Top Mardi Gras Events in Raleigh-Durham - What to do for Mardi Gras in Raleigh

Mardi Gras season is here and it's time to party, even if you're in the Raleigh-Durham area! We have plenty of costumes and Cajun food right here in the Triangle, so go ahead and let the good times roll!

Mardi Gras Parties in the Raleigh-Durham Area

Mojo Party Gras at Papa Mojo's Roadhouse

Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Greenwood Commons Shopping Center
5410 Highway 55 Durham , NC 27713
(919) 361-2222

Get out your favorite mask and Mardi Gras beads and head over to Papa Mojo's Roadhouse to enjoy Cajun cuisine, live music, Louisiana beer and drink specials, games and contests.

Mardi Gras Masquerade and Benefit Ball

Saturday, February 28, 2009
7:00 p.m.-12:00 Midnight
Chatham Mills
480 Hillsboro Street Pittsboro, NC 27312
(919) 542-0394

The Mardi Gras Masquerade and Benefit Ball is sponsored by the Chatham Arts Council and the Abundance Foundation. It will feature Zydeco dancing, a cash bar, Cajun food, a live auction and live Zydeco and R & B music. Tickets are $30 in advance, or $35 at the door.

Party Mardi Gras at Tupelo's

Tuesday, February 24, 2009
101 N. Churton Street Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 643-7722
9:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m.

Dance to live Zydeco music and celebrate Fat Tuesday at Tupelo's. No cover charge. You can also a Cajun-inspired dinner menu at Tupelo's before the party starts.

Lazydays Mardi Gras Bar Crawl

Friday, February 20, 2009
Downtown Raleigh

This bar crawl is all about $2.00 Budweiser and $5.00 Bacardi. So throw some beads over your T-shirt and join the crawl at the Ess Lounge, Mosquito, The Office or Buckhead Saloon. Tickets are $5.00 in advance and $10.00 at the door.

The Blue Bayou Club

106 S. Churton St
Hillsborough , NC 27278
(919) 732-2555

The Blue Bayou Club isn't a fancy place, but it's a great place to have a drink, hear some jazz, blues and other "Bayou music" and enjoy a game of darts.

Mardi Gras Dining

Mardi Gras at Blu Seafood and Bar

2002 Hillsborough Road
Durham , North Carolina 27705
(919) 286-9777

Blu Seafood will be presenting a special Cajun menu from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on February 24. Red beans and rice, crawfish, andouille and etouffee will all be on the menu, and Dixie Beer and hurricanes will be available to complement the Cajun feast.

Papa Mojo's Roadhouse

Greenwood Commons Shopping Center
5410 Highway 55 Durham , NC 27713
(919) 361-2222

Papa Mojo's Roadhouse serves widely-acclaimed authentic Creole cuisine.

Tupelo's

101 N. Churton Street Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 643-7722
9:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m.

Tupelo's calls its menu selections "Southern coastal cuisine with a New Orleans Accent".

Other Mardi Gras Events

Bowling at The Mardi Gras Bowling Center

6118 Farrington Rd. Chapel Hill , NC 27517
(919) 489-1230

Tuesday night is $2.00 night at the Mardi Gras Bowling Center: just $2.00/game and $2.00 for shoes. Though the Mardi Gras Bowling Center doesn't have any specific Mardi Gras activities planned, feel free to wear your beads and "let the good strikes roll!".

National Pancake Day Celebration at IHOP

Stop at any Raleigh-Durham IHOP location from 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 and get a free short stack of pancakes (that's three of 'em). At first glance, this has nothing to do with Mardi Gras. But look again! Pancakes are a Fat Tuesday tradition in many countries around the world. So dig in and enjoy a syrup-sweetened Mardi Gras.