The Mystic Krewe of Apollo was founded in New Orleans in 1969 to foster brotherhood, unity and equality within our community. The main function was to stage an annual Bal Masque during the Mardi Gras season.

In 1976. Apollo became a unique organization with the introduction of a sister krewe, Apollo de Lafayette. Founded and organized by Mr. Roland Dobson, the organization staged its first Bal Masque in 1977, “The Shady Ladies Ball.”

In keeping with our traditions, Apollo de Lafayette has staged the following annual bal masques:

#DateBal Masque
I1977The Shady Ladies Ball
II1978The Calendar Girls Ball
III1979The French Ball
IV1980Heaven on the Nile
V1981A Tribute to William Shakespeare
VI1982A Caravan to Xanadu
VII1983Camelot
VIII1984A Tribute to Roy G. Biv
IX1985Aztec Gods and Goddesses
X1986Rapture of the Deep
XI1987Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes
XII1988The Faberge Collection
XIII1989What’s Cooking
XIV1990Le Jardin Mystique
XV1991Music
XVI1992Snap Shots from Our Album
XVII1993Birds in a Gilded Cage
XVIIIFriday, January 14, 1994Proudly We Serve
XIXFriday, February 10, 1995The Grand Tour – Travel Extraordinaire
XXFriday, January 19, 1996Celebrating 20 Years of Apollo: I’ll Drink To That!
XXISunday, January 12, 1997Apollo’s Works D’Art
XXIISunday, January 11, 1998The Apollo Tabloid: Inquiring Minds Need To Know!
XXIIIFriday, January 8, 1999Looking Good!
XXIVThursday, January 27, 2000Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
XXVFriday, January 19, 2001Our 25th Silver Anniversary Bal Masque
XXVIMonday, December 31, 2001Let’s Party – New Years’ Eve 2002
XXVIISaturday, January 4, 2003Bug Off
XXVIIIThursday, January 29, 2004Sealed With A Kiss! The Apollo Stamp Collection
XXIXFriday, January 7, 2005Strip Search
XXXSaturday, February 11, 2006We Will Rock You!
XXXISaturday, February 3, 2007“Weather or Not!”
XXXIIMonday, December 31, 2007God, Goddesses, Kings, and of course… Queens
XXXIIIFriday, February 20, 2009Apollo Explores the Western Frontier
XXXIVFriday, February 12, 2010Best in Show!
XXXVSaturday, February 19, 2011Apollo’s Body Art
XXXVISaturday, February 4, 2012Apollo’s Big Toy Box
XXXVIISaturday, January 26, 2013Apollo’s Lost Jungle
XXXVIIISaturday, February 15, 2014Apollo’s Comic Book
XXXIXSaturday, January 31, 2015Cirque D’ Apollo
XLSaturday, January 23, 2016Forty Years of Fabulous – Our Ruby Anniversary
XLISaturday February 11, 2017Apollo’s Yellow Brick Road
XLIISaturday January 27, 2018Lights, Cameras, Apollo!!
XLIIISaturday February 16, 2019Cruising the High Seas
XLIVSaturday February 8, 2020Apollo’s Mixtape
XLVSaturday February 12, 2022Score!
XLVISaturday February 4, 2023Apollo Pops!
XLVIISaturday January 27, 2024Between the Covers
XLVIIISaturday February 15, 2025Inventions
XLIXSaturday January 31, 2026Night at the Museum