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Fat Tuesday on Bourbon Street

February 27, 2012 By Pat Williams

Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

You’ve heard about it, and since I keep getting asked how many beads I acquired, I assume many of you are missing a big part of what really happens during Mardi Gras. It’s actually a very family oriented event!

The activities you’ve heard most about, only happen within a few short blocks on Bourbon Street, whereas the family friendly Mardi Gras festivities stretch the length of St. Charles Avenue and beyond.

For those of you curious about a stroll down Bourbon Street on Fat Tuesday, I videotaped the crowds as I walked through…


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Filed Under: Explore, South, USA Tagged With: Bourbon street, Fat Tuesday, New Orleans, video

Pat Williams

Pat Williams is the founder of CyberCletch and creator of Real Home Sense. A lifelong explorer and former journalist, she has spent years traveling throughout North America and beyond in search of the stories that connect us—to places, to history, and to one another. Drawing from firsthand experience, she combines practical travel guidance with thoughtful reflections on curiosity, fear, culture, and what it means to truly understand the world around us. When she isn't out exploring a new destination, Pat helps businesses build trustworthy websites through CyberCletch.

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  1. Jason Anderson says

    March 6, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    I’ve never been there. Would you agree that it is quite passive during the day time and change significantly after dinner hour?

    • cletch says

      April 15, 2012 at 9:36 am

      Hey Jason – sorry I wasn’t notified you left a comment!  I can’t really say, on Fat Tuesday, I headed back to the hotel at dinner and didn’t go back.  I’ll tell you this… it wasn’t passive on those few blocks in the French District during the day either.  But everywhere else was family friendly… except for the guy wearing chaps… and nothing else.

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