Beads will once again litter downtown Muncie to transform Walnut Street into a version of New Orleans’ Bourbon Street.
The city’s Mardi Gras festival is from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m. Saturday for the 13th year. The event will include five different stages of entertainment and musical acts.
The MITS Trolley will provide rides 7 p.m. until 3 a.m. Saturday to and from campus and the Lyndenbrook area hotels to Muncie Gras.
The event is 21 and older and costs $15 in advance and $20 at the gate.
Here’s a list of the night’s events.
BUD LIGHT STAGE | ||
| 7-8 p.m. | Pork and Beans Brass Band | |
| 8:30-10 p.m. | Hines Street Sound | |
| 10:30 p.m.-midnight | MidWest Hype | |
| 12:30-2 a.m. | Losing September | |
BE HERE NOW STAGE | ||
| 7:30-8 p.m. | Mad Waters | |
| 8:15-9:15 p.m. | Apathy Wizards | |
| 9:30-10:30 p.m. | Paper White | |
| 11 p.m.-12:30 a.m. | Blue Sky Carnival | |
| 1-2 a.m. | Diphox | |
CARENZA’S CARAVAN STAGE |
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| 7-7:30 p.m. | Carenza’s Caravan | |
| 7:30-8 p.m. | Belly Dancers and Fire Artists | |
| 8 p.m. | Chris Lemon: Hair Hang | |
| 8:15-8:45 p.m. | Phoenix Fire Productions, Fire Artists | |
| 8:45-9 p.m. | Belly Dancers and Fire Artists | |
| 9 p.m. | Chris Lemon: Lyra and Ruby, contortionist | |
| 9:15-9:30 p.m. | Ali and Molly, Fire Artists | |
| 9:30-10 p.m. | Fire Lillies Belly Dance | |
| 10 p.m. | Chris Lemon: Lyra | |
| 10:15-10:45 p.m. | Carenza’s Caravan: Belly Dance Troupe | |
| 10:45-11 p.m. | Belly Dance and Fire Artists | |
| 11 p.m. | Chris Lemon: Lyra and Ruby, contortionist | |
| 11:15-11:45 p.m. | Phoenix Fire Productions: Fire Artists | |
| 11:45 p.m.-midnight | Belly Dancers and Fire Artists | |
| 12-12:30 a.m. | Fire Lillies Belly Dance | |
| 12:30-12:45 a.m. | Belly Dancer and Fire Dancers | |
| 12:45-1:15 a.m. | Carenza’s Caravan: Belly Dancer Troupe | |
| 1:15-1:30 a.m. | Belly Dancers and Fire Artists | |
| 1:30-2 a.m. | Phoenix Fire Productions, Fire Artists | |
AFTER DARK DECADENCE STAGE | ||
| 7-8 p.m. | Amateur Hour | |
| 8-10 p.m. | Drag Revue | |
| 10 p.m.-midnight | Male Revue | |
| Midnight-close | Drag Revue | |
VALHALLA | ||
| 7-9 p.m. | Wunderput Jazz Quintet | |
| 9:30-10:30 p.m. | Dina Conigliaro | |
| 11 p.m.-midnight | Strange New Dawn | |
| Midnight-2:30 a.m. | DJ M1 | |
Tickets are available at the following locations:
591 Liquidation Warehouse
on Nebo Road across from Meijer
After Dark
in Muncie, Marion and Anderson
Awards Plus
610 W. McGalliard across from Party Wizards
Baskin Robbins
corner of McGalliard & North Wheeling
Big Shots Pub
On South Nichols, just north of White River Boulevard, in Muncie
Casa del Sol
on Walnut in Downtown Muncie
Ciudad Colonial Mexican Restaurant
in the Muncie Mall
Cirilla’s
On E. McGalliard in Muncie and S. Scatterfield Road in Anderson
Greek’s Pizzeria
on McGalliard and in the Village
JR’s Tropical Tan
on the corner of Streeter and Granville in Muncie
Muncie Furniture Outlet
1010 E 29th St. in Muncie
Party Wizards
Corner of McGalliard & Reserve across from Starbucks
The Fickle Peach
on Charles in Downtown Muncie
The Thirsty Turtle
on South Walnut, just south of downtown Muncie
Two Johnny’s
on E. Charles in Downtown Muncie
Wine N Vine
1524 E. McGalliard in Muncie
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