2025 Cowboy Mardi Gras I Bandera, Texas

Name: 2025 Cowboy Mardi Gras I Bandera, Texas
Start: 2025-02-20T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-22T00:00:00-06:00
Location: 307 11th St, Bandera, TX, United States, Texas 78003

Schedule

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 12:00 am

UTC-06:00

Location

307 11th St, Bandera, TX, United States, Texas 78003 | Bandera, TX

Bandera, Texas's Cowboy Mardi Gras is a three-day celebration of Mardi Gras with a Texas twist, featuring a parade, live music, a gumbo cook-off, and a costume contest:
Parade: The parade takes place on Saturday 12 PM down Bandera's Main Street and features colorful floats.
Live music: The 11th Street Cowboy Bar hosts live music each night.
Gumbo cook-off: The World Championship Gumbo Cook-off takes place on Saturday morning at 11 PM on 11th Street.
Costume contest: The Cowboy Mardi Gras Costume Contest takes place on Saturday.

Bull riding rodeo: A bull riding rodeo takes place at Mansfield Park Rodeo Arena.
Bandera is known as the "Cowboy Capital of the World" and is known for its honky tonk rodeo culture. The Cowboy Mardi Gras is a celebration of the roots of Bandera and is a chance for the World to come together.