Maybe you know that Mardi Gras, the French words for Fat Tuesday, is the day before Ash Wednesday. But what matters to Mardi Gras observers is that New Orlean celebrates the festival in colorful, carnival style with food and events that aren’t just one day but go on for almost three months. After set aside in 2020 and 2021 during COVID, in New Orleans the celebration started Jan.6 and ends March 1, 2022.
In Chicago, Mardi Gras celebrations mean enjoying Cajun and other seafood dishes, King Cakes and Hurricane drinks, wearing and collecting strings of beads and listening to jazz and local bands all of February and early March.
So, laissez le bon temps rouler with food, drinks and music Feb. 25 through March 5.
Join the Bar Crawl Saturday, Feb. 26, 3 to 10 p.m. Different price points. Details and reservations at Official Mardi Gras Bar Crawl
Do Sunday Funday Feb. 27 with beads, masks DJ on the roof of theWit, 201 N. State Street, Chicago, from 1 to 7 p.m. Tickets SundayFunday.
Fat Cat Restaurant and Bar is doing a Mardi Gras Crawfish Boil and celebration on Fat Tuesday, March 1 from 4 to 9:30 p.m. Fat Cat is at 4840 North Broadway,Chicago. Dinner for two is $75. Reservations highly recommended.. Visit Fat Cat for more information and reservations.
Storyville, a new River North Cajun bar and restaurant with strong Big Easy vibes willl featuring a Crawfish Boil, beads and King Cake slices for Fat Tuesday. Storyville is at 712 N Clark St. Chicago. For more information or reservations visit Storyville. h
Fatpour in Wicker Park is holding a Mardi Gras brunch for $35 on Saturday, March 5 wih live Blues by Keith Scott, beads, traditional “N’Awliins breakfast items and drinks. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fatpour is at 2005 W. Division St., Chicago. For more information and tickets visit Fatpour.
Go to Storyville, a new River North Cajun bar and restaurant with strong Big Easy vibes. Featuring a Crawfish Boil, beads and King Cake slices for Fat Tuesday. Is at 712 N Clark St. Chicago. For more information visit Storyville.
Jodie Jacobs