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Mardi Gras Fiesta Tropicale
February 24,
25
& 26, 2006
Downtown Hollywood
Fat Tuesday
February 28, 2006
Hollywood Broadwalk
Hollywood Beach
All events in 2006 are FREE!
February 24, Friday - Mardi Gras Festival 5pm – 1am – Downtown Hollywood's weekend kick-off
features the sounds of Mardi Gras, a 9pm costume foot parade
followed by a costume contest with $$ in prizes. Continuous live music featuring great music from Louisiana with
Intrepid Artists LIL BRIAN & THE ZYDECO TRAVELERS. Expected attendance 7,500
February 25 , Saturday - Mardi Gras Festival
Noon to 2am – Downtown Hollywood's Mardi Gras Festival continues with a full show all day long,
with the best Louisiana cuisine east of the Mississippi, crafts and products from across the globe and the greatest entertainment our money could buy!
Featuring the New Orleans
and Louisiana bands MEM SHANNON & THE MEMBERSHIP, MARCEL
ANTON CARNAVALE, CB POPE'S DIXIELAND ALLSTARS, REGGIE SEARS,
PAPILLION, RICK HUBBARD'S KAZOOBIE KAZOO SHOW, plus more TBA.
Along with this there will be national product sampling booths, kids corner, games, attractions,
street performers and more. Expected attendance 75,000 with the parade.
February 25, Saturday – Mardi Gras Float Parade –
5pm –
Important- Get there early if you
want beads
South Florida's only Mardi Gras parade is also the most colorful and funnest parade you can find. Our 25 local krewes know how to throw a party – and plenty of beads. Join the crowds and catch some for yourself. The parade goes around the festival and all roads lead to fun in Downtown Hollywood. Look for special deals at your local merchants for good parade seats. Bring a ladder, a bead bag, and your best Purple, Green and Gold outfit for more fun than you dreamed possible!
February 26, Sunday – Sun-Sentinel Kids Fiesta –
Noon to 9pm Kid and family party. Bring last nights memories, and your friends that missed the parade for the final day of Mardi
Gras. The same great food, national sampling booths, attractions, face painting, Rick Hubbard's Kazoobie show, and much more. 7,500 attendance.
Great music acts like J.J. Callier & The Zydeco Knockouts
, Mem Shannon & The Membership, CB Pope Dixieland Allstars,
Mel Morley, and Lil Aaron and the Old Guys!
February 28, Tuesday – FAT TUESDAY ON HOLLYWOOD BEACH – Mardi Gras Day
Noon to Midnight – This day is a holiday in New Orleans, there is no way to work with all the chaos, but in Hollywood, we just go to the beach Broadwalk and chill out for the day, and watch the revelers, Dixieland Bands, Samba girls, costume krewes, and silly tourists. Plenty of things to do on the Broadwalk with over 30 restaurants serving up your favorite Louisiana dishes.
100 vendor and national sponsor displays, 8 bands playing throughout the day,
a 2nd Line parade and a blowout concert with Dr. John, Mem Shannon &
the Membership, Marcel Anton Carnivale, Timothea, Papillion,
Dave Camp Band, Oriente, Dixieland Jazz plus much more. 50,000 attendance.
| Attendance: |
Over 150,000 attend the Mardi Gras festivities and parades |
| Target Demographic: |
Adults ages 21-54 and families |
| Where: |
Hollywood, Florida (Downtown and Beaches) |
| Benefiting: |
As a 501 (c )3, non-profit organization, Fiesta Tropicale of Hollywood, Inc. has a clear purpose to foster community involvement in a showcase of our cultural heritage and diversity through music education and cultural events. Mardi Gras Fiesta Tropicale and Fat Tuesday are Fiesta Tropicale's signature cultural events. |
| Media: |
$340,000 TV, radio & print and internet campaign (Sun-Sentinel, Clear Channel's Big 105.9, travel publications, direct mail, e-mail marketing newsletter, website and local marketing) |
| Sponsors: |
Sun-Sentinel, WB39, Clear Channel WBGG Big 105.9, City of Hollywood, Hollywood Downtown and Hollywood Beach Community Redevelopment Agencies, Seminole Tribe of Florida, FPL, etc. |
| Admission: |
All events are Free. |
| Website: |
www.MardiGrasFiesta.com |
| Information: |
David Erickson (954) 926-3377 David@MardiGrasFiesta.com |
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