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Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday" - the last day of feasting before the Christian season of Lent. This year it falls on Tuesday, February 21. Mardi Gras is celebrated all over the world with parades, masked balls and great food.
MAKE A MASK!
Celebrate the tradition of Mardi Gras by making a colorful mask! During early Mardi Gras celebrations hundreds of years ago, masks were a way for their wearers to escape class constraints and enjoy the festivities anonymously. Make your own mask as flashy or mysterious as you choose, or go traditional and make a Venetian-style Carnival mask!
DIY Mardi Gras Masks / Bricolaje: Máscaras de Carnaval
Wednesday, February 8 at 4:30 p.m. - Bachman Lake Branch
Mardi Gras Craft Hour
Saturday, February 11 at 2 p.m. - Prairie Creek Branch
DIY Mardi Gras Masks
- Wednesday, February 15 at 5 p.m. - Oak Lawn Branch
- Thursday, February 16 at 4 p.m. - Grauwyler Park Branch
- Thursday, February 16 at 6:30 p.m. - Forest Green Branch
- Saturday, February 18 at 11 a.m. - Audelia Road Branch
- Saturday, February 18 at 1 p.m. - Preston Royal Branch
- Sunday, February 19 at 11 a.m. - Vickery Park Branch
Crafternoon: Mardi Gras Masks
Thursday, February 16 at 4 p.m. - Park Forest Branch
Mardi Gras Masks
- Saturday, February 18 at 11 a.m. - Polk-Wisdom Branch
- Saturday, February 18 at 11 a.m. - Mountain Creek Branch
CELEBRATE!
"Laissez les bon temps rouler" (pronounced "Lay-say le bon tom roo-lay") means "let the good times roll" in Cajun French. Get the Mardi Gras spirit at these celebrations:
Mardi Gras Celebration!
Saturday, February 11 at 1 p.m. - Prairie Creek Branch
Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler!
Saturday, February 18 at 9 a.m. - Park Forest Branch
Tuesday, February 21 at 9 a.m. - Park Forest Branch
All in-person programming is intended to follow CDC and city safety guidelines. Please keep safe and social distance when possible, masks are recommended.