Our friends in New Orleans do Mardi Gras bigger, but if you can't afford a ticket to the Big Easy this year, you can still have a good time.
Celebrate Fat Tuesday in New York City with Cajun food, drink specials, and live N'Awlins-style music at Mardi Gras parties.
Recommend another NYC Mardi Gras event for our listings.
- Nolafunk Mardi Gras Ball -- This New Orleans style celebration on Saturday, February 18th and Sunday, February 19th will feature performances by Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swinger and Bonerama. Guests are strongly encouraged to wear celebratory costumes and Mardi Gras finery and prepare for serious bead tossing. Tickets are $40 per person.
- Mardi Gras Music at SOB's -- The Sugartone Brass Band will play a special Fat Tuesday show at SOB's. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 on the day of the show.
- Bourbon Street Bar and Grill -- Visit the French Quarter on West 46th Street on Fat Tuesday for $5 Hurricanes, a Cajun buffet, and live music.
- The Delta Grill Mardi Gras Party -- The Delta Grill throws a serious Mardi Gras party in Hell's Kitchen every year. For just $25, you get a free Hurricane, an all-you-can-eat Cajun buffet including crawfish boil and jambalaya, and live music from CITIGRASS.
