We always like to do fun things here at Mardi Gras World and below you'll find more information on some of our special events!

4th of July Party -- Fireworks on the levee, music, door prizes, food, free admission! click here for more info!

Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World School of Cooking

New Orleans' finest chef demonstrate the art of making New Orleans Gumbo. A light luncheon consisting of Gumbo, Rice, Salad, Iced Tea and Bread Pudding for dessert.
Available for groups of 10 or more with advance reservations
Combination - Tour plus Demonstration: $30.00
Demonstration only: $25.00

Mini Float Building at Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World

Kick off the experience with a guided tour for the group. This takes about one hour and will give the group more insight about the activity to follow. The tour includes a 12 minute movie presentation, an opportunity to try on costumes, King Cake and coffee, Mardi Gras World beads and a tour of the Prop Shop to see the artists creating, painting, constructing and sculpting. The group will also view the most awesome floats ever built for carnival - the Orpheus 140 foot, triple-tandem sea monster "Leviathan" and the 240 foot quintuple-tandem "Captain Eddie's S.S. Endymion" with tens of thousands of fiber optic lights.

The group will be sub-divided into groups of 8-10. Prior to the event a general theme should be picked, ie. African Wildlife, Countries of the World, Children's Story Books, etc. Each team will then sketch the 'vision' of their float on paper. Then they begin construction. Each group is furnished with the following: gloves, aprons, paints, brushes, styrofoam, fringe and all tools necessary to complete the task.

There will be two artists on hand for verbal assistance and they will also be available to judge the floats at the end. This activity takes about two hours and includes soft drinks. For more information, call (504) 361-7821 or (800) 362-8213.