Officials Announce Return of Algiers Mardi Gras Festival

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Event officials announced the return of the popular Algiers Mardi Gras Festival for its fourth-annual Mardi Gras soiree. The 2024 family fun festival will take place on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Federal City. Officials plan to hold a special press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 10:30 a.m. in Federal City to unveil the 2024 poster and announce this year’s Grand Marshal along with additional details of the event such as entertainment, food and more.

The free and family-friendly festival aims to bring Mardi Gras to the historic Algiers neighborhood just across the mighty Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans. 

“We’re ecstatic to welcome revelers back to historic Algiers for the fourth-annual Algiers Mardi Gras Festival,” said event founder and CEO Oscar Rainey. “Our festival has become a huge hit with families from both the west and east banks, and we’re committed to bringing it back even bigger and better in 2024. We invite everyone out for what will surely become the best free festival in all New Orleans.”

For more information and updates on the Algiers Mardi Gras Festival, visit www.algiersmardigrasfest.com.

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