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Mardi Gras
Celebrate all that is Mardi Gras – Music, Parades and Food! Wear your festive greens, purples and golds and collect all the beads you can as the amazing floats pass by during the parade. Visit with your neighbors and stroll the vendor market. Be sure to check out all the entries in the Mask Contest. If you don’t participate in the crawfish eating contest, make sure you are there to watch it! Returning this year, are favorites The N’awlins Gumbo Kings. They will headline the entertainment and have you dancing in the streets.
"Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez!" In other words, "Let the Good Times Roll!"
Email all questions to
cityoflakedallasevents@gmail.com
2021 Schedule of Events
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 4:30-8:00 PM | Mask Contest entries on display | Inside City Hall |
4:30-8:00 PM |
Food trucks & vendors open | Outside City Hall |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Lake Dallas High School Jazz Band |
Main Stage |
| 5:30 PM | Mardi Gras Parade | Main Street |
| 6:00 PM | Mayor's Welcome Parade Contest Awards Youth Mask Contest Awards |
Main Stage |
| 6:00-8:00 PM | N'Awlins Gumbo Kings Perform | Main Stage |
The N’awlins Gumbo Kings will be the headline evening entertainment with their New Orleans style jazz. Steve Howard is a Lake Dallas High School alumni and world-renowned trumpeter. The Gumbo Kings have music industry resumes that include work with legends such as Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, Ellis Marsalis, Rosemary Clooney and the Dukes of Dixieland. Click here for a sneak preview of the Gumbo Kings' performance.
Check back later for the 2021 Parade Entry Form.
The Lake Dallas Mardi Gras Parade starts at 5:30 p.m., making its way from the Lake Dallas Middle School down Hundley, Falcon, Main Street, Shady Shores, and back down Hundley to the Middle School.
Mardi Gras Interactive Parade Map
Parade & Float Contest Prizes
- 1st - $100.00 + Trophy
- 2nd - $75.00 + Trophy
- 3rd - $50.00 + Trophy
Parade Route Map
Youth Mask Contest
- Prizes
- Elementary (3rd - 5th)
- 1st - $75.00
- 2nd - $50.00
- 3rd - $25.00
- Middle School (6th - 8th)
- 1st - $75.00
- 2nd - $50.00
- 3rd - $25.00
- Elementary (3rd - 5th)
Parade & Float Contest
- Check back later for the Parade & Float Contest Entry Form for 2021
- Prizes
- 1st - $100.00 + Trophy
- 2nd -$ 75.00 + Trophy
- 3rd - $ 50.00 + Trophy
- Prizes
Crawfish Eating Contest
- Contestants are given 1 pound of crawfish and 3 minutes. The winner is whoever eats the most.
- Sign up night of event
- Free to enter
Getting involved in community events is fun and rewarding. One way to get involved is to become a sponsor. The 2020 Mardi Gras Sponsorships offer unique opportunities that can help your business build a better, stronger rapport with our citizens. We use sponsorship dollars to keep the event free to the public and provide entertaining, family-friendly activities.
Check back later for our 2021 Sponsorship Opportunities.
Lake Dallas Mardi Gras has been a tradition in the community for the past 10 years. We host a parade, various contests, free children’s activities and a well-known jazz group called the N’awlins Gumbo Kings. Attendance averages around 1,000 people. If you are interested, please review the