MainStrasse's Mardi Gras Parade & Pub Crawl 7 p.m. Feb. 18 MainStrasse's famous Mardi Gras celebration begins at Larry’s All American Cafe and travels to Main and 5th streets. Line up to see what Covington has in store for this year’s parade - it’s always fun and entertaining. Keep your shirt on, parade participants will throw you beads for free. Stick around for the Mainstrasse Pub Crawl and make sure to stop by Up Over Bar, where it’s Mardi Gras all year long. 7 p.m., Feb. 18, Covington, Ky. Photo: facebook.com/MainStrasseVillage/

MainStrasse Mardi Gras Photo: facebook.com/MainStrasseVillage/

Laissez les bons temps rouler, y’all! Break out your beads for MainStrasse’s 20th-annual Mardi Gras parade and party. Events kick off Friday with New Orleans-style drinks and dancing at MainStrasse bars. Then the Grande Parade Saturday features a raucous collection of floats, Big Heads and various wandering intoxicated people weaving through the town starting at 9 p.m. Baubles, bangles and beads available at MainStrasse businesses.

Friday and Saturday. Free. MainStrasse Village, Sixth Street, Covington, Ky., 859-491-0458, mainstrasse.org. 

This article appears in Feb 3-10, 2016.

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