MARDI GRAS COLUMBIA
In 2011, Columbia’s first Mardi Gras krewe,
Krewe de Columbi-Ya-Ya, took to the streets of Rosewood on a walking parade full of music and beads. Afterward, the Krewe and friends had a huge Mardi Gras party at City Roots Urban Farm with food, drink and music!
In the true sense of Mardi Gras, we’d love to have more krewes join us in 2012 for an even bigger and better bash. Our goal is to make Columbia the biggest and best place outside of Louisiana to celebrate Mardi Gras.
You can join Krewe de Columbi-Ya-Ya or you can
start your own Krewe! We also
need volunteers -
sign up here.
Mardi Gras Columbia
February 18, 2012, 12:00-10:00pm
Parade: 3pm-4:30pm
Led by our King and Queen of 2012 Debbie McDaniel and Emile DeFelice
Parade Route Map
Festival at City Roots
$10 Festival Admission;
portion of the proceeds to benefit
Animal Mission and
Doko Farm
Parking available at Memorial Stadium, Commerce
Drive, and Owens Field Park.
We encourage residents to walk!
Food Trucks at the Festival
Bone-In BBQ, 2fat2fly, Pawley's Front Porch, New York Hot Dogs, as well as
Papa Smoke, Ludi's, Drip Coffee, beers by Budweiser and a wine bar.
Pet Parade
$5 Registration Fee to Benefit the Animal Mission
Festival Schedule (Gates Open at 12pm)
Band Line Up
All day DJ: The Greater Columbia Society for the Preservation of Soul
Front Stage
12pm-1pm - Reverend Marv Ward
1pm-2pm - Reggie Sullivan Quartet
2pm-3pm - Plowboys
3pm–4:30pm - Parade
4:30pm–5pm – Fat Rat de Czar and Tessalieni
5pm-6pm - Get Wets
6pm-7pm – Sweet Vans
7pm-8pm - Those Lavender Whales
8pm–9m – Can’t Kids
9pm-10pm - Chemical Peel
Back Stage
12-1pm – Buck Stanley
1-2pm – Danielle Howle and Brett Mosley
22-3pm - Timshel
3–4:30pm - Parade
4:4:30–5pm - Mercy Shot
5-6pm – Vanilla Thunder and the Sin Blossoms
6-7pm – Jelly Roll and Delicious Dish
7-8pm - Devils in Disguise
8-9pm - Jackaroe
9-10pm – Whiskey Tango Revue
10-11pm - streets closed for acoustic on the farm with Bare Knuckle and Will Pittman
