This Weekend: Montgomery’s 6th Annual Mardi Gras Block Party February 20, 2019 15:26

Montgomery’s Downtown Business Association (DBA Montgomery) will once again bring the Mardi Gras funk to the 100 block of Commerce Street from Noon - 6pm on Saturday, February 23rd for the 6th Annual Mardi Gras Block Party and Cajun Cook Off. This year, we are proud to partner with the Alabama 200 and Montgomery 200 as part of this event. The Block Party is free, family-friendly and open to the public. Tickets are required to experience the Cajun Cook Off that will take place 12pm - 2pm and will feature some of Montgomery’s premiere restaurants showing off their best cajun dish.

Advanced tickets for the Cajun Cook Off are currently available for $20 each on the Mardi Gras Block Party & Cajun Cook Off Facebook event page or by going to clicking here. Any remaining tickets will be sold on site for $25 each. It is strongly encouraged to purchase tickets in advance as the event is always a sell out. All proceeds will benefit Valiant Cross Academy and That’s My Child, two local nonprofits that are improving our city by educating and empowering our youth.

Headlining this year’s Block Party is one of the elite brass bands from New Orleans, Stooges Brass Band who will take the stage at 3pm. The Stooges consistently provide a welcome blast of true Big Easy spirit by engaging audiences with their innovative blend of traditional New Orleans brass sounds, contemporary jazz and hip hop beats. They have gained notoriety as a full-blown musical party immersing the crowd in a cut-loose vibe that is contemporary yet deeply rooted in the culturally rich musical legacy of New Orleans. Also performing is Montgomery’s own, The Avant Garde Creative League who will kick off the party starting at NOON. Followed by the Outlawz Brass Band from Mobile.

Mark Bullock and Tonya Terry from WSFA will once again serve as masters of ceremony. The event will go on rain or shine. No outside alcohol is allowed. In true Mardi Gras fashion, costumes and dancing shoes are encouraged. Follow the event on Facebook by clicking here.

Entertainment is sponsored by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Other sponsors include City of Montgomery, Alabama Power, Bama Budweiser, Willie Durham State Farm, Goodwyn Mills & Cawood, City Councilman Arch Lee, Serquest, AALOS, Starke Agency, Alabama State Grad Program, Robert D. Reynolds, LLC, WSFA, Rushton Stakely and others.

Check out additional video footage of Stooges Brass Band here: