The former Mardi Gras Multi-Club on Oaklawn Avenue in Cranston is demolished, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (WJAR) Mardi Gras closed in 2017 and reopened for a short time as Nightclub Five in 2018. You’ll soon have a chance, as items from the closed Mardi Gras Multiclub will be up for auction Feb. 16. Mardi Gras, located at 1500 Oaklawn Ave. in Cranston, closed in November 2017 after nearly three decades in operation. The venue briefly reopened as Club 5 in 2018 but shut its doors against shortly thereafter. CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) – A longtime mainstay of Rhode Island nightlife is closing. Mardi Gras Multi Club on Oaklawn Avenue will shut its doors after Nov. 30, owner John Readey Jr. told Eyewitness You’ll soon have a chance, as items from the closed Mardi Gras Multiclub will be up for auction Feb. 16. Mardi Gras, located at 1500 Oaklawn Ave. in Cranston, closed in November 2017 after nearly three decades in operation. The venue briefly reopened as Club 5 in 2018 but shut its doors against shortly thereafter. The Mardi Gras Multi Club on Oaklawn Avenue shut its doors on Nov. 30. The club opened in 1989 and has been a longtime mainstay for Rhode Island nightlife for 28 years, though changing names It's been a whirlwind for clubgoers in Cranston with the closing, reopening and now reclosing of a popular night club. Back in November Mardi Gras Multi Club announced that after nearly 3 decades they would be closing their doors for good. CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) – Mardi Gras Multi Club, the nightclub and entertainment complex located on Oaklawn Avenue in Cranston, is set to close its doors after nearly 30 years in business. Mardi Gras Multi Club on Oaklawn Avenue shut its doors on Nov. 30. The club opened in 1989 and has been a longtime mainstay for Rhode Island nightlife for 28 years, though changing names multiple A nightclub in Cranston threw itself a going away party.Mardi Gras Multi Club on Oaklawn Avenue closed its doors after a party Thursday night.The club was a popular nightspot for over 28 years.We Mardi Gras Multi-Club in Cranston is re-opening under a new name.A Facebook post said the new club will be called The Nightclub 5. A grand reopening is set for March 16.Owner John Readey said last Saturday, March 1, 2025 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Doors open at 5 pm, Dinner served from 6-8 pm, Cash Bar) St. Ann Arts & Cultural Center 84 Cumberland Street, Woonsocket, RI $35 in advance only Tickets available from any of our Queen Contestants. To Buy Directly: raffle tickets, tickets to the coronation or tickets to the ball, or if you need information on contestants call (401) 257-5797 or Mardi Gras Multi Club - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2025) Cranston. Cranston, RI Hotels near New England Institute of Technology CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Just in time for Saint Patrick’s Day weekend Mardi Gras nightclub is re-opening. It’s opening its doors Friday night under the new name "The Nightclub 5." Mardi Gras Get ready for a night of Revelry @ German Club . Come celebrate Mardi Gras when the German club comes alive with the sounds of Bourbon Street New this year two floors of Revelry with the addition of Rathskeller Speakeasy downstairs. Cajun Hobo's 6:30 The Smack Dabs 7:30 CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band 9pm Cover $35 adv $42 Door Over the years, the club has changed several times into different venues, and there are many names associated with its decades-long run. In addition to Mardi Gras, past patrons will remember names such as JR’s Fastlane, Johnny Bahamas, The Diamond Rodeo, Monkey Bar and Mustang Sally’s. Mardi Gras, located at 1500 Oaklawn Ave. in Cranston, closed in November 2017 By DANIEL KITTREDGE Want to own a piece of local nightlife history? You'll soon have a chance, as items from the closed Mardi Gras Multiclub will be up for auction Feb. 16. The former Mardi Gras nightclub is closing, again.The Club 5, as it's now known, posted on Facebook that this upcoming weekend will be its last.You have all been great to us and we thank you for The former home of Mardi Gras Multi-Club in Cranston is celebrating its grand reopening -- under a new name -- Friday night.“Join us this coming Friday, St Patrick’s Day Weekend the The shark, made of foam and fiberglass, was a longtime fixture on the roof of the Mardi Gras Multi Club dance hall in Cranston which closed in 2017. Last year, the owners of Flo’s Clam Shack snagged the shark at auction and asked if St. George’s students could step in and help them rehab it. Art Department Chairman Mike Hansel put some of MIDDLETOWN, RI — The massive shark formerly mounted on the roof of Mardi Gras multiclub in Cranston has found a new home. Bruce the shark arrived by crane to Flo's Clam Shack on Sunday.
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