If you were following my Instagram stories last night you might have seen a bit about an event I attended at the Magic Hat Artifactory. During the event we were given the lowdown on the 24th annual Magic Hat Mardi Gras Weekend, which will take place March 29th through March 31st. Since so many of my readers are from Vermont or nearby - and I would love to meet all of you at this event! - I decided to write up a little bit about the events that will be happening over the weekend. Plus, this will make it easier for everyone attending to plan out their partying!

All of the festivities this year will be held on Church Street from 1:30PM - 7PM. In the past, a parade featuring floats from many of the local businesses and organizations was the main focus of the weekend. However, this year, Magic Hat will be hosting a series of performances, events and live music acts. Some of the amazing performers that have been announced are Kung Fu, Escort, Vundabar and Bonerama. You will definitely want to check out the Magic Hat website to purchase your tickets to these events! Here is the full schedule for the weekend:

FULL MARDI GRAS SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH

KUNG FU AT NECTARS | 8:00 PM

ESCORT AT METRONOME | 9:00 PM

THE SUSPECTS (FORMERLY THE GROWLERS) AT RED SQUARE | 9:00 PM

SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH

KEGS & EGGS AT ARTIFACTORY | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

KID ZONE OPEN @ CONTOIS AUDITORIUM INSIDE CITY HALL | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

BIG NAZO LEADS MARCH FROM TOP BLOCK TENT DOWN CHURCH STREET | 1:30 PM

STREET PERFORMERS & BRASS BANDS ON CHURCH STREET | 1:45 PM – 7:00 PM

BIG NAZO STROLLS CHURCH STREET | 1:30 PM – 7:00 PM

PIANO PLAYER (SUGAR CONE) BETWEEN EVERY SHOW | 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

BIG NAZO BRASS BALAGAN IN FRONT OF CITY HALL | 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM

BIG OLE DIRTY BUCKET AT RI RA | 7:00 PM – 10:0 PM

MARDI GRAS MASQUERADE BALL @ CONTOIS AUDITORIUM INSIDE CITY HALL | 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

VUNDABAR AT METRONOME | 10:00 PM

Magic Hat will also be providing a Free Shuttle with pick up from the bottom of Church Street at City Hall so that patrons can safely and easily get to the Magic Hat Artifactory for the Kegs & Eggs event happening at the space. What better way to start of your Mardi Gras than with an epic brunch supplied by Kountry Kart Deli (HINT: THEIR WORLD-FAMOUS RISE AND SHINER!)?! The Artifactory will also be offering 20+ beers, free brewery tours and live music from Bonerama.

I must say I am super excited for this event and hope to see a lot of you there! Stay tuned to the Magic Hat website for more info!

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