If all the Mardi Gras from the Super Bowl gets you longing for a taste of the carnival, here are some places where you can let the good times roll in Big D… in other words a beginners guide.
Big Easy New Orleans Style Sandwiches
www.bigeasyplano.com
Be here on Fat Tuesday at 6:30pm to hear the Preston Ridge Jazz Quartet drink Abita beer, sip Hurricanes, catch beads, and eat your favorite New Orleans cuisine y’all.
Mardi Gras Texas Style Concert
www.mardigrasdfw.com
28 bands, Five stages, one day. Get your tickets now for the February 16th celebration.
4th Annual Dash For The Beads
www.dashforthebeads.org
Probably the healthiest way to celebrate, this 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk lets you get in the spirit with Mardi Gras costumes.
12th Annual Mardi Gras Gumbo Party
www.knon.org
It doesn’t get more N’awlins than gumbo and the only things that makes gumbo better is a party. On February 10th Poor David’s Pub will have both.
Mardi Gras in Oak Cliff
www.mardigrasoakcliff.com
February 10th Oak Cliff will show you how to get some beads – without getting arrested on a special edition episode of COPS. Easily the best parade in town.