Mardi Gras Festival

The 18th Annual Mardi Gras Festival and Parade  on February 18, 2012, is one of the most popular annual festivals in St Marys. Everyone comes downtown to view the Mardi Gras parade with is colorful floats and, most importantly, to catch beads thrown from the floats.  All kids just love this! The parade is the official start of the Mardi Gras festival and after the parade the fun continues with entertainment, arts and crafts, and amusements. There is even a Chili Cook Off Contest and Pet Costume Contest – after all, it is Mardi Gras and dressing up is part of the fun. 

The theme for the festival this year is “All That Jazz” and when the sun goes down , adults can continue to the Mardi Gras Ball.A new King and Queen are chosen and prizes are awarded for best costumes. Tickets for the ball are available at the St. Marys Welcome Center and Once Upon a Bookseller in Downtown St. Marys. Beads are also available at the bookstore on days leading up to the festival. For more information, call 912-882-7350 or 912-552-0072. For more information, please call St Marys Convention and Visitors Bureau at 912.882.4000 or visit www.stmaryswelcome.com