Delicious Mardi Gras Food & Beverage
Our Mardi Gras Festival is a feast for the eyes AND the tastebuds! We deliver the delicious flavors of New Orleans with sweets and savories like beignets, gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice, and so much more. Enjoy these imaginative flavors on select dates, Jan. 18 through Mar. 16, from park open to one hour prior to park close.
Featured Flavors
Returning Favorite!
Beignets
Deep-fried choux pastry, dusted with powdered sugar
Located in Rockville
Returning Favorite!
Gator Bites
Deep-fried alligator cutlets, Cajun breaded and served with side of spicy Cajun sauce
Located in Rockville
Returning Favorite!
Gator Bites
Deep-fried alligator cutlets, Cajun breaded and served with side of spicy Cajun sauce
Located in Rockville
Mardi Gras Beverages
More than 8 imaginative options to explore, including the classic Hurricane, the sweet and sour Bourbon St. Fishbowl, and assorted beer.
More delicious tastes of New Orleans
Creole & Cajun
Rockville
Bayou Bites
Rockville
Creole & Cajun
Rockville
Gumbo
Classic, spicy Louisiana Creole stew with chicken and spicy Andouille sausage
Crawfish Étouffée
Spicy Cajun stew with crawfish, vegetables, and dark roux
Gator Red Beans and Rice
Traditional Louisiana dish with alligator sausage
Bayou Bites
Rockville
Jambalaya
Spicy Creole rice dish with spicy Andouille sausage
Shrimp & Sausage Skewer
Grilled Cajun shrimp and spicy Andouille sausage
Crab Mac & Cheese
Creamy mac & cheese mixed with morsels of crab meat
Gumbo
Classic, spicy Louisiana Creole stew with chicken and spicy Andouille sausage
Crawfish Étouffée
Spicy Cajun stew with crawfish, vegetables, and dark roux
Gator Red Beans and Rice
Traditional Louisiana dish with alligator sausage
Jambalaya
Spicy Creole rice dish with spicy Andouille sausage
Shrimp & Sausage Skewer
Grilled Cajun shrimp and spicy Andouille sausage
Crab Mac & Cheese
Creamy mac & cheese mixed with morsels of crab meat
Canal St. Sweets
Spassburg
Bacon Voodoo
Rockville
Canal St. Sweets
Spassburg
Praline Bread Pudding
New Orleans-style, creamy, and spongy dessert, topped with a brown sugar-pecan sauce
Chocolate Chip Cannoli
Crisp, fried pastries, filled with sweet cream and chocolate chips
Bacon Voodoo
Rockville
Bacon Boudin Bites
Fried, breaded, and spicy sausage, wrapped in bacon and served with rice
Bacon-Wrapped Andouille Sausage Skewer
Grilled, spicy pork sausage, wrapped in bacon
Praline Bread Pudding
New Orleans-style, creamy, and spongy dessert, topped with a brown sugar-pecan sauce
Chocolate Chip Cannoli
Crisp, fried pastries, filled with sweet cream and chocolate chips
Bacon Boudin Bites
Fried, breaded, and spicy sausage, wrapped in bacon and served with rice
Bacon-Wrapped Andouille Sausage Skewer
Grilled, spicy pork sausage, wrapped in bacon
NOLA Drinks
Rockville
Bourbon St. Brews
Spassburg
NOLA Drinks
Rockville
Frozen Hurricane
Icy blend of Southern Comfort, passion fruit juice, lemon juice, and orange Juice
Gin Voodoo
Gin, ginger beer, strawberry purée, and lemon juice
Assorted Beer
Canned and draft options
Bourbon St. Brews
Spassburg
Pimm's Lemonade
Pimm’s gin-based liqueur, lemonade, and Sprite®
Comfort Collins
Southern Comfort, lime juice, and Sprite®
Cajun Storm
Spiced rum, white rum, grenadine, passion fruit juice, and lemon juice
Assorted Beer
Canned and draft options
Frozen Hurricane
Icy blend of Southern Comfort, passion fruit juice, lemon juice, and orange Juice
Gin Voodoo
Gin, ginger beer, strawberry purée, and lemon juice
Assorted Beer
Canned and draft options
Pimm's Lemonade
Pimm’s gin-based liqueur, lemonade, and Sprite®
Comfort Collins
Southern Comfort, lime juice, and Sprite®
Cajun Storm
Spiced rum, white rum, grenadine, passion fruit juice, and lemon juice
Assorted Beer
Canned and draft options
Black Magic
Rockville
Carnivale Cocktails
DC™ Universe
Black Magic
Rockville
Cajun Explosion
Midori, gin, rum, and pineapple juice
Hurricane on the Rocks
Southern Comfort, passion fruit juice, lemon juice, and orange Juice
Bourbon St. Fishbowl
White rum, coconut rum, blue curaçao , sweet and sour, and pineapple juice
Assorted Beer
Canned and draft options
Carnivale Cocktails
DC™ Universe
Assorted Beer
Canned and draft options
Cajun Explosion
Midori, gin, rum, and pineapple juice
Hurricane on the Rocks
Southern Comfort, passion fruit juice, lemon juice, and orange Juice
Bourbon St. Fishbowl
White rum, coconut rum, blue curaçao , sweet and sour, and pineapple juice
Assorted Beer
Canned and draft options
Assorted Beer
Canned and draft options
Food and beverage items and locations are subject to change without notice.
Frozen Hurricanes
Rockville
- Seasonal & Craft Beer
- Frozen Hurricanes
GATOR BITES
Rockville
- Gator Bites with Cajun Sauce
NOLA DRINKS
Rockville
- Cajun Storm Cocktail
- Cajun Bloody Mary
- Hurricane on the Rocks
- Seasonal & Craft Beer
Mardi Gras Festival™
Let the good times roll! Collect beads at the Mardi Gras Parade, dare to visit The Houngan House of Voodoo, enjoy New Orleans-style jazz and entertainment, and savor the Cajun flavors of the Taste of Mardi Gras Food Festival.
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