Mardi Gras San Francisco Style
Event Information
About this event
SAN FRANCISCO -- Due to COVID-19, this year’s Mardi Gras San Francisco Style will stream virtually throughout the Bay Area. The Village Project and our community partners will celebrate our Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore celebration through social media, i.e., Facebook Live and YouTube. Celebrating with a free blues concert, a second line processional, creative costumes, good food and colorful beads, the Village Project will host the 15th annual Mardi Gras, San Francisco Style on Tuesday on February 16th, at 6 pm. This year’s celebration again opens with a free community blues concert, featuring blues songstress, Tia Carroll, along with Zydeco band, Andre Thierry. The New Orleans style festival will bring San Francisco's historic Fillmore Music District to life with Zydeco & blues, a colorful family friendly carnival atmosphere, and a second line parade led by the Gumbo Band. Bay area award winning playwright and dancer, Robert Henry Johnson will serve as Grand Marshall! We will supply curbside, no contact meal pickups at Bruno’s with a New Orleans menu by Nia Soul, including wine and Champaign.
"Not only does our annual Mardi Gras celebration include what people look for in the traditional New Orleans celebrations, it continues to embrace the history of San Francisco’s Fillmore neighborhood -- where music has been intertwined into the fabric of everyday life for more than 100 years. Fat Tuesday Watch Party Contest: Organize a watch party on Facebook and win a free gift card. The top 5 parties with the most viewers will win a gift card worth from $15 to $100. Must send a screen shot of your party, have a minimum of 15 people and all participants must RSVP on Eventbrite to confirm you as a winner. Need more information? Please contact Adrian at awilliamsassoc@yahoo.com.To register or purchase a meal, go to www.eventbrite.com. Meal Ticket price include a Cajun cuisine dinner, beads, and optional wine or champagne.
About the Village Project
Jefferson Award winner, Adrian Williams is the founder of The Village Project, a youth service organization focusing on academic and cultural enrichment for youth and their families in the Western Addition. This annual fundraiser helps support an afterschool program and a free 8 week summer camp for underserved youth. The Village Project also produces Grilling in the 'MO, A Senior Moment, A Senior Prom for the 50+ and a 7 day Kwanzaa Celebration.
To donate to the Village Project,
go to: www.thevillageprojectsf.org.
Business Name: The Village Project
Contact: Adrian Williams
Address: 2097 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 424-2980
Websites URL: http://www.thevillageprojectsf.org
http://www.mardigrassanfrancisco.com,
Organizer The Village Project
Organizer of Mardi Gras San Francisco Style
The Village Project began in June 2006 as an after school academic program, with an all volunteer run. The DCYF sponsored a free summer lunch program. After identifying further needs of the community, the program has evolved to include an after school academic program. The project provides public and co-operative housing residents with positive activities and events for the "Village Kids" and their families. Organizing has focused on community safety issues with family oriented activities.
The project's activities have been recognized by:
Public Housing Residents, MONS, MOCJ, SFPD, DCYF, S.F. Post, S.F. Examiner, S.F. Chronicle, Western Edition, Sentinel, WAFRC, State Assembly, State Senate, CBO's and Harlem West Magazine
The project has received awards from:
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors
The San Francisco Police Department
The Mayors Office of Neighborhood Services (MONS)
The Department of Children Youth & Families (DCYF)
State Assemblyman Mark Leno
State Senator Carol Migden
SF Public Library
Adrian Williams, the Project's Founder and Director has received awards including:
An "Unsung Hero" award from the
San Francisco Public Library.
Proclamations from Mayor Gavin Newsom
That October 5th, 2006 was "Adrian Williams Day" in San Francisco
That December 26th will be declared the first day of Kwanzaa
That March 9th, 2008 be declared
Mardi Gras San Francisco Style
