For those unfamiliar with the Fiesta tradition, shoebox floats are made from discarded shoeboxes of various shapes and sizes that are decorated using different materials to fit a chosen theme.

Shoebox Mardi Gras floats are a rite of passage for children in south Louisiana, and the Zachary Branch Library has some on display.

The Winter Carnival is returning to Saranac Lake next week and so is a new tradition that was launched last year.

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - The Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau recently held a community-wide Mardi Gras Shoebox Float Contest. Those entering ranged from school groups, ...

The shoebox float will be made into a 30-foot life-size float that will be featured in this year’s parade.

The first-ever Holyoke St. Patrick’s Shoebox Parade Party will be an online event featuring videos of parade floats made out of shoeboxes ...

Mike Pavelich created a shoebox float modeled after a 12-pack of soda he drank when growing up in the 1970s. He’s entering the float in the virtual Waukegan American Independence Day shoebox parade.

For his pint-size project, Todd Schrenk had to make a big decision. The Krewe of ’tit Rex member wanted to create a shoebox-size parade float that featured a marionette popping out to greet ...

Over the last two weeks, area schools have been gearing up for Fiesta with their own parades, showing off shoebox floats that have been a tradition for elementary kids for decades.

A third-grader at J.C. Ellis Elementary School in Metairie, Danatus Jordan King, recently created a Carnival shoebox float inspired by the military service of his father, Sgt. 1st Class Danatus ...

Cuz’s Old Town Oyster Bar & Grill is hosting a Kids Art Challenge involving Mardi Gras shoebox floats.

Abigail Allen Emily Gallaspy, who hosts a virtual arts livestream on Facebook three days a week, demonstrated how to make shoebox floats and offered ideas of where to find materials.