Let the good times roll!
No matter how you like to celebrate Mardi Gras, there’s a party for you in metro Atlanta.
Here’s a list of free and cheap Mardi Gras events, as well as a few that are a bit of a splurge.
Even at the celebrations with no cover charge, you’ll need to bring your wallet for food and drink — although you can expect to find drink specials at some of these events.
We’ll keep adding events as we find them!
Enjoy a New Orleans-inspired meal
If you don’t want to party hard at a Mardi Gras blowout bash but want to enjoy some good New Orleans cooking, check out one of these Atlanta restaurants.
All of them have something special planned around the Mardi Gras theme, whether with live music, specialty cocktails, beads and masks, or special menus. Don’t forget to make a reservation!
- Copeland’s of New Orleans (Kennesaw & Cumberland)
- Big Easy Grille (Atlanta)
- Henry’s Lousiana Grill (Acworth)
- BayouQ (Roswell)
- Lousiana Bistreaux (Decatur, Buckhead, East Point)
Plus, Marlow’s Tavern is running its annual Bayou ‘n Bourbon menu.
Through March 22nd, Marlow’s is offering po’boys, gumbo, jambalaya, bourbon bread pudding, and specialty cocktails with a Cajun flair.
Marlow’s has locations at:
- Johns Creek
- Avalon (Alpharetta)
- Brookhaven
- Cumming
- Duluth
- Dunwoody
- Marietta
- Kennesaw
- Midtown Atlanta
- Northlake
- Peachtree Corners
- East Cobb
- Roswell
- Vinings
- Woodstock
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Where to celebrate Mardi Gras in Atlanta
