Thurs., Feb. 4 --- Porchdogs at Mardi Gras (The Villages)
5 p.m. at Town Square. Mardi Gras Festival is 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Spanish Springs Town Square. Address: Alonzo Ave, Lady Lake, FL 32159.
Thurs., Feb. 4, 2016 --- Mardi Gras 2016 (Jacksonville)
Our annual Mardi Gras event features authentic Cajun food*, an Oyster Bar, hors d’oeuvres, King Cake, open beer and wine bars, featuring Intuition Ale Works. This festive party takes place on the river under the oaks with live music performed by Mondo Mike and the Po Boys with Spice. This year we are introducing our Bourbon Street tasting and City Park Cigar sampling. Festive masks encouraged! 327 E Duval St, 32202 Jacksonville.
Fri., Feb. 5th --- Ricky P’s (St. Petersburg)
Louisiana Crawfish Boil. Brian L. performs. Ricky P’s Orleans Bistro, 1113 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33705. Phone 727-821-4061.
http://www.rickyps.com
Feb. 5, 2016, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. --- Winter Garden Downtown Square featuring The Porchdogs
Information: rockerguy45@hotmail.com
Feb 5 & 6, 2016 --- Mardi Gras (Downtown Lake Wales)
10 a.m. to 11 p.m. / Parade at 3 p.m.
Grand Marshal: Kathryn Gates-Skipper. Pageantry. Parades. Exotic Floats. Outrageous Costumes. Masked Crowds. Carnival Royalty. High-stepping. Strutters moving to the rhythms of Dixieland Jazz. Uninhibited Merry-making. MARDI GRAS! 2016
marks the 32nd anniversary of the event. Celebrate Mardi Gras in Lake Wales with live music, food, craft vendors, a beer garden, kids activities and a parade that will take place at 3:00 p.m. Mardi Gras is celebrated in various cultures around the world costumes and music vary according to location. Lake Wales has incorporated traditions from many of them including feathered costumes from Rio, Dixieland Jazz, Blues and Zydeco music, Cajun food and mask from New Orleans. Another tradition adapted from New Orleans is the Krewe of Rex as the lead Krewe in the parade escorting the Queen of Carnival and Prince of Wailes (our version of rex, King of Carnival). The Prince of Wailes is selected from the members of the Krewe of Rex. The Queen of the Carnival is selected by the hiding of the “Golden Bead” in the ceremonial “King Cake” which will be served to all
the ladies present – she who finds the golden bead will take her place beside the King of Carnival. Information: 863-676-2455, email at info@lwmardigras.com Feb. 5-7, 2016 --- Sarasota Music and Food Festival
Big Top Party, New Orlean’s delicacies, family fun zone, live musical performances (zydeco, Creole, dixieland, jazz).
Fri. Feb. 5, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Mark Serio and the All Stars
Sat. Feb. 6
1:00pm - White Leather Hoodoo Voodoo
3:00pm - Steve Arvey's Crawfish Fiesta
5:00pm - Kid Red and the Pontchartrain All stars
7:30pm - Gumbo Boogie Band
Sun. Feb. 7
1 p.m. Nawlins Po Boyz
3:45 p.m. Waylon Thibodeaux (headliner)
http://www.sarasotamardigras.com
Sat., Feb. 6 --- Ricky P’s (St. Petersburg)
Second Line Parade
Costume Contest
Party Tent in the Parking Lot
The T-Bone Hamilton Band performs. Ricky P’s Orleans Bistro, 1113 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33705. Phone 727-821-4061.
http://www.rickyps.com Sat. Feb. 6, 2016 --- Mardi Gras Trolley (Cape Coral)
7:00 p.m. to 11:00: The South Cape Hospitality and Entertainment Associations present
“MARDI GRAS TROLLEY 2016”. Guests will travel around the South Cape hospitality zone on a special fleet of trolleys – stopping at 14 participating establishments to relax with a specialty $2.50 drink offered only to the trolley guests. Tickets are only $10.00 in advance and $15.00 on the day of the event. Ticket price Includes Passport to all Locations, a different specialty drink for only $2.50 at each location, Mardi Gras beads at check-in, eligable to win a basket filled with Basil Haydens Bourbon, bar accessories, beads and masks and the Trolley Shuttle to all locations. Sat., Feb. 6, 2016 --- Hunter Hayes
at Universal Orlando (Orlando)
Universal Studios Florida proclaims “Florida’s biggest party”. 14 concerts including Hunter Hayes on Sat. Feb. 6, and Adam Lambert, Kool & The Gang, The Fray, Shawn Mendex, 3 Doors Down, REO Speedwagon, T-Pain, Beth McKee, Big Easy Playboys, Gravy, Rockin Jake and Diana Ross on other nights. Mardi Gras parade “every event night” at 7:45 p.m., “Little Jester’s Parade” for children, French Quarter Courtyard featuring Cajun and Creole food and bands from New Orleans. Sat., Feb. 6 --- Waylon Thibodeaux (Panama City Beach)
Noon to 1:15 p.m. at Panama City Beach Mardi Gras and Music Festival, Pier Park, 600 Pier Park Drive, Panama City Beach, FL 32413. Set will include special guest Jo-El Sonnier. Sat., Feb. 6, 2016 --- Pensacola’s Grand Mardi Gras Parade
