Mardi Gras Party Tips & Ideas

Planning a Mardi Gras party this year? Here are some fun tips and ideas to make sure your Mardi Gras party is THE Mardi Gras party for all your friends and loved ones to attend.

Mardi Gras Party Themes

Even though you are having a Mardi Gras party, you can narrow the theme to several Mardi Gras categories. Some Mardi Gras party theme ideas include Bourbon Street Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras Parade, Outrageous Mardi Gras Costumes, Make Your own Mardi Gras Mask, or Brazilian Mardi Gras (called Carnival). Choosing a theme can help you narrow down activities, foods served, and music played at your Mardi Gras party.

Mardi Gras Party Activities

Have supplies and a table set out for your Mardi Gras party guests to make their own Mardi Gras party mask. Supplies can be found at craft stores or party supply stores. Common Mardi Gras mask-making items include feathers, fake gems, and lots of sequins and sparkles.

Mardi Gras Party Foods

Traditional Mardi Gras foods include pancakes (in order to use up ingredients that won't be used during Lent) and a Mardi Gras King's Cake. The Mardi Gras King's Cake is a colorful frosted cake with one small token (it can be anything, just make sure it's big enough that someone won't eat it accidentally) hidden in the cake. The guest who finds the token at your Mardi Gras party will traditionally have good luck the rest of the year.

You can also serve Creole and Cajun foods for a New Orleans themed Mardi Gras party, or Brazilian foods for a Carnival themed Mardi Gras party. The internet has several Mardi Gras party recipes available.

Mardi Gras Party Music

Jazz is king in New Orleans, so it's a clear favorite for your Mardi Gras party. You can also find plenty of Brazilian music if you've chosen to go the Carnival route instead. You may want to pick one particular song as your Mardi Gras Party Parade song, and every time it is played - time for all guests to join in the Mardi Gras Party Parade!

These are just a few ideas to throw a great and memorable Mardi Gras party. The most important tip for your Mardi Gras party is to remember to relax and have fun with your guests. Mardi Gras is all about letting loose and having a great time - so make sure you have as much fun at your Mardi Gras party as your friends and loved ones!