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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 ST. LOUIS — Soulard's biggest party of the year is back this weekend. The Mardi Gras main event, the Grand Parade, starts at 11 a.m. Here's everything you need to know if you are heading to 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. Granite City Mardi Gras Parade. The Granite City Mardi Gras event begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 1 at 29th & State Street. Organizers say it will “bring Bourbon Street to you!” Enjoy live music, kids activities and shop local vendors. The Parade is followed by an after party in Civic Park at 2 p.m. Cocktail Carnival. Mardi Gras The 46th Mardi Gras weekend kicks off in St. Louis with the Mayor’s Ball, followed by the Bud Light Grand Parade, and concludes with outdoor sales and events in the Soulard neighborhood. Grab your krewe and get jazzy at Ballpark Village following the Soulard Bud Light Grand Parade & Celebration on Saturday, March 1st. Featuring LIVE music ALL DAY - rock out with Danger Party and DJs in every venue to get the pardi going. The Bud Light Party Tent and the Blues Alumni Experience are two of the most enjoyable ways to experience the Bud Light Grand Parade during Mardi Gras in St. Louis. Both include an open bar with beer and spirits, a lunch buffet and beads in a climate-controlled tent in close proximity to the parade route. The Mardi Gras main event, the Grand Parade, starts at 11 a.m., but it's not the start of the party. to "rub elbows with Blues legends at St. Louis’ biggest party," and a NSFW story time Dubbed the “crown jewel” of the Soulard Mardi Gras season, the Bud Light Grand Parade is set for Saturday, Feb. 10, starting at 11 a.m.. The annual parade begins at Busch Stadium and east of Ballpark Village, traveling through the streets of Downtown South and Soulard, and ending at Anheuser-Busch Brewery, according to the event page. 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. Grab your krewe and get jazzy at Ballpark Village following the Soulard Bud Light Grand Parade & Celebration on Saturday, March 1st. Featuring LIVE music ALL DAY - rock out with Danger Party and DJs in every venue to get the pardi going. 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! Family Friendly Mardi Gras: Mardi Gras is a party but the start of the parade route is a great spot if you want to bring your family. The parade starts near Busch Stadium and lining up near Chouteau and Broadway will give you easier access to leave after the parade. I do not think walking around Soulard after the parade is family-friendly. Mardi Gras celebration in St. Louis began with four friends who wanted something to do after a snowstorm in 1980 ; The Grand Parade was only a Soulard neighborhood event that grew in the 1990s due to unseasonably warm weather; In 1999, nonprofits Mardi Gras, Inc., and the Mardi Gras Foundation were formed to run and organize the parade and 1:30 PM | D'Iberville - North Bay Mardi Gras Association Parade. Monday, March 3 5:30 PM | Bay St. Louis - Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Lundi Gras Parade. Tuesday, March 4, Mardi Gras 1 PM | Bay St. Louis - Krewe of Real People 1 PM | Biloxi - Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade Ah, Mardi Gras. The lively, sometimes rowdy tradition whose origins can be traced all the way back to 1699. When people think of Mardi Gras, New Orleans might be the first thing that comes to mind, but St. Louis has been participating in the festivities since the early 1980’s. Locals and visitors alike cherish the [] St. Louis’ Mardi Gras attendance peaked around 500,000 people in 1999, he said, and that was across all of the Mardi Gras events, which start with 12th Night on Jan. 6 and end on Fat Tuesday. 4. You shouldn’t pick up beads off the ground and wear them. Once beads “hit the ground, they're considered dead and bad luck,” Cullifer said. BAY ST. LOUIS: Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Lundi Gras Parade, 5:30 p.m., lineup starts at the Bay St. Louis Depot; Tuesday, February 13. BILOXI: Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade, starts at 1 p.m. (airing on WLOX) Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade Route for 2024 (WLOX) BAY ST. LOUIS: Krewe of Real People, 1 p.m. The Soulard Mardi Gras in St. Louis is one of the largest and most vibrant Mardi Gras celebrations in the United States, second only to New Orleans. The 2025 season promises weeks of lively parades, unique themed events, pet-friendly gatherings, and plenty of food and drink, drawing thousands to St. Louis’s historic Soulard neighborhood. The parade will start at 11 a.m. at Busch Stadium and end at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. A list of Mardi Gras celebrations in St. Louis this weekend; Soulard begins prep ahead of busy Mardi
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