Originating in 2010, the Krewe theme is Blues Brothers. The Krewe of Blues is “On A Mission!” “We party with a purpose and that purpose is to promote positivity through productive partying, parading and to support our local charities all year long!
The first organizational meeting of the krewe, was January 18, 2010. A scant one month later, on February 13, 2010, the newly-formed krewe joined in on the 2010 Mardi Gras revelry with 7 members, 2 dressed in Blues Brothers’ garb tossing beads from the roof of what was then Blazzues Blues & Jazz Club during the Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade.
Following the 2010 Mardi Gras season, the fledgling organization began recruiting members and holding regularly-scheduled meetings. The 1st general membership meeting was conducted June 16, 2010 with 15 members in attendance. By the end of June, the krewe had grown to 24 and by early October, Krewe of Blues (then Krewe of Blazzues) was 109 members strong.
In that inaugural year the krewe, given the nickname KOB by its members, worked feverishly to deliver on the promise made during the Mardi Gras 2010 interview. On January 6, 2011, they succeeded and KOB’s original float depicting scenes from what is arguably the most famous jazz & blues city in the world, New Orleans, hit Palafox Street for its first public showing at Pensacola’s 12th Night Celebration.” The Krewe of Blues is “On a Mission!” One that brings Fun, Dignity and Charity to the Mardi Gras tradition in Pensacola. We keep things simple, party with a purpose and raise money for several charities a year.
In the thirteen years since our founding, we have grown and thrived. Each year we have not only participated in grand fashion in traditional Mardi Gras and Fiesta of Five Flags parties and parades, but we have undertaken, as a Krewe, to sponsor Missions that are a positive force in our Pensacola community. Our Krewe works very hard to remain active year around with lots of events and activities involving charities and appealing to as many members as possible. As a kick off to the Mardi Gras season, each year we host our celebrated Pin and Bead Festival and Diaper Drive at Pensacola’s beautiful Seville Park where we sponsor a competition between Krewes to see who can donate the most diapers to Gulf Coast Kid’s Home. The Annual Pin and Bead Festival is just the most visible of our efforts to be a positive impact on the Pensacola area community.
At Krewe of Blues, we do indeed party with a purpose.
***If you are interested in joining the Krewe of Blues and the Mission, please check out the New Membership Info Section.
***You can also check out our Facebook pages to see what we are up to as well:
Krewe of Blues Public Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066545600156
Krewe of Blues Pin and Bead Festival: https://www.facebook.com/kobpinandbeadfestival
