Mardi Gras Comes To Downtown Littleton

LITTLETON, CO – Bring your purple and green beads and masks to Historic Downtown Littleton Friday and Saturday March 1 and 2 for a two-night Mardi Gras extravaganza starting at 5 p.m. each night.

Area restaurants will be serving menus with a Cajun flair. You can find drink specials, live music, and "bead bars" where you can purchase your "personal Mardi Gras decor," according to a press release.

Here are the participating bars & restaurants:

• The Alley - Friday Band: Blink 90210; Saturday Band: Three Feet From Gold; Menu: Cajun Shrimp Tacos; Drink Specials All Night

• Jackass Hill Brewery - Saturday Band: Eric Lane Music; Menu Friday: Cirque Kitchen - Baja Bertos open noon to Midnight

• McKinners Pizza Bar - Menu: Cajun Pizza, Andouille Sausage, & Black Bean Soup• Ned Kelly's Irish Pub\ - Call for information.

• The Olde Towne Tavern - Friday Band: Call for Info; Saturday Band: Dave Frisk Band; Menu: Catfish Po'Boy, Catfish Baskets, Chicken & Sausage Gumbo; Drink Specials All Night

• Romano's Italian Restaurant\ - Friday & Saturday Band: Bon Tee Cajun; Menu: Crawfish Pasta, Jambalaya, and Gumbo

• Tavern Littleton\ - Friday Band: Bluekrew; Saturday Band - Float Like A Buffalo; Menu: Crab Stuffed Catfish, Crawfish Etoufee, Crawfish Po'Boy, Gumbo, and Fried Okra: Drink Specials: Hurricanes & Sazerac Cocktails

• ViewHouse Littleton - Friday Band: Blinker Fluid; Saturday Band: Rootin' Tootin' Dixieland; Menu: Crawfish Boil; Drink Special: Hurricanes.

• Reinke Brothers, Inc. for all your Mardi Gras needs - masks, makeup, costumes, Voodoo Dolls, and LOTS OF BEADS!

Mardi Gras events are presented by the Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants Association and Reinke Brothers, Inc.