from morning