When: 11 a.m. Feb. 17
Location: 110 W. Franklin St., Dayton
More info: Mudlick Tap House’s Mardi Gras celebration will feature a menu inspired by the holiday, as well as masks, beads and “A party atmosphere that screams laissez les bons temps rouler.” Guests are encouraged to come dressed in costume.
🎉13th annual Art of the Cocktail Mardi Gras Party
When: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 17
Location: 82 W. Columbia St., Springfield
More info: Mother Stewart’s Brewing and Leadership Clark County will bring New Orleans to Springfield with its Art of the Cocktail event Feb. 17. In addition to food and drinks, there will be a competition featuring celebrity bartenders such as John Mauer, Patrick Wicker and Kaylee Houseman.
UPCOMING/THIS WEEKEND
🎉’Murder At Mardi Gras’ at the Sharonville Cultural Arts Center
When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20-21
Location: 1165 Reading Road, Sharonville
More info: Guests will be tasked with solving the disappearance of the Krewe Falstaffian’s monarch in this interactive “Bayou Ballyhoo Murder Mystery.”
🎉Lov’s Whiskey Barrel Saloon Mardi Gras Party
When: 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Feb. 20
Location: 703 Watervliet St., Dayton
More info: For its Mardi Gras party, Lov’s Whiskey Barrel Saloon will have live music from local country band Ledfoot.
🎉70th annual Cincinnati Mardi Gras Celebration
When: 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Feb. 21
Location: 11355 Chester Road, Cincinnati
More info: The STAR Chapter Foundation, a Cincinnati-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering the city’s students, will cap off its week-long 70th annual Mardi Gras Celebration on Feb. 21. Ballroom dancing, a buffet, alcoholic drinks and more will be offered throughout the night. Tickets are limited.
🎉Harley Gras 2026: New Model Masquerade
When: Noon-4 p.m. Feb. 21
Location: 7220 N. Dixie Drive, Dayton
More info: Buckeye Harley-Davidson will unveil its 2026 lineup with a free, Mardi Gras-themed celebration Feb. 21. This event will offer free alcoholic drinks and crawfish boils. Guests can also enter a contest to win one of two new bikes. Those who RSVP will receive a free pin.
NEXT MONTH
🎉Limehouse Ramblers present ‘Way Down Yonder in New Orleans’
When: 7 p.m. March 9
Location: 1223 Elm St., Cincinnati
More info: Traditional jazz band Limehouse Ramblers will will recreate the sound of a classic Bourbon Street Mardi Gras Parade at “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans” March 9.
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