FROM JEFF ROYAL
The Wetumpka Mardi Gras Festival will open at 9:00 am and the parade will roll at 1:00 pm Saturday, Feb. 26. We are one of the largest and best Mardi Gras parades in the River Region drawing numerous vendors and parade goers to celebrate with our friends and family. We had over 100 entries for the 2020 Festival!
The parade is the central focus and we strive to grow it and make it diverse and exciting as possible. It serves as a way to bring the spirit of celebration and carnival to town and give people an opportunity who may never make it to Mobile or New Orleans the chance to be a part of Mardi Gras.
From classic Corvettes to classic Shriners to boy and girl scouts our parade is fun for all ages, all walks of life and truly…in its makeup…embodies the spirit of community.
So find your spot and get ready to catch Moon Pies, beads and trinkets!
Event is Rain or Shine!
Vendors & Festival
The Wetumpka Mardi Gras Festival features over 40 vendors, 20 of them being food type vendors, there will be something for everyone. Foods include chicken on a stick, alligator, gumbo, smoked turkey legs, red beans and rice and much, much more. There will be fun rides for children of all ages. Pony rides, water walker, a climbing wall and the zip ride. In addition, we will have a DJ onsite all day!
Parade
The Order of Cimarrón annual Mardi Gras parade will roll at 1:00 pm. Parade will start at Wetumpka Famers Market and travel south to Bridge street. From there we will turn left onto W Bridge Street and head across the Bibb Graves Bridge and take a left on E Bridge Street. Then turn south or right onto Hill Street, right onto E Commerce and go in front of the Elmore County Courthouse. Then turn left or south onto S Main Street and end at the Wind Creek Casino employee parking lot. There is no entry fee for the parade.
