What To Expect: Sunday’s Parade & Crawfish Boil!
In case you’ve been taking a long winter’s nap, or living under a rock, we thought we’d take this opportunity to remind you that this Sunday, March 6th, is the Oak Cliff Mardi Gras parade and Crawfish Boil!
The parade HAS A NEW ROUTE this year and we’re really excited about it. The parade will start at Windomere and Davis, and will come down Davis past Nova, Luckie’s, and The Kessler Theater toward Bishop Arts. It will actually not turn on Bishop but rather will turn right on Madison and then turn right again on 7th Street and come past Oddfellows, Tillmans, Zen Sushi, etc before finally turning left down Bishop and ending at 8th Street (past Eno’s). We’re hoping this gives lots more great places for you to watch the parade…either along Davis or in Bishop Arts.
The parade starts at 4pm and the first floats should arrive in Bishop Arts close to 4:30pm.
But the party will start in Bishop Arts even earlier! This year we’re adding a authentic Cajun crawfish boil into the mix. The crawfish boil will be held in Bishop Arts, primarily on Bishop between Davis and 7th (in front of Lockhart Smokehouse). Chef Michelle Carpenter from Zen Sushi is bringing up her Cajun family from Louisiana along with 500 pounds of the freshest and most delicious crawfish available. If you want to enjoy the crawfish boil, you need to buy a ticket now. A pound of crawfish (with corn & potatoes) is $15 in advance or $20 on the day of the parade. (If we sell out of tickets before Sunday, which we think we will, you’ll be out of luck… sorry! We have to order the crawfish in advance so buying your tickets in advance is the smartest way to go!)
Now if you don’t like crawfish, there will still be beer and hurricanes for sale in the parking lot next to Lockhart Smokehouse, and live music as well.
And if you watch the parade along Davis then we suggest you follow behind the parade on foot or bicycle and make your way to Bishop Arts! It’s going to be one heck of a party in Bishop Arts and we recommend you come early and plan to stay late!
Sounds great Rob. I hope they hold back some of the crawfish for people in the parade that may not get to the party until after 5!
Lee- We decided last night to increase our order to 800 pounds of crawfish to make SURE that we’ve got plenty for you guys when you arrive in Bishop Arts with the parade. They’re going to be hot and there will be plenty of cold beer and frozen hurricanes for you to enjoy!
I paid for two tickets and have Paypal receipt but do not know where to get tickets. Can you explain?
Les, when I paid I recieved a confirmation email with ticket pdf’s attached to print and present.
There will be a Go Oak Cliff tent near the intersection of Bishop & 7th. Bring your receipt and we’ll give you a token that you’ll redeem for your crawfish. The first batch of crawfish should be ready at 3pm and we’ll keep cooking until they are gone (probably 6pm).
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