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Celebrate Mardi Gras in Bastrop
01/31/2025

Skip the Big Easy and do Mardi Gras the easy way in Bastrop! 

 

Celebrate the “Courir de Mardi Gras” folklife of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana here in Bastrop with the Mardi Gras Ball on Friday, January 31st and free music and festivities downtown on Saturday, February 1st.  

 

Of special note is the Musical Instrument Petting Zoo that will be hosted here at the library on Saturday from noon until 3:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity to try out Cajun and Zydeco instruments—for both kids and adults!  

 

Get tickets for the Mardi Gras Ball and find out more details online. 

 

 

A woman in a large floppy hat and beaded necklaces smiles behind two children standing on an upside-down metal tub, holding a wooden stick. Playful vibe. Colorful illustration for Bastrop, TX Mardi Gras 2025 event featuring a musical instrument petting zoo. A vibrant crawfish plays music. 

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1100 Church Street / P.O. Drawer 670 / Bastrop, Texas 78602 / 512-332-8880 / bastroplibrary.org

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