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The Mayor’s Ball, which ALIVE Magazine and the Riverfront Times have called the “social event of the season,” is a must-attend gala that combines the elegance of the setting with the striking visuals of Mardi Gras. It features fine cuisine, cocktails, dancing, and entertainment ranging from traditional to spectacular including: Friday night, Anheuser-Busch and the St. Louis Mardi Gras Foundation pulled out all the stops for Mayor Tishaura Jones with their presentation of her 2025 Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball. The Mayor’s Ball, which ALIVE Magazine and the Riverfront Times have called the “social event of the season,” is a must-attend gala that combines the elegance of the setting with the striking visuals of Mardi Gras. ST. LOUIS — Mardi Gras celebrations begin Friday, culminating in a Fat Tuesday party next week. From Soulard to Granite City, here’s where you can join the party in the St. Louis area. The Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball will take place Friday, Feb. 28, at Anheuser-Busch Tour Center beginning at 7 p.m The Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball is on Friday, February 28, 2025, from 7:00 PM to midnight at the iconic Anheuser-Busch Tour Center (1200 Lynch Street). Hailed by ALIVE Magazine and the Riverfront Times as the “social event of the season,” this elegant gala blends the vibrant spirit of Mardi Gras with sophistication and charm. The Mardi Gras Foundation announced that the upcoming Mayor’s Ball is moving to the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten in Soulard. In past years, the signature Mardi Gras event has been held at City Hall Mardi Gras, combining the see-and-be-seen gala of the season with a community-based charitable purpose. Proceeds from the Mayor’s Ball have funded more than $600,000in Mardi Gras Foundation Community Improvement Grants in Soulard and Downtown. Since 1980, Soulard Mardi Gras has produced nearly 500 Mardi Gras events in the Soulard Considered the social event of the season, the Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball combines elegance and exuberance. The must-attend gala features fine cuisine, craft cocktails, entertainment and dancing, and it usually culminates in a packed dance floor of blissful revelers moving to the music in alluring gowns and modish tuxedos. Considered the social event of the season, the Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball combines elegance and exuberance. The must-attend gala features fine cuisine, craft cocktails, entertainment and dancing, and it usually culminates in a packed dance floor of blissful revelers moving to the music in alluring gowns and modish tuxedos. The Mardi Gras weekend begins Friday night with the 22nd annual Mayor’s Ball at Union Station. It’s a benefit for community improvement grants for Soulard and Downtown. BALL La. (KALB) - After the Town of Ball Mardi Gras Parade needed to be rescheduled due to some rainy weather last Saturday, Mayor Gail Wilking has invited the town to come out and celebrate in Soulard Mardi Gras donations to STL charities/not-for-profits, 2002 -2022: $1.3m Number of dollars it cost to produce Soulard Mardi Gras in 1980: $1.2k Number of dollars it costs to produce Soulard Mardi Gras in 2023: $1.3m Number of days between Fat Tuesday and Easter: 47 Number of Mardi Gras colors: 3 The Mayor’s Ball is an annual gala around Mardi Gras with fine cuisine, cocktails, dancing, and entertainment. This year, the event featured music from the Playadors and Red and Black Brass Band, pancake art by The Joy of Pancakes, body art from Glitter Bar STL, Sketch Artists, and Megalux 360 Photobooth. Early Mardi Gras Balls . Mardi Gras balls have been around since Louisiana was a French colony. Just as we do today, Creole society kicked off the season on Twelfth Night with the King’s Ball (the Bal de Roi). The highlight of the evening was the cutting of the King Cake (the Gateau des Rois). A Mardi Gras gala with fine dining, open bars, and dazzling entertainment. The Mayor’s Ball, which ALIVE Magazine and the Riverfront Times have called the “social event of the season,” is a must-attend gala that combines the elegance of the setting with the striking visuals of Mardi Gras. Celebrate the spirit of Mardi Gras on Saturday evening, March 1, at the PACE Center for the Mayor's Mardi Gras Ball! This elegant event supports the Parker Task Force, combining a night of vibrant festivities with a meaningful cause. Friday, FEB. 9 / MAYOR’S MARDI GRAS BALL The Mayor’s Ball, which ALIVE Magazine and the Riverfront Times have called the “social event of the season,” is a must-attend gala that combines elegance with the striking visuals of Mardi Gras. It features fine cuisine, cocktails, dancing, and entertainment ranging from traditional to spectacular, Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Wednesday, February 5, Mayor Toby Barker and city partners gathered at City Hall to announce several events for the upcoming Mardi Gras season. The 2025 festivities will feature returning favorites, offering a variety of parades, block parties, pub crawls and cultural celebrations for residents and visitors of all ages. A glimpse Andrea Cox, Antoinette Harlan, Rashida Squalls and a friend were in the Mardi Gras spirit and dressed accordingly for the Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball at Union Station in downtown, St. Louis
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