{"id":134993,"date":"2026-01-23T12:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/134993\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:24:08","slug":"where-to-celebrate-mardi-gras-in-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/134993\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to celebrate Mardi Gras in Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tune up the brass and get your purple, green and gold beads ready for Mardi Gras as it rolls into North Texas. The holiday<\/a> celebrates the Carnival season, which is considered the last hurrah before Ash Wednesday<\/a> and the beginning of the Lenten season. <\/p>\n

Sure, the biggest and most well-known Mardi Gras celebrations might be held in New Orleans, but there is still fun to be had in Dallas-Fort Worth. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a list of eight Mardi Gras events to attend in North Texas. And you don\u2019t see your favorite shindig, tell us about it in the comments below!<\/p>\n

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Billy Bob\u2019s Fat Tuesday celebration returns for its 33rd year. This year\u2019s live music lineup features Blues Champs with Latin Express Horns, Zakk Webb, Claire Hinkle Band and James Hinkle. <\/p>\n

DETAILS<\/a>: Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at Billy Bob\u2019s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth. General admission is $20. <\/p>\n

MARDI GRAS CRAFT AND CREOLE DINNER PAIRING<\/p>\n

Denton County Brewing Company is hosting an intimate Creole-inspired beer pairing dinner. Find a multi-course tasting menu crafted by Suzanne Johnson of The Chestnut Tree. The dinner is for 21 and up, and festive Mardi Gras attire is encouraged. <\/p>\n

DETAILS<\/a>: Feb. 17 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Denton County Brewing Company, 200 East McKinney St., Denton. <\/p>\n

MARDI GRAS COOKIE DECORATING CLASS<\/p>\n

Cookie decorators of all skill levels are invited to join in on this Mardi Gras-inspired cookie decorating class. Attendees can practice piping and layering colors to create festive cookies. <\/p>\n

DETAILS<\/a>: Feb. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Tipsy Crawfish Event Center, 1910 N Stonebridge Dr., Suite 100, McKinney. Tickets are $60. <\/p>\n

MARDI CRAWL LIVE<\/p>\n

Texas Live! is hosting an epic Mardi Gras bar crawl that includes seven stops, games, giveaways and a brass band playing jazz, all set near the Texas Rangers ballpark. <\/p>\n

DETAILS<\/a>: Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. at Texas Live!, 1650 E Randol Mill Road, Arlington. General admission is $27.86. <\/p>\n

MARDI GRAS MASQUERADE<\/p>\n

Rollertown Beerworks is turning up and hosting a full-blown Mardi Gras celebration with three live brass bands. The bands include The Free Loaders, Unfaded Brass Band and the Reveler\u2019s Hall Band. <\/p>\n

DETAILS<\/a>: Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. at Rollertown Beerworks, 6450 Main St., Frisco. Free. <\/p>\n

OAK CLIFF 2026 MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL <\/p>\n

The Dallas neighborhood\u2019s Mardi Gras celebration is supposedly the largest in North Texas. Expect to see colorful parade floats, bands and drill teams in the Oak Cliff neighborhood. <\/p>\n

DETAILS<\/a>: Feb. 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. at 615 W Davis St., Dallas. Free. <\/p>\n

THE VILLAGE PRESENTS: MARDI GRAS ON MAIN STREET<\/p>\n

The Village Main Street will come alive with vibrant Mardi Gras decorations and entertainment. Plus, there will be live music, games, New Orleans-inspired snacks and boiled crawfish.<\/p>\n

DETAILS<\/a>: Feb. 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Village Dallas, 5605 Village Glen Dr., Dallas. Free. <\/p>\n

THE 12TH ANNUAL BIG EASY IN LITTLE ELM<\/p>\n

In honor of Mardi Gras, run a themed 5K or participate in a 1K fun walk. There will also be fun Cajun activities like a hot air balloon glow, a crawfish boil, live music by the Spazmatics, a King Cake eating contest, food trucks, shopping and fireworks. <\/p>\n

DETAILS<\/a>: Feb. 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Little Elm Park, 701 W Eldorado Pkwy., Little Elm. The 1K Fun Run is $35 and the 5K is $40.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tune up the brass and get your purple, green and gold beads ready for Mardi Gras as it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134994,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[822,102,324,116,118,117,6450,1972,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-134993","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-arts-access","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-fortworth","11":"tag-fort-worth","12":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","13":"tag-fort-worth-news","14":"tag-fun-places-and-events","15":"tag-holidays","16":"tag-things-to-do"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}