Mardi Gras Festival

Due to the expected high attendance, we recommend
bringing a folding chair if you’d like to have a seat during the event.

Days
Hours
Minutes

Mardi Pup March

Join us for this year’s Mardi Pup March, a Mardi Gras themed pet walk around the square benefiting Humane Society of Sumter County. You must register your dog to participate.  Human companions: free. 

3:00PM – 4:00PM

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

$20 Registration
$10 per additional dog
**Additional Pet Includes participation in the walk only

Your Registration will include:
– Participation in the Pet Walk
– Participation in Costume Contest
– Mardi Pup Swag Bag

Festival Vendors

4Season by Debora Abreu 
Bauer's Bark Boutique
Bling Creations
BnL All American Snack Co. LLC
Brigitte Gallery Art Handcraft and More
Catching Rays  
Celtic Elegance  
Chattering Chimps  
Chen’s Oriental Gifts
ClearView Imaging
Cloud9 tie dye
Craftshands  
Doodle Draw Portrait
Ellie Rose Crafty Corner
Fantasy Flair by Er LLC
Fine designs
Foutaz LLC  
Galaxy art
Golf Cart Hoodies  
Heavenly Gems Jewelry
Heroes, Legends, & Superstars
Karen's Creative Designs, LLC   
kgArt
Kibbeh House  
Kitchen Fun With Sherrie & Pampered Chef  
Kitchen Wise | Closet Wise
Kylie’s Face Paint & Henna Tattoos
Loganjade Designs  
M&M Cleaning
Matt's Fresh Cheese  
Mitchem Bee Company  
Nothing Bundt Cakes - Lady Lake  
Orlando Fresh Bread  
Peachy Links  
Reno's Jewels of the Antilles  
Sentimental Art  
Signs By Farris  
Simply Silhouettes LLC
State Farm  
Steelheart Creations  
The Brick City Baker
The Cheesecake Lab  
The Goofy Tooth Market  
The Kettle Corn Cabin
The Money Bakery
The Proper Pickle  
The Purple Dragonfly2
The Thistle Club, LLC d/b/a CELTICNESS
The Villages Daily Sun
Uncle Ronnie's Cheesecake  
Wakarusa Dime Store
Yuk Yuk's Mug & Tumble +
Food Vendors
Casa Daza  
Curbside Cuisine, LLC
Hadley Family Concessions
Heavenly Soft Pretzels  
Holy doughnuts
Kettle Corn Cabin
Monsta Lobsta  
SunState Projects

Canal Street Bourbon - Exclusively at Mardi Gras Festival

A Mardi Gras exclusive!

Canal Street Bourbon is smooth, celebratory, and perfect for enjoying the music, viewing the crowd, and watching festival entertainment.

The Licorice Sticks Dixieland Band
Stilt Walkers
We Flip
Photo Booth
Clown Alley 179
Prime Time Twirlers Show Team
Hula Ohana
Pacific Paradise Dancers
The Original Villages Belly Dancers

 

Festival Entertainment

Main Stage Schedule

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Introduced
Mardi Pup March

Register Your Pet and join us for a March down Canal Street and around the square. This March ends at the Pavilion for a costume contest.

4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Expanded
Bourbon Street Brass

New Orleans brass band music, but also includes jazz and other stylings. Good Time Party Music.

Second Stage Schedule

3:30 PM
Sub Label
Pet Costume Contest

Right after the march, join us at the Second Stage for a fun pet costume contest and help us pick this year’s winner!

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sub Label
Southland Dixie Stompers

Discover the rhythms of the Southland Dixie Stompers bringing you traditional Dixieland music.

Sponsored By:

Lake Sumter Landing