Cajun Country Mardi Gras

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When: 
Feb 28, 2014 to Mar 4, 2014
 Cajun Country Mardi Gras
Time: Varies
Five day celebration beginning the Friday before Mardi Gras Day. Jam sessions, street dances, cooking demos, Mardi Gras Exhibits and special Liberty Theater show. Les Jeunes and L'il Mardi Gras runs for children on the Saturday and Sunday. Old time boucherie on the Sunday. Mardi Gras Day activities include traditional Courir de Mardi Gras and downtown daylong celebration - live Cajun, Creole and zydeco music and dancing, food, children's walking parade and return of revelers.

Daily Live Music
Check schedule for street and barn dances & jam sessions.

Sunday 
Youth Chicken Run - The children's Mardi Gras run leaves at 9 am from the Eunice Recreational Complex at 461 Sittig Road, Eunice, LA.Registration required.

Old Time Boucherie (pig roast) - 10am, 2nd Street & Park Avenue

Tuesday
Adult Chicken Run - Participants assemble at the National Guard Armory at the corner of South 9th Street and Maple Avenue starting at 6 am with the run starting at 8 am. Costumed participants ride on horseback and on flatbeds through the countryside. They parade along Second Street through downtown Eunice starting about 3 p.m.Registration required.

The Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras dates back from when the town was first established in the late 19th century. The Courir was abandoned for a few years during World War II, but in 1946 a small band of riders revived the tradition. Today, the Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras has more than 2,000 participants (Including both male and female) on the run and it continues to increase each year.

Click here to see pictures of last year's Eunice Courir de Mardi Grasevents.
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Phone:  337-457-7389, 337-457-2565
Web:  Cajun Country Mardi Gras