The 107th edition of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club parade through New Orleans took place on Sunday May 15th 2016. It was too big for ropes. As the male Zulu members danced their way out of a variety of bars on St Bernard Avenue we noted that the men manning the ropes that keep onlookers at bay were missing.

“Zulu too big for ropes” one man responded.

And Zulu was big. Not Big 9 big by any stretch but big enough to include multiple floats and brass bands rolling through crowds that numbered deep into the thousands.

Here’s what we saw: