It’s Marshall Gras Time Again!! Don your Purple, Green and Gold any way you choose and we will see you at The Sweet Monkey Café at 9am to 11:30am for the return of Bubbly, Coffee and King Cake! ALL FREE!!

In the evening, starting at 5pm come back to the Sweet Monkey Cafe for Drinks and FREE King Cake before the Walking Parade at 6pm to Start the Marshal Gras Crawl!! The crawl/ parade will be lead by an eclectic group of musicians playing New Orleans style music. Everyone is encouraged to bring instruments to join in the fun!

Kid Friendly, Dress Up and Do It Up before Lent!! We will be hittin’ up Pendland & Sons Department Store, French Broad Exchange, Zuma, Main Street Cafe, Mad Co. Brew House and ending at the Marshall Container Company for the after party We will have masks, beads, beads and more beads!! We encourage everyone to recycle their beads after the event at one of our recycling stations or hang on to them for next year.

Decorate your yourself, your umbrella, your kids!!