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Celebrate Mardi Gras 2025 in Kansas City with a range of lively events, including mardi gras parades, parties, live music, and delicious food. Join in the celebration and let the good times roll! Kansas City’s not a big Mardi Gras town, but you can celebrate at these two events By Dan Kelly. Updated February 25, 2025 8:46 AM. as well as a Parade of the Paws, Join us for a free celebration from 4-8 PM packed with entertainment, music, and vibrant Mardi Gras traditions. 🎭 Mardi Gras Krewes Contest: Groups of 3+ dressed in theme. Show off your best strut and showcase your talent for a chance to win cash & prizes! 🐾 NEW this Year! Parade of the Paws: Bring your furry friend(s) in a decorated Mardi Gras Krewes Contest: Groups of 3+ dressed in theme showcase your talent for a chance to win cash & prizes! NEW this Year! Parade of the Paws: Bring your furry friend(s) in a decorated float of some sort (wagons, handmade baskets, etc.) Best float will take home a prize! Mardi Gras Trivia: Test your knowledge of all things Mardi Gras. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - From Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday to parades, gumbo and beads, Kansas City area organizations and businesses are set to host Mardi Gras events in 2024. While members of the Mardi Gras community like to keep the details of their celebrations elusive, the blaring horns and colorful costumes are hard to miss. On Fat Tuesday, the fun starts bright and early in KC’s Westside neighborhood for a dawn parade. In the evening, the party continues. Home ; Events . Masquerade Party; Mardi Gras 5k; Get Involved . Sponsors; Volunteer; Vendors Get ready to experience the spirit of New Orleans right here at Kansas City Live! Join us for a free celebration packed with entertainment, music, and vibrant Mardi Gras traditions. FREE Event with optional food & drink packages available Authentic Crawfish Boil, Hush Puppies, Rum Runners, Hurricanes & MORE! Get tickets for Mardi Gras: Kansas City at KC Live! in Kansas City, MO on Sat, Feb 17, 2024 - 3:00PM at AXS.com The free Mardi Gras event will run 3-7 p.m. at Kansas City Live! and will feature live music, the crowning of a king and queen and multiple contests, including crawfish eating and musical chairs In 2013, the SocialHeart co-founders were wondering why Kansas City didn't have a large Mardi Gras celebration like our fellow Missourian city, St. Louis. After some cocktails they decided that St. Louis shouldn't get to have all the fun and the Mardi Gras Masquerade Party was born. Kansas City Chiefs fans wave for beads on Decatur Street during the Super Bowl LIX Host Committee Parade in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Unlike an official Mardi Gras parade, where The 2025 Mardi Gras season is just beginning, and Coastal Mississippi is packed full of fun parades and events perfect for incoming visitors. Come along with us as we celebrate the Carnival season! Laissez les bon temps rouler –– "Let the good times roll!" Plan your visit to Houma, and experience the joy, tradition, and culture of our unforgettable Mardi Gras celebration. Stay tuned to ExploreHouma.com for parade updates, route details, and everything you need to make the most of Mardi Gras 2025. Houma, it’s your time to shine—Mardi Gras season is here! Let’s celebrate Bayou Country style! For anyone who has ever wondered how the giant floats featured in Mardi Gras parades are created, Mardi Gras World in New Orleans offers a behind-the-scenes look at the artistry and craftsmanship b All KC Members, their family and friends are invited. Refreshments ~ Music ~ Brotherhood ~ Safe Location ~ Clean Bathrooms ~ Tables & Chairs ~ On the parade route . All parades pass directly in front of the Council Hall. Fantastic location to watch the parades. Marquette’s Commandments of Carnival. 1. The parade will start at 9 a.m. at the corner of Teche Street and Newton Street, parade down Newton Street onto General Meyer Avenue ending at the Algiers Mardi Gras Festival. The “daytime Mardi Gras revelers turned up the volume Sunday morning in Kansas City’s West Side neighborhood, with live music at the annual Krewe de Prank parade. See the photos here. A masked reveler stands with the Society of St. Cecilia on Royal Street on Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Kansas City is a big St. Patrick’s Day town, but Mardi Gras? Not so much. While New Orleans and St. Louis celebrate the end of the pre-Lenten season for weeks, our events are limited to a few
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