Mardi Gras Party Ideas

A Mardi Gras Theme Party can be held at any time of the year, though has always traditionally been held on “Fat Tuesday” which is also Shrove Tuesday, the last Tuesday before Lent as an opportunity for one last merriment of fun, music and stuffing ones face with chocolate and alcohol before making the religious fast.

Invitations: As with any party you’re planning on holding in this day and age, I suggest you create a Facebook group for you to invite all your guests. Everybody will be able to see who is coming and this typically increases attendance! You should also send out physical invites maybe in the style of a Mardi Gras mask cut from paper.

Decorations: The traditional Mardi Gras theme party colors are purple, green and gold which represent justice, faith and power. You should endevour to decorate your venue with these colors as much as possible. The easiest way to do this would be to buy balloons. Also you could easily get table cloths and plates in these colors.

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Costumes: For costumes at a Mardi Gras theme party, you should try and dress up as outlandishly as possible. In fact I also suggest you take a look at our Masquerade Party Ideas for some inspiration as many people use the same costume for both party themes. You could go for a royalty theme and dress as Louis XVI or Marie Antoinette. How about dressing as a court jester all in green? Or if you have an ideal costume from a former Halloween party then it would easily be transferable for a Mardi Gras theme party. However the most common and obvious type of costume would be drag. Men can dress as women and women can dress as men! This is very common in the French Quarter of New Orleans and for your own private party you could have a prize for the best costume!

Music: Simply go with Blues or Jazz!

Food: The main point behind a Mardi Gras theme party is to binge on what you’re going to be missing out on during Lent. So you should really be eating everything of what you’re going to be missing out on during the coming weeks. Typical Mardi Gras food is Gumbo, Jambalaya, seafood and Bloody Mary’s.

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