To see the Mask's exclusive HD video of the 2016 Order of Venus parade, click HERE.
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We used to refer to OOV is one of the newer ladies' groups. But the group is more than 20 years old now.
Founded on March 19, 2000, it started with "only a few members," according to the group, but grew quickly.
By OOV's 10th anniversary, it was 168 members strong. These ladies are known as big throwers, sometimes chucking huge stuffed animals.
A few years back, the Order of Venus lost its parading partner, Mobile Mystical Ladies, when that grouped switched to a day parade on the Saturday before Fat Tuesday. OOV was all alone on Monday night until the Order of Many Faces joined them several years back.
In 2017, OOV debuted the group's first float, a beautiful new emblem float, and others have since followed.
This year, OOV paraded on February 13 at 6:30 p.m. The theme was Saints and Sinners. OOV has five of their own floats, built by Craig Stephens's Carnival Artists, as well as a revamped emblem float by Tim Ellzey's Bal Masque Artworks, plus two floats rented from the Order of Polka Dots. They were joined by seven fund-raising floats from iHeart Media and one from Dance Without Limits.
To see the Mask's exclusive photo album of the 2023 Order of Venus parade, place your cursor on the image below and click on the arrows.
To see the Mask's exclusive HD video of that parade, click HERE.
To see the Mask's exclusive HD video of the 2022 Order of Venus parade, click HERE.
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To see the Mask's exclusive HD video of the 2019 Order of Venus parade, click HERE.
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