Mardi Gras - 12th Night in Historic Soulard
Date: Jan 06, 2025 | Time: 5:00 pm
Mardi Gras - 12th Night in Historic Soulard. This event marks the beginning of the Mardi Gras season. Doors open to South Broadway Athletic Club* at 5pm, petitioning begins at 5:30pm, the procession through the neighborhood follows (see website for route). This is a FREE event and open to the public.
See website for more information on this event and ALL the other Mardi Gras festivities!
*South Broadway Athletic Club Address: 2301 South 7th Street, St. Louis, MO 63104
The Mardi Gras season begins on January 6th with the 12th Night Celebration and ends with the Grand Parade on Saturday, March 1st.
Soulard, a neighborhood in the St. Louis Historic District and on the National Register of Historic Places, is well known for its festive and sometimes rowdy Mardi Gras and Bastille Day celebrations. This south side neighborhood also has a wonderful restaurants, pubs and the historic Soulard Farmers Market.
Directions: The Soulard Neighborhood is located on the near Southside of the City of St. Louis and is bordered by Interstate 55 on the north and west; and Broadway on the east. From Downtown St. Louis take Broadway south into the neighborhood. From I-55, take Exit #206C/Arsenal Street and go east. From Gravois/Highway 30, take Arsenal, or Sidney, or Julia, east into the neighborhood.
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