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Below is the complete list of parades and events kicking off on Twelfth Night and culminating on Mardi Gras Day, March 4, 2025, with each parade description including the parade route. Submit a Mardi Gras Event Monday, March 3, 2025 -- 14th annual Lundi Gras Party with the Zydeco Boss Keith Frank live at Cowboy's Night Club in Lake Charles presented by Townsquare Media with Gator 99.5, 107 Jamz, and 92.9 The Lake. Monday, March 3rd, 2025 -- Mardi Gras Royal Gala inside the Lake Charles Event Center starting at 7:00 pm. Mardi Gras Children’s Day - The 2025 Mardi Gras Children’s Day takes place prior to the Children’s Day Parade at the Lake Charles Event Center in the Exhibition Hall! Mardi Gras in Southwest Louisiana is a family-friendly festival and even has an entire day devoted to kids. Here is the 2025 Mardi Gras Event Schedule For Lake Charles And Southwest Louisiana. Friday, February 28, 2025 -- Mardi Gras Merchant's Parade Starts at 7:00 pm and rolls down Ryan Street to Sale Road in Lake Charles. Saturday, March 1, 2025 -- World Famous Cajun Extravaganza and Gumbo Cook-off inside the Lake Charles Event Center Exhibition Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Lake Charles Celebrates January 6 - March 4, 2025! Mardi Gras in Lake Charles is an assembly of celebrations and events leading up to Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras krewes are gearing up for a festive season filled with parades, gumbo cookoffs, and plenty of King Cake. The parade starts at 7 p.m. and will depart from the Lake Charles Event Center and travel down Ryan St. to Sale Rd. The 2025 Children’s Mardi Gras Stroll is from 9 to 11 a.m. Young revelers Friday, January 24 - Community Mardi Gras Dance from 6:00 pm to 8:30 PM. Saturday, February 15 - Mardi Gras Craft Workshop 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM. Sunday, February 23 - Lake Charles Mardi Gras Parade & Zydeco Dance at 12:45 PM, 3:30 PM Chicken Run, 4:00 PM Mj Fontenot and The Country Boys, 5:00 PM Rusty Metoyer & The Zydeco Crush - Follow on Facebook Sunday, March 2: Kids Take Over Mardi Gras! Sunday is all about family fun! Mardi Gras Children's Day happens inside the Lake Charles Event Center, featuring interactive activities, crafts, and games. Later, the Children’s Mardi Gras Parade rolls through, giving kids their very own spotlight in the celebration! Tuesday, March 4: Fat Tuesday Experience the glamour and grandeur of the 2025 Mardi Gras Royal Gala on Monday, March 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM, one of the crown jewels of Southwest Louisiana’s Mardi Gras celebrations! This dazzling event features a lavish promenade of Krewe royalty, showcasing kings and queens, royal dukes and duchesses, captains, courtesans, and jesters—each draped in extravagant, museum-quality costumes Downtown Lake Charles. Lighted Boat Parade. March 1 at 7 p.m. Lake Charles. Children’s Day Parade. March 2 at 3:30 p.m. Downtown Lake Charles. Second Line Stroll. March 4 at 1 p.m. Downtown Lake Charles. Motor Gras Parade. March 4 at 3 p.m. Downtown Lake Charles. Jeeps on Parade. March 4 at 1 p.m. Downtown Lake Charles. Mardi Gras Southwest It’s the climactic event of Mardi Gras in Lake Charles—the 2025 Mardi Gras Southwest Krewe of Krewes Parade happening Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (Fat Tuesday) at 5:00 PM! Get your purple, green, and gold ready, because it’s time to be a little gaudy and immerse yourself in the most thrilling and high-energy parade of the season. As the grand finale of the Mardi Gras celebrations, this parade Find tickets & information for Lake Charles Mardi Gras 2025. happening at Lake Charles Event Center, Lake Charles, LA on Sun, 23 Feb, 2025 at 08:00 am. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Games event in Lake Charles, LA by Lake Charles Mardi Gras on Sunday, February 23 2025 with 1.9K people interested and 245 people going. This February enjoy festive Mardi Gras events and parades, a thrilling installment of the Monster Truck Nitro tour, romantic dinners and "galentine" celebrations, and exciting casino entertainment happening throughout Southwest Louisiana at venues like the Lake Charles Event Center, Golden Nugget, L'Auberge Casino Resort, the Burton Complex and More. Get ready for a day filled with Mardi Gras excitement, music, and fun for the whole family! The festivities kick off with a vibrant parade starting at 1:00 PM from the Lake Charles Event Center (900 Lakeshore Dr.). The 4.1-mile route heads east down Broad Street, turns north on Shattuck Street, and then west onto Belden Street. Don’t miss the colorful floats, lively ATVs, and horses parading Fat Tuesday is now family-friendly – with Mardi Gras in the Zone! A safe place to celebrate Mardi Gras, free from alcohol and tobacco. Mardi Gras in the Zone will be held along the parade route on Ryan, between Gill and Kirby St., from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM on Fat Tuesday. Enjoy hot dogs, popcorn, Coca-Cola, Kona Ice, a bounce house, and an activity tent. Plus, there will be laser tag Find tickets & information for Mardi Gras Extravaganza--Rise of the Phoenix. happening at 825 Bilbo Street,Lake Charles,70601,US, Lake Charles, LA on Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm CST. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Mardi Gras magic takes to the water with the 2025 Lighted Boat Parade, a one-of-a-kind tradition in the Lake Charles area! On Monday, March 2 after the Children's Parade, festival-goers will gather along the scenic shores of Lake Charles to enjoy a dazzling parade of boats decked out in sparkling lights and vibrant Mardi Gras decorations. This unique celebration captures the spirit of Mardi
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