Fat Tuesday Celebration Comes To Olde Town Arvada

ARVADA, CO – Break out the purple and green beads, king cake and paczki for the first annual Fat Tuesday Kick Off in Olde Town Arvada on March 5, 2019.

Celebrated as mardi gras in French, the Catholic-derived feast traditionally represents the last glorious night before the self-sacrificing season of Lent kicks in. With this year's Easter (40 days after Lent) being so late in the spring on April 21, Fat Tuesday is later this year. Arvada is ready to tie one on – to make Lent all that much more punishing.

The celebration will kick off at 4:30 p.m. with the Brothers of Brass creating a New Orleans-style line march through Olde Town. The party starts at Grandview Ave and snakes its way down the street, stopping to jam at several spots before the band heads off to the Denver Beer Company at 5768 Olde Wadsworth Blvd for a grand finale.

Merchants want you to stick around Olde Town afterward, as venders offer up a taste of New Orleans and the Arvada Center offers discounted tickets to the upcoming Mardi Gras romp, Sin Street Social Club.

For a more complete New Orleans Fat Tuesday experience, check out the Odyssey Beerwerks Annual Fat Tuesday Party, where $35 gets you beer and a complete Cajun menu by CavemanChefs "Evolving Cuisine": Pecan & Orange Salad, Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, Crawfish Etouffee, Mouffuletta, and King Cake, washed down with one free beer and music by NOLA-style brass and funk music from Mile High Brass Band. Funs starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance here.

Paczki Day

If you're looking for the sweet taste of paczkis– the filled Polish donuts on which to pig out on Fat Tuesday– look no further than Arvada's Royal Bakery, 9606 Ralston Rd., where the paczki will be plentiful.

King Cake

If your Fat Tuesday festivities require a King Cake, with a tiny plastic baby baked right inside, check out Rheinlander Bakery, at 5721 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. The party guest who breaks a tooth on the plastic treasure is required to host next year's party.

Find out more about activities at Olde Town Arvada's Facebook Page.

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