A Virtual Costume Contest Will Take Place

The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus has announced that due to the recent decision by the City of New Orleans to return to Modified Phase 1, the 2021 celebration and all subkrewe activities will be halted. The krewe issued a statement: “We are trusting the science and directing all krewe members to suspend their planned celebrations on January 23, 2021. We’re also postponing our scheduled scavenger hunt to a later date.”

The original plan had been to coordinate a socially distanced DON’T PANIC! THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE NEW REALITY – VOLUME ONE with various stations to visit across the city. 

Throws were going to be made available in a scavenger hunt type experience with a map revealed as the late January date approached.  While it has been difficult navigating the impossible terrain of socially distanced parading during a global pandemic, the The Overlords of the Krewe are have announced a virtual costume contest  and are asking krewe members and the public to post photos of their Chewbacchus looks on Facebook and Instagram with the hashtag #chewbacchusnewreality2021.

Chewbacchus 2018. All photos by Kim Welsh