2 p.m. Pensacola’s Grand Mardi Gras Parade is the largest annual event in downtown Pensacola. Residents and visitors often totaling over 100,000 enjoy the pageantry and excitement of a parade with over 6,000 participants and over 250 entries. Sat., Feb. 6, 2016 --- Mardi Gras at Ricky P's (St. Pete)
7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Porchdogs at Ricky P's. Also, T-Bone Hamilton Band. Party tent in the parking lot, second line parade. Ricky P's, 1113 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33705. Sat. Feb. 6 --- Easy Street Duo (Englewood)
7-9 p.m. Vermont's Easy Street Duo with Mary Morella at Zydeco Grille, 8501 Placida Rd. (Cape Haze Plaza), Englewood, FL 33946, Phone 941-828-1472. Sun., Feb. 7 --- Ricky P’s (St. Petersburg)
Sunday Jazz Brunch. Live Music. FREE BEIGNET! Ricky P’s Orleans Bistro, 1113 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33705. Phone 727-821-4061. Sun. Feb. 7 --- Waylon Thibodeaux (Sarasota)
Sarasota 50th Annual Super Bowl Party, 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Payne Park, U.S. 301, Sarasota, FL 34237. Payne Park web page: https://www.scgov.net/parks/pages/paynepark.aspx Fat Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 --- Ricky P’s (St. Petersburg)
Drink & Food Specials All Day. FREE KING CAKE. Joe Ferren performs at 6 p.m.
Ricky P’s Orleans Bistro, 1113 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33705. Phone 727-821-4061. Fat Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 --- Easy Street Duo (Englewood, FL)
Mardi Gras Celebration at Zydeco Grille with Easy Street Duo.
Vermont's Easy Street Duo with Mary Morella at Zydeco Grille, 8501 Placida Rd. (Cape Haze Plaza), Englewood, FL 33946, Phone 941-828-1472. Fat Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 --- Fat Tuesday Party at Fodder and Shine (Tampa)
5p.m.-midnight. Seminole Height's Fat Tuesday party hosted by Kimberly Overman! There will be Big Brass! Cajun Food! Zydeco! King's Cake! Hurricanes! Abita! and a whole lot more! Fodder and Shine, 5910 N. Florida Avenue., Tampa 33604. https://www.facebook.com/FodderAndShine/ Fat Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 --- Waylon Thibodeaux at Mardi Gras (Dunedin)
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Dunedin Mardi Gras, Pioneer Park Stage, Douglas Avenue at Main Street, Dunedin. Official website: http://www.dunedinmardigras.com/ Fat Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 --- House of Blues Mardi Gras (Orlando)
7 p.m. Porchdogs. Join us for a Mardi Gras celebration featuring Louisiana-style cuisine like our Jambalaya and bourbon bread pudding and complimentary beads and masks! Happy Hour from 3pm – 5pm and live music in the courtyard from 4pm – 10pm! House of Blues Orlando, 1490 East Lake Buena Vista Dr., Orlando, FL 32830. Fat Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 --- Fat Tuesday Key West
Duval Street is already the southernmost party central, so when it comes to Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday, there’s no reason to miss it. Music, beads and drinks will be plenty, just bring the best of your partying spirits. And talking about spirits, there’s no Mardi Gras without one of the signature frozen drinks like the classic margarita, the banana banshee (grain alcohol and creamy banana mix) or the dirty monkey (combination of the Kahlua mudslide and banana banshee). 305 Duval St., Key West, FL 33040 (305) 296-9373
www.fattuesdaykeywest.com Fat Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 --- The Fish House (Miami)
10000 S.W. 56th St., Miami, FL 33165, (305) 595-8453
Located in the heart of Kendall and far away from the coastline, The Fish House has simple décor and an unassuming façade, however the food is startlingly delicious and reminiscent of all the best southern traditions. Live music in what is called the Backroom Live offers a groovy atmosphere, warm dimmed lights and jazz performed at night. The annual Mardi Gras event promises fresh crawfish from the Gulf, king cakes, beads and music played live beginning as early as 3 p.m. Fat Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 --- Rosey Baby Crawfish & Cajun House
4587 N. University Drive, Lauderhill, FL 33351, (954) 749-5627
Jeff, owner of Rosey Baby, looks forward to the big Mardi Gras celebration every year, booking the live band that will join patrons starting at 7 p.m. and offering the whole nine yards of crawfish boil, king cakes, beads, po’boys. Crawfish gets shipped fresh weekly from Louisiana and boiled alive in the signature Babe’s spice mixture. Two-for-one cocktails during happy hour and ice cold beers are the best accompaniments to the event. Fri./Sat. Feb. 12 & 13 --- Waylon Thibodeaux (Orlando)
House of Blues Orlando. All day, House of Blues Orlando, 1490 Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830. House of Blues website: http://www.houseofblues.com/orlando/
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