Be in the parade with exclusive float riding opportunities^ or 15% off^^ the Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine Experience. Looking to catch beads instead? Passholders can watch the parade from a special viewing area † reserved just for them. 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. In fact, the 2023 Universal Mardi Gras Celebration paved the way for a new Tribute Store location. Previously located in New York, this season’s shop can be found in the star-studded Hollywood section of Universal Studios Florida. The Tribute Store now alternates between these two spots. For Universal Mardi Gras 2025, the Tribute Store takes From February 1 through March 30, guests will let the good times roll as they experience an authentic, family-friendly version of the Mardi Gras bash at Universal Studios Florida. The event will be held over 60+ nights – with the food booths open and the parade taking place every night. Mardi Gra Overview of Universal's Mardi Gras Parade. If you didn't know any better, you'd swear you're in New Orleans! Capturing the spirit and electricity of the Big Easy during Carnival season, the Universal Mardi Gras Parade is a family-friendly promenade through the streets of Universal Studios Florida featuring stilt walkers, brass-band musicians and, of course, world-class parade floats. Since 1995, Universal Orlando Resort has been bringing the fun and flavors of the Big Easy’s Mardi Gras celebration to the streets of Universal Studios Florida.For select nights from February to April, you can catch an outrageous and colorful parade (my favorite part of the event), enjoy live entertainment and concerts, indulge in food and drinks from around the world, and catch a whole lot Learn dates, times, parade route, floats and more as we dive into the magic of the 2024 Mardi Gras Parade at Universal Studios Orlando! Mardi Gras at Universal Studios Orlando is not just a celebration; it’s a spectacle of vibrant floats, electrifying energy, and unforgettable experiences. Join us as we dive into the heart of the festivities There are a lot less booths this year – Check out the Universal Mardi Gras Guide Map! 2025 Mardi Gras Parade at Universal Studios. Stretch out your hands and get ready to catch a ton of beads. Make your date night enchanting and grab a spot along the parade route about 30 – 45 minutes before parade time. Universal's version of a Mardi Gras Parade has the crazy characters of the New Orleans version but is much more compact. Floats are updated most years with new themes, but you can always count on the massive “King Gator” float and multi-story Riverboat to roll down Universal’s boulevards. Universal’s Mardi Gras is an international celebration of carnival, with a focus on New Orleans’ famous Mardi Gras. The party started in 1996 with a parade furnished by the New Orleans fabrication firm Kern Studios. Designed to bring in the locals during a quiet period, Mardi Gras expanded with bigger musical acts and a longer season. The annual event runs daily from Saturday, February 1, through Sunday, March 30.All of the crowd-favorite components of Mardi Gras will return: the colorfully costumed performers and authentic New Orleans bands, the Mardi Gras parade, and even the weekly headliner concerts. The parade starts in Hollywood from a backstage area between Cafe La Bamba and the Horror Make-Up Show, across from Mel’s Drive-In. The parade then takes a left through Hollywood for a clockwise route around the park, on to Illumination’s Minion Land, and through New York before making a full lap to exit through the same gate that it entered the park through. You can purchase it at any of the Mardi Gras food kitchens in the park, it’s a great value and you can use it beyond the event at select food locations in the parks. Mardi Gras 2025 Parade 🎉. Each year, Universal has a new theme for their nightly Mardi Gras parade, which is included in your park admission. 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. 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. Here’s theschedule for the DeLand Mardi Gras dog parade and festival this weekend: Every night of Universal’s Mardi Gras season, there is a parade at 7:30 p.m. This year's parade We’re sending out another incredible Mardi Gras in style at the Universal Superclub! Shake of those post-Mardi Gras jitters and party with some of our Divas and DJ’s on the strip - to all of your favourite dancefloor hits. FREE ENTRY. DJS: Erfaan Division 4 Neil Hume Divas: Sia Tequila Eli Crawford Coco Jumbo Jacqui St Hyde Universal Studios Mardi Gras Parade Schedule. The parade takes place any time from 5 p.m. ET to 7:30 p.m. ET depending on the day. You can find the full schedule here to plan your below. The Universal Mardi Gras parade is perhaps the most unique parade at any Central Florida theme park because guests are actually part of the action! As a bead catcher, simply line the parade route and cheer on the floats and performers. Keep an eye out for beads being tossed by other guests on the floats! Learn dates, times, parade route, floats and more as we dive into the magic of the 2024 Mardi Gras Parade at Universal Studios Orlando! Mardi Gras at Universal Studios Orlando is not just a celebration; it’s a spectacle of vibrant floats, electrifying energy, and unforgettable experiences. Join us as we dive into the heart of the festivities
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