Family Gras is a FREE three-day festival of concerts featuring local and national acts, local cuisine, an art market, a kids zone, various sponsor booths, and the pageantry of the Mardi Gras parades!
After the music ends, stay for an up-close look at the Krewes of Excalibur, Caerus, Atlas, and Madhatters as they roll in front of the Family Gras festival site on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night.
Family Gras weekend kicks off the Jefferson Parish carnival season with live music and the majesty of Mardi Gras parades on February 2nd, 3rd, & 4th, 2024
2024 Jefferson Parish Mardi Gras Parade Schedule
The "Rhythm on the Route" program is Jefferson Parish's "battle of the bands," where middle school and high school marching bands compete along the Veterans Blvd parade route for the opportunity to earn bragging rights, a trophy, a banner, and prize money for the school's music program. This program offers the opportunity for marching bands to showcase their talents and earn much-needed dollars for their programs, as well as providing the public with top-notch entertainment during the carnival parade
Coming in town for the carnival season?
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