Mardi Gras Season Starts Here! Jan. 6. BOS Family Winter Carnival and Shoebox Float Gallery. JAN 18. February Fords Gin Scavenger Hunt. FEB. 8. Cajun Cook-Off. FEB. 15. Run For Your Beads 5K. FEB. 22. Verizon Taste of Soulard. FEB. 22-23. Purina Pet Parade. FEB. 23. Tito’s Vodka Wiener Dog Derby. FEB. 23. Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball. FEB. 28 Welcome to Soulard Mardi Gras! Home of the Bud Light Grand Parade, Purina Pet Parade, and much more. 2025 calendar of events. January. Jan. 6 / 12th Night. The Mardi Gras main event, the Grand Parade, starts at 11 a.m. 2025 Updated: 10:44 AM CST February 27, 2025 backpacks or coolers are allowed at Mardi Gras in Soulard. Organizers say these Welcome to Soulard Mardi Gras! Home of the Bud Light Grand Parade, Purina Pet Parade, and much more. March 1, 2025. 1822 South Broadway . 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Rally your krew today and let the good times roll at the Mardi Gras Soulard celebration! Bud Light Party Tent. Saturday, March 1, 2025: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm Bud Light Party Centre & Activation Tent (Soulard Market Park & Plaza - 8th & Lafayette) Get ready for the ultimate Mardi Gras party in the Bud Light Party Tent! 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 2025 St. Louis Mardi Gras present the largest Mardi Gras parade outside the City of New Orleans, the Bud Light Grand Parade. The parade begins at Busch Stadium at 11am and runs south on Broadway through Soulard to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. Over 10,000,000 strands of beads will be thrown from nearly 100 floats along the parade route. The 2025 Mardi Gras Grand Parade will be held in Soulard on Saturday, March 1, 2025. This large neighborhood festival requires multiple street closures to ensure the safety of the residents and visitors. Celebrate Louisiana-style Mardi Gras in Missouri with Soulard's vibrant parades, live music, and pet-friendly events. Find out the dates, locations, and how to plan your trip for the 2025 season. ST. LOUIS – Grab your friends this weekend for the Mardi Gras parade because the event looks to showcase incredible floats for attendees. The great Mike Ditka once said, “If you’re not in Add on your Kegs & Eggs ticket at purchase and enjoy bottomless drafts and mimosas and a brunch plate from the buffet from 9am-11am before the Soulard celebration then catch the FREE Kind Goods Fan Trolley! Shuttle runs 9am-12:30pm and 3pm-6pm The Mardi Gras After Pardi is free to the public, ticket is not required for entry. Explore the Soulard neighborhood on foot during the annual Mardi Gras scavenger hunt. Your team will solve clues that lead to local haunts, where you’ll answer questions and perform challenges. Along the way, rack up as many points as you can to claim the grand prize! PARKING INFO FOR SOULARD RESIDENTS: Parking Passes have been mailed to everyone, if you do not receive yours in the mail or need additional passes they will be available February 24-27, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. at the Mardi Gras, Inc. Office (2200 Dolman) Mardi Gras 2025 - JOHN SUMMIT @ The PLAYR1 Tent 3/1/2025 11:00 am - 3/1/2025 6:00 pm. The PLAYR1 Tent presents MARDI GRAS 2025 Sat, March 1st featuring #1 Global Talent JOHN SUMMIT & Special Guests TBA This is an All-Inclusive Open Bar event , taking place behind Social Bar & Grill Soulard in the heart of Mardi Gras St. Louis. Add on your Kegs & Eggs ticket at purchase and enjoy bottomless drafts and mimosas and a brunch plate from the buffet from 9am-11am before the Soulard celebration then catch the FREE Kind Goods Fan Trolley! Shuttle runs 9am-12:30pm and 3pm-6pm The Mardi Gras After Pardi is free to the public, ticket is not required for entry. The highlight of Soulard’s Mardi Gras season, this parade is second only to New Orleans in size and spirit. Starting near Busch Stadium, the energy picks up at Chouteau, where lively crowds pack the streets to cheer on the krewes. The route weaves through Downtown South and Soulard, ending at the le Get ready for one of the best Mardi Gras parties in the heart of all the action on Saturday, March 1st at Molly's in Soulard. Don't stand out in the cold or wait in long lines for dirty porta-potties, get your ALL-INCLUSIVE ticket to the Mardi Gras Experience at Molly's. This event sells out every ARE YOU A SOULARD RESIDENT? CLICK HERE. 2025 Bud Light Grand Parade Map . There are many ways to get to Mardi Gras, but many times it's best to let someone else take the wheel and drive. You don't even have to force a friend. There are many safe and convenient ways to get here. The Mardi Gras Inc. Board will meet virtually today to cast their crucial vote on launching eight weeks of exciting festivities that make up the 2025 Soulard Mardi Gras season, culminating in the 46th Bud Light Grand Parade on Saturday, March 1. Spoiler alert: we’re anticipating another landslide victory. Saturday, February 22 and Sunday, February 23 Time: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm. To redeem your electronic pre-sale ticket or purchase a ticket on Saturday, February 22, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. visit the Bud Light Party Centre in Soulard Market Park (Enter at 8th and Lafayette), or on Sunday at the Tito's Wiener Dog Derby Registration Booth in the Plaza from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - look for the Taste
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