A subkrewe of Chewbacchus

Krewe of
Arthur Dent

We are the hoopiest froods marching through New Orleans. Mostly harmless. Always bring a towel.

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Entry #1

So long, and thanks for all the throws

The Krewe of Arthur Dent is a Hitchhiker's-Guide-to-the-Galaxy themed subkrewe rolling under the great glittering banner of Chewbacchus, New Orleans' sci-fi Mardi Gras parade.

We march for the perpetually-bewildered everyman: the one in the dressing gown, clutching a cup of something almost — but not quite — entirely unlike tea, wondering how any of this happened. If you've ever felt mildly out of your depth in a galaxy that refuses to make sense, congratulations: you're one of us.

  • 42 reasons to march
  • 1 towel (minimum)
  • ∞ improbability
The Krewe of Arthur Dent, as catalogued by the Guide.

Entry #2

The bits we're serious about

Chewbacchus has a code of conduct — a short compact you agree to when you join — and we follow it without amendment. What follows is additional: the seven things this particular subkrewe cares about enough to write down. The Guide observes that most organisations file this sort of thing in an appendix, in six-point type, behind a door marked Beware of the Leopard. We would rather you actually read it.

  1. Everyone is welcome

    We are an inclusive subkrewe. Misogyny, racism, bullying, and everything in that family are not tolerated here — not as banter, not as a joke that didn't land, not at all. This is the one item on the list with no dry aside attached.

  2. Everything is optional

    Builds, drinks, meetings, parties — all of it is an invitation and none of it is a summons. Skip what you like without explaining yourself. And if you do turn up and find you'd rather be elsewhere, leave. Nobody is keeping attendance; nobody has a clipboard.

  3. There is no hierarchy

    We are all equal. Captain is not a rank, a title, or a promotion — it is a job, and the job is making sure things are organised and someone is listening. If something is wrong, a captain is a good person to tell. That is the entire extent of their cosmic authority.

  4. Fun, not politics

    We are here for the contraption, the parade, and each other. The galaxy has no shortage of venues for arguing about everything else, and we are not one of them.

  5. This is a safe space

    If something or someone is making you uncomfortable, say so — to anyone, at any point. You will be listened to and taken seriously. We would very much rather hear it than not.

  6. No idea is too crazy

    We are building a seven-and-a-half-million-year computer and a bar on a trailer, so the bar for "too crazy" is somewhere in low orbit. Say the thing you're thinking. Share your opinion — and extend everyone else the same hearing you'd want.

  7. Red Shirts are full members

    Red Shirts are 100% members of Chewbacchus and 100% members of this subkrewe. They don't pay dues, and they take on security duties on parade night. That is the whole difference. For the other 364 days, there is no difference at all.

None of this is difficult, and all of it is the point. Chewbacchus' own compact lives on chewbacchus.org; ours lives here, in reasonably-sized type, in front of the door.

Entry #3

How to hitch a ride

The Guide has surprisingly little to say about joining the Krewe of Arthur Dent, mostly because it is so straightforward that there is very little to panic about. There are no forms in triplicate, no Vogon poetry recitals, and no secret handshake. There are, however, two ways aboard, depending on whether you are arriving fresh or defecting from another vessel. Pick the path that applies to you; both end with you marching beside us.

▸ Route A — New traveller

You've never paid Chewbacchus dues

1

Travel to krewebacchus.org

The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus' official membership portal. Despite its appearance, it will not bite. (Mostly harmless.)

2

Pay your Chewbacchus dues

This makes you a fully-credentialed ChewbacchanALIEN. The dues go to Chewbacchus itself, not to us.

3

Select the Krewe of Arthur Dent

When the portal asks which subkrewe to march with, choose us. Do not panic — an excellent decision.

▸ Route B — Switching ships

Already a ChewbacchanALIEN elsewhere

1

Make sure your dues are paid

A traveller is only as welcome as their standing with the mothership. Confirm your dues are current on krewebacchus.org.

2

Open "My SubKrewe"

From your krewebacchus.org account, find the My SubKrewe section — the nerve-centre of your current allegiance.

3

Leave, then choose Arthur Dent

Sever your old ties (amicably — we're all friends here) and select us instead. No towel is harmed in the process.

