The countdown to Mardi Gras has begun. Come be part of the excitement in Shreveport-Bossier. Pull out your tuxedo or your ball gown and dress to the nines for a glamorous ball. Or join parade-goers shouting, "Throw me something, mister!" and prepare to be rewarded with a shower of beads, cups, doubloons and more at one of our parades. Enjoy king cakes, music, food and the Mardi Gras spirit at the Mardi Gras Upstate festival. Then bid farewell to the season at the midnight closing of Mardi Gras ceremony atop the neon-lit Texas Street Bridge. At Mardi Gras in Shreveport-Bossier, there's something for everyone!
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Get together with friends and family and have your own Mardi Gras celebration! Check out the Mardi Gras event schedule and check out the Mardi Gras map.