Join us daily from Feb 3 - Apr 7 for Mardi Gras 2025 at Universal Orlando Resort. Enjoy a parade and live concerts on select nights, beads, incredible food available for purchase and more. This year at Universal Mardi Gras the music’s louder, the celebration’s wilder, the food’s spicier and the party’s bigger than ever. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. Join us daily from Feb 3 - Mar 30 for Mardi Gras 2025 at Universal Orlando Resort. Enjoy a parade and live concerts on select nights, beads, incredible food available for purchase and more. There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Mardi Gras is a holiday that dates back thousands of years to pagan spring and Universal Orlando has announced more information on this year's Mardi Gras event, including the concert line-up and this year's theme. 2024's Universal’s Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval will run daily from February 3 through April 7, 2024. This year’s Mardi Gras parade theme will Music constitutes such a big part of New Orleans’s Mardi Gras traditions, and it’s no different at Universal Orlando. At Music Plaza Stage in Universal Studios Florida, guests can attend concerts on select nights during the Mardi Gras season. These concerts are included with park admission and begin at 8:30 PM. Concerts are held on the parks’ Music Plaza Stage, near Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit. One-day, one-park tickets start at $154 for guests ages 10 and older on Mardi Gras concert dates. At other Sunday, March 2. Sunday is Mardi Gras Children’s Day at the Event Center. The free, family-friendly event is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A prelude to the Children’s Day Parade, children will Selene follows Dionysus. Aphrodite at 6:00 p.m. in Houma. Saturday, March 1, 2025: NOMTOC at 10:45 a.m. on the Westbank. Iris at 11 a.m. in Uptown New Orleans The Brief. Universal Orlando Mardi Gras International Flavors of Carnaval begins Feb. 1 and runs through March 30. This year's event features live concerts on select nights by big-name artists Full Schedule | 2025 Mardi Gras Southeast Texas. There's parades and concerts daily with the Valero Krewe of Krewes Parade on Friday and the Valero Grand Parade on Saturday. The Mardi Gras Parade runs each night of the event, while concerts are held on weekends. Universal Orlando’s Mardi Gras celebration is included with admission to Universal Studios Florida or with an annual pass. Seasonal Passholders are completely blacked out on Mardi Gras concert days. The Parade Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. 7:00 p.m. George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award Honoree Parade Following the George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award Presentation, this is the first parade to Kick Off Mardi Gras Galveston 2025! This parade is packed with marching bands, dancing squads & tons of energy. Friday, Feb. 28 – Tuesday, March 4 – Le Festival de Mardi Gras à Lafayette – Cajun Field, Lafayette.Carnival rides and games, live music, food vendors, and parades roll through the festival Pensacola Paw-di Gras is an annual event in downtown Pensacola that adds to our amazing Mardi Gras events. This event brings together our animal loving community, and helps raise awareness and funds for local animal shelters and rescues in need. Universal Orlando has announced more information on this year's Mardi Gras event, including the concert line-up, parade details, and more! 2025's Universal’s Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval will run daily from February 1 through March 30, 2025. This year’s Mardi Gras parade theme Saturday, February 1. 1 p.m. – Krewe de la Dauphine (Dauphin Island) Saturday, February 8. 1 p.m. – Dauphin Island People’s Parade (Dauphin Island) Collector Tickets are enabled for some Sydney Mardi Gras events sold via Moshtix. Collector Tickets are a hard-copy memorabilia ticket that are posted to you, if you purchase you ticket before 3 January 2025, the Collector Ticket will arrive prior to the event, purchases after 3 January will arrive post-Festival. Join us daily from Feb. 1-Mar. 30 for Mardi Gras 2025 at Universal Orlando Resort. Enjoy a parade and live concerts on select nights, beads, incredible food available for purchase and more. This year at Universal Mardi Gras the music’s louder, the celebration’s wilder, the food’s spicier and the party’s bigger than ever.
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