Can’t make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras? We’ve got you covered with a bunch of parties happening in your own backyard.
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The Bacchanalian Society's annual bash will be at 1130 Main Street – the former "have a nice day cafe" – on Saturday. Includes open bar, top shelf liquor and entertainment. Black tie optional, but dress cocktail chic. Complimentary valet and self-parking available. $55. Reservations required. 513-455-7603; bacchanaliansociety.com.
Mardi Gras Celebration
Sample from Cajun food booths and soak in the entertainment at MainStrasse Village bars and tents – and get ready to catch some beads during the Big Head Parade at 8 p.m. Friday and the Grande Parade at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Voodoo Carnival: A Mardi Gras Masquerade
Magic, cancan dancers, circus performers and music.
With Swamptucky.
MardiCrawl
Includes entry and drink specials to Knock Back Nats, Righteous Room, Lackman Bar, Japp's, Neon's and Mr. Pitful's.
Music by Ricky Nye INC.
Hurricane drink specials.
Mardi Gras at the Market
Enjoy Cajun music, a lowland seafood boil tasting, a New Orleans-style parade around the market, music by Ricky Nye Inc. and more. An added bonus? This party’s free.
Fat Tuesday/Fastnacht Celebration
Wear your best Mardi Gras costume, because there will be prizes. This party at the Hofbrauhaus features the Enzian Dancers, music by accordion master Nick Gulacsy Jr. and more. It all benefits the German-Heritage Museum, which showcases the German heritage of the region.
Mardi Gras Party. New Orleans-style drinks and special pricing. Come early for all-you-can-drink for one price and Cajun food.
Combine two traditions for one celebration. $5 Hurricanes and Pimm's Cups. Jambalaya and Brit Berry Crepes.
Combine two traditions for one celebration. $5 Hurricanes and Pimm's Cups. Jambalaya and Brit Berry Crepes.
Allyn's Mardi Gras Celebration
Cajun food, crawfish boil, buckets of beads, buckets of beer and gallons of hurricanes. With open mic.
Mardi Gras for Homeless Children
Some 50 booths of food, beverages, treats, silent and called auctions. New Orleans jazz with Robin Lacy and DeZydeco. Benefits Bethany House Services, Brighton Center's Homeward Bound, Welcome House of Northern Kentucky and Mercy Franciscan at St. John.
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