READ MORE: 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule for Lafayette, Louisiana and the Acadiana Area. But one of the biggest draws of the Mardi Gras Festival is the live music. And the J&J Exterminating Main Stage will be chocked full of great local and regional acts. At once a way of being and a public celebration, Mardi Gras mirrors to the world what Louisianans already know — good music is worth grooving to. The 2025 festivities culminate on Tuesday, March 4, in vibrant and boisterous eruptions of joy. If you can’t celebrate the holiday here, enjoy our collection of parade-worthy compositions at home With the YouTube Music app, enjoy over 100 million songs at your fingertips, plus albums, playlists, remixes, music videos, live performances, covers, and hard-to-find music you can’t get anywhere else. Start off Mardi Gras with a sunrise show at Tipitina’s featuring Big Chief Juan Pardo & the Golden Comanches, augmented by guitarist Billy Iuso. The music starts at 5:15 a.m. and admission is free. 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 Each Mardi Gras Parade has a unique history and theme. The Mystic Krewe of Music 6:00pm view map ; Tuesday Mar 4 2025 Mardi Gras . Metairie; Mardi Gras! Galveston is delighted to announce the distinguished recipients of the prestigious George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award: Mike Doherty and Kenneth Shelton. These two lifelong residents of Galveston Island will be honored at an awards ceremony on Friday, February 21, 5:30 PM, as part of the kick-off to Mardi Gras festivities. Enjoy live music from Mission Delirium, dinner specials, gumbo, king cake, Mardi Gras drinks, beads and expedited entry to the 8 p.m. party, with reservations starting at 5:30 p.m. at the onsite 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. Universal Orlando’s Mardi Gras concerts are included with regular park admission to Universal Studios Florida. Concerts are held on the parks’ Music Plaza Stage, near Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit. Mar 01, 2025, 8:30 PM – Mar 02, 2025, 12:00 AM. Traditional horse and trailer Mardi Gras Parade . Share. Load More. CONTACT US. First Name * Last Name * Email During Mardi Gras celebrations, you'll hear a whole mish-mash of party music and other genres. For this Mardi Gras playlist, we've focused mainly on brass bands, rhythm and blues, jazz, and zydeco in order to capture the traditional sounds of the Bourbon Street festivities. Mardi Gras songs pulse with the energy and spirit of celebration, making them essential to the vibrant festivities in New Orleans.Classic tracks like "Go to the Mardi Gras" by Professor Longhair and "Carnival Time" by Al Johnson set the tone for the season. Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday,” falls on March 4, 2025, and some of Austin’s favorite bars, restaurants and venues are gearing up for a series of vibrant celebrations all over the city. The Biggest Little Mardi Gras Celebration - located right here in Waxahachie! Parade at 11am (rain or shine) followed by live music, food, and drink specials in the participating downtown establishments. Come see your favorite krewe! Featuring live Zydeco music, a parade, 5000+ bead throws, DJ’s, roaming entertainment, specialty food, vendors, and dancing. The annual LONG BEACH MARDI GRAS at Shoreline Village and Rainbow Harbor returns on Saturday, March 1st, 2025. Parade at 2:30pm! This year, the Mardi Gras will be honoring our King Austin Metoyer. Beaufort’s Mardi Gras is set to take place March 1st and March 2nd, 2025! Beaufort’s Mardi Gras Carnival Weekend is a two -day celebration with feasts, parades, costumes, masks, and revelry. Mardi Gras Event Schedule. Saturday March 1st – 11 – 5 pm – Street Carnival & Parade Here's the schedule for Eunice: The 3rd Annual Zyde Gras returns to St. Landry Courthouse Square on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, from 2:00 PM TO 5:00 PM. This year’s celebration will feature Keith Mardi Gras Parade & Festival. Next date: Tuesday, March 04, 2025 | 03:00 PM to 09:00 PM. Experience a grand celebration with food, drink, music, and a parade featuring over 50 unique, colorful floats. Please no pets, no coolers. The event is from 3-9:00 pm. The parade begins at 7:00 pm along Douglas Avenue, from Beltrees to Skinner. The Big Easy comes to the Big Apple on Fat Tuesday as we go all out to celebrate the 12th anniversary of our creole carnival with a spectacular lineup lineup of 3x bands on three floors, plus tap dance, burlesque, 2x swing DJs, and free Mardi Gras beads for every dame & dapper gent!
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