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Mardi Gras Festival

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Mardi Paw March

Join us for this year’s Mardi Paw 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 Opens
December 3rd

$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 Paw Swag Bag

Participating Restaurants

Get ready to enjoy great food, live music, and community spirit at the 2025 All American Celebration! Brownwood restaurants will be offering delicious bites right outside their storefronts. As you stroll through the square, sample local flavors, support your favorite spots, and enjoy an evening filled with music and fun for everyone.

Island Fin Poke Logo with islands in the background and a surf board

Food:
Mini Açaí bowl
Hawaiian Hot Dog
Dole Whip

Beverages:
Boba Beverages

Food:
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Pulled Pork Sandwich

All options come with chips.

Food:
Street Corn
Beef & Chicken Kabobs

Beverages:
Watermelon Lemonade

Food:
Sticky Ribs
Pulled Pork Sandwich

Food:
Hot Dog (ketchup, mustard, & relish available)
BBQ Brisket Mac & Cheese

Beverages:
Bottled Water

Food:
BBQ Ribs
Baked Beans
Collard Greens

Food:
Street Tacos (choice of al pastor, steak, or grilled chicken)
Walking Taco (choice of ground beef, steak, or chicken)
Fiesta Bowl (choice of steak or chicken)

Food:
Pretzel
Bratwurst
Smash Burger

Food:
Cannoli
Pizza by the slice
Meatballs with Crostini
Fig & Goat Cheese Bruschetta

Beverages:
Assortment

Festival Vendors

Vendors will be announced shortly

Vendors will be announced shortly

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

 

Main Stage Schedule

3:00PM - 4:00PM
Introduced
Mardi Paw 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.

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

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

Second Stage Schedule

3:30PM
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!

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

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

Freedom Punch - Exclusively at All American Celebration

Strawberry Daiquiri 

A variety of flavors, like rum, peach schnapps, piña colada, and lemon lime, bring vibrant layers of red, white, and blue to this refreshing beverage.

Sponsored By:

Lake Sumter Landing