Mardi Gras Celebration

February 21 & 22
2,004

1-800-655-6569

In Downtown Nevada City, California
 

The Masquerade Ball

It will be the night before the Procession.

Live Cajun Music & Dancing

Costumes Encouraged but not Required

King & Queen will be Crowned

No Host Bar for over 21

Tickets for the Event do go Quick!

Order tickets from the 
Nevada City Chamber of Commerce
 
(530) 265-2692    or    (800) 655-6569
 
 

The 11th Annual Procession
& Street Fair

Cajon Cooking fills the air!   Purple, Green, and Gold Balloons adorn the street settings.  The spectators cheer as the Masks Societies parade thru town.  It is one of the finest Family-Oriented Mardi Gras celebrations around

Prior to the Civil War, Mardi Gras was celebrated regularly in the South.  During the Civil War there was no Mardi Gras.  The spirits of the people were down.  Several years after the war back in 1866,
Joseph Stillwell Cain got together with 6 of his friends in Mobile, Alabama.   On Mardi Gras day, they paraded through the town making as much noise as they could so that most all the people came out to see what was happening.   History was made that day.  Joe Cain became a hero, and ended up appearing in every Mardi Gras celebration until his death in 1904.

Nevada City was officially sanctioned in 1993, as the only city outside of Mobile Alabama to celebrate Joe Cain’s Mardi Gras Celebration Days!

Future Mardi Gras Dates
2005 - February 5 & 6