13th Annual Mardi Gras Columbia Festival ⚜️

The 13th Mardi Gras Columbia Festival takes place on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 (12-7pm) at City Roots urban farm in Columbia, SC. ⚜️

🟣 The event will feature:

• A parade to kick things off on Jim Hamilton Blvd. in the Rosewood District — lineup at 10am, starts at 11am (free & open to the public to participate — beads encouraged!)
• $5 festival entry (free for kids 12 and under) — tickets available here on Eventbrite or at the door
• Beer from BevSouth and Abita Brewing
• Food trucks + local vendors
• 3 stages of local, live music all throughout the fest from 12-7pm
• Dancing, singing, and general merriment. Laissez les bons temps rouler! (Let the good times roll.)

🟣 BAND LINEUP 🎺 🎷 All stages will host music acts from 12-5pm:

Front Porch stage:

• She Might Get Loud
• King Saul and the Heretics
• Grand Republic
• Brandy and the Butcher
• Soda City Riot

Back Porch stage:

• Red Shack Pickers
• The Plowboys
• Wombat Junction
• Mustache Brothers
• Whiskey Tango Revue

Barn stage:

• Wallstreet and the Blues Brokers with Rev. Marv Ward
• The Accused
• The Runout
• Big Sky Revival Band
• Chris Compton

🟣 Food vendors:

• Brain Freeze
• Billy G’s
• Fleur de' Licious Creole
• Rob's Kitchen
• Size Matters
• Sno Bar
• Suga ‘n Spice
• Truly Scrumptious
• Yummiez Food

🟣 Craft vendors:

• Bitchin’ Botanicals
• Cecelia (bedazzled jean jackets)
• Drifter Merch (band t-shirts)
• Designs by Us (arts and crafts)
• 
Julia Jones (face painting)
• Niennia’s Hemporium (crystal jewelry)
• Olivia Rae (handcrafted jewelry)

• Queen Palm Boutique (women’s fashion)
• Tails N Trails Eatery (dog biscuits)
• This Is Us - Savannah (tumblers)
• Zinnialou Jewelry

🟣 Get social with us!

• Instagram: @MardiGrasColumbia(Tag us in your photos or use hashtag #MardiGrasColumbia to be featured!)
• Facebook page: KrewedeColumbiYaYa
• Facebook event: 13th Annual Mardi Gras Columbia

🟣 FAQs:

• NO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ALLOWED.
• Are dogs allowed?
• Leashed, well-behaved dogs are welcome in the parade and at the festival. No dogs are allowed in City Roots’ greenhouses or kitchen facilities.
• How do you become a vendor featured at the festival?
• Krewe member Joe Turkaly handles our vendors; please reach out to him via Facebook message (https://www.facebook.com/joe.turkaly) and he will get back to you with information. Thanks for your interest! UPDATE: We are full for this year. Try back for 2024.