You're aboard

Both routes arrive here. Find the group chat, locate a towel, and you are officially a frood who knows where theirs is.

Sign up at krewebacchus.org →

Entry #4

Help build

Every krewe needs a contraption. The Guide is pleased to report that the Krewe of Arthur Dent is building two, on the entirely reasonable grounds that one is never quite enough.

We are assembling Deep Thought — the second-greatest computer in all of time and space, famous for spending seven and a half million years calculating the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything (it is 42; we have checked) — alongside a working slice of Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, specifically its bar, mounted atop a trailer. Everything, the Guide notes, is improved by being mounted atop a trailer.

All of this is taking shape at the Den, our build space out in Chalmette, most Sundays. No engineering degree is required; enthusiasm, opposable thumbs, and a healthy disrespect for the laws of probability will do nicely. Many of our finest froods arrived knowing nothing whatsoever and left knowing only slightly more.

When the sawdust settles, we down tools and reconvene at our headquarters for a drink and a thorough re-litigation of the day's decisions.

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Preliminary build plans — Deep Thought & the Milliway's bar. Click to enlarge.

Entry #5

Our headquarters

The Guide is unambiguous on this point: a contraption may be built in a shed, but it is only ever finished in a bar. Ours is the Emporium Arcade Bar on St. Claude, which we have declared the official headquarters of the Krewe of Arthur Dent — with all the authority of a krewe that appointed itself to declare such things.

Emporium Arcade Bar

2231 St. Claude Ave · New Orleans

  • Post-build drinks, once the Chalmette dust has settled
  • Subkrewe meetings — improbably productive ones
  • Pinball, arcade cabinets, and a very serviceable bar
  • The easiest place to find us if you're new
  • Membership drives and towel parties, when we throw them
  • Whatever else needs discussing over a drink or two

If you'd like to meet the krewe without committing to anything heavier than a round, this is where to do it. Turn up, mention Arthur Dent, and someone will wave you over. Should we prove hard to spot, take comfort in the statistics: we are almost certainly near the pinball.

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Entry #6

The road ahead

One coordinate outranks all the others: the night the entire improbable circus actually rolls. Lock it into your Infinite Improbability Drive now, because it will arrive whether you are ready or not.

Chewbacchus 2027 — Year of the Golden Wookiee

Parade date
Saturday, January 16, 2027
Roll time
7:00 PM
Line-up
Arrive ~4–6 PM (by zone)

That's the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus rolling through New Orleans, and the Krewe of Arthur Dent rolling right along with it. For the route, your zone placement, the rules, and the legendary 11-foot height limit, consult chewbacchus.org and the Beacon 42 app — the closest thing this galaxy has to an authoritative source. The Guide rates them mostly harmless.

Parade info at chewbacchus.org →

Entry #7

Between now and then

Parade night is the destination, not the whole itinerary. None of what follows is compulsory — see Entry #2 — but a krewe you have actually met is a great deal easier to march with, and a contraption is considerably easier to push once you've helped build it.

Recurring · every week, in theory

Build Sundays at the Den

Sunday is build day. We gather at the Den — our space out in Chalmette — and make measurable progress on Deep Thought and the Milliways bar, which is to say we occasionally make measurable progress and otherwise have an excellent time trying.

When

Sundays

Where

The Den
Chalmette
Ask in the group chat for the address.

What we're building

  • Deep Thought — the second-greatest computer in all of time and space
  • Milliways — specifically the bar, mounted atop a trailer
  • Framing, wiring, paint, and a great deal of improvisation

What to bring

  • Yourself, and shoes you don't mind ruining
  • No skills whatsoever — genuinely. We'll show you
  • Nothing else. The tools live at the Den

How you'll know it's on: we confirm by text during the week — some Sundays happen, some don't, and the Guide has yet to find a reliable way to predict which. Get yourself on that thread and you'll never have to guess. And per the house rules: turning up is an invitation, never an obligation.

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Finding us

The simplest way to reach the Krewe of Arthur Dent is to ask loudly into the void. Failing that, send a message into the ansible below — it travels faster than light and arrives in our inbox shortly after.

Or find us in the wild

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@kreweofarthurdent