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File photos from 2023 Parade, EAN.
MILLBROOK, AL – If you really want to “pass a good time” get plans together now to participate and enjoy the Millbrook Revelers’ Mardi Gras parade and festival coming Jan. 27.
The festival grounds will be at Village Green Park, opening at 9 a.m. The parade will roll up Main Street at noon.
For full details, such as vendor information, purchasing throws and more, please visit their website at www.Millbrookrevelers.org
The Mardi Gras Parade starts at noon after the staging at Mill Creek Park. Mill Creek Park is located behind The Smokehouse Bar-B-Q restaurant on Main Street. There will be personnel on site to direct you to your starting position.
The only “theme” for the parade is Laissez Les Bons Temp Rouler or Let the Good Times Roll. Have fun decorating your entry. Judging will begin at 11 O’clock and all units must be in place at that time to be considered for any prizes.
Alcohol is not permitted on any entry. Entries are encouraged to toss the crowd Mardi Gras items such as beads, candy, small stuffed animals or other items of your choice. The parade route is over a mile long. Please “pace” yourself in throwing out your items. The crowd will be larger in the area around Village Green.
The Millbrook Revelers was formed in 2004 by 6 couples who wanted to bring a little bit of the Mardi Gras feeling to Millbrook, Alabama. Over the last few years, the organization has grown to over 70 couples.
The Millbrook Revelers Mardi Gras Festival and Parade is a FAMILY FRIENDLY event. Alcohol is not permitted on the festival grounds or on any of the parade floats.
The Millbrook Revelers Mardi Gras festival has become one of the “Must Attend” events in Alabama in the month of February. It is the largest Mardi Gras celebration North of Mobile and with over 60 vendors on site, so there will be something for everyone.
Participating vendors come from Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida and of course the state of Alabama. Food items vary from alligator on a stick to gumbo, red beans and rice, smoked turkey legs and much more.
There will be fun rides for children of all ages. Pony rides, water walker, a climbing wall and the zip ride.
