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. The best way to experience the flavors of Mardi Gras is with the specialty Universal Orlando Resort Food and Beverage Card, which allows guests to taste and save more by paying $65 for a $75 card. Annual and Seasonal Passholders also receive special savings with the purchase of an exclusive $150 card for only $120. 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 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. Universal Orlando’s Mardi Gras is here, and we are ready to party! This amazing special event is a one-of-a-kind special event featuring an amazing collection of international cuisine, high-energy fun, and awesome live music. Universal just announced the artists and dates for this year’s Mardi Gras concert lineup and it is pretty amazing! Universal Orlando has announced more information on this year's Mardi Gras event, including the concert line-up and this year's theme. 2024's Universal’s Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval will run daily from February 3 through April 7, 2024. This year’s Mardi Gras parade theme will Experience Universal’s Mardi Gras. From February 1st to March 30th, experience a spectacular parade, street performers, vibrant music, colorful costumes, and countless beads! You can savor mouthwatering food including authentic Cajun specialties and flavors from around the world! Universal Orlando Resort puts its own spin on one of the country’s oldest celebrations with Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval, now in its 30th year.Grab your party beads From February 1st to March 30th, Universal Orlando Resort will be celebrating 30 years of Mardi Gras with Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval. This highly-anticipated headliner event features fan-favorites like the nightly Mardi Gras parade, live entertainment, and creative dishes and drinks inspired by flavors from around Experience the full performance of Foster the People at Universal Studios Florida’s Mardi Gras 2025! 🎶🎭 Watch as the band lights up the stage with their bi 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. 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. The Mardi Gras Parade runs each night of the event, while concerts are held on weekends. Universal Orlando’s Mardi Gras celebration is included with admission to Universal Studios Florida or with an annual pass. Seasonal Passholders are completely blacked out on Mardi Gras concert days. The Parade 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. 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 Join us daily from 3 Feb - 7 Apr for Mardi Gras 2024 at Universal Orlando Resort. Enjoy a parade and live concerts on selected 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. This article will cover everything at Universal’s Mardi Gras, including concert schedules, parade times, food options, and touring tips. Universal’s Mardi Gras 2025 runs daily from February 1 through March 30, 2025, and is included with theme park admission. What is Universal’s Mardi Gras Authentic Mardi Gras Floats. Universal Orlando Mardi Gras floats are just as authentic as the Mardi Gras floats in New Orleans. Every year Kern Studios makes epic floats for Univeral Orlando, which is the company that creates the real deal Mardi Gras floats for New Orleans since 1947. We rode on a float this year that was breathing fire. Frozen Brandy Milk Punch-13.50-Torres ® 10 year brandy, Old Forester ® bourbon, milk, cream, simple syrup and vanilla beanFrozen Irish Coffee-13.50-Jameson ® Irish whiskey, JF Haden’s ® Espresso Liqueur, cold brew concentrate and vanilla ice cream Reply Digital Guest Communications February 3, 2025 at 12:53 pm. Hi Heather, while we’re happy to hear that you are excited for Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval, we sincerely apologize for any discrepancies you may have experienced regarding reserving a UOAP Float Riding reservation. Join us daily from 3 Feb - 7 Apr 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.
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