photo by Danny Fulgencio

We won’t be kissing strangers this Shrove Tuesday, but covid can’t take the party all the way out of Oak Cliff.

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Kessler Park residents Cooper Koch and Laura Schroeder put together this map of where neighbors are decorating their houses like floats. So far, they’re all in Winnetka Heights and Kings Highway, neighborhoods that have dominated the parade competition over the years.

New Orleans is the leader in this trend, naturally. Folks there started working on their “float houses” as soon as it was announced on Nov. 17 that parades there are canceled this year.

Mardi Gras 2021 is Tuesday, Feb. 16. The previous Sunday, parade day in Oak Cliff for more than a decade now, is also Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.