The cold, wet weather this week may not indicate it but Mardi Gras fun is set to come down Main Street on Saturday, February 22, with the annual parade.  Organizers are hopeful that Mother Nature will cooperate in letting “the good time roll” in the tradition Winnfield has enjoyed since 1992.

The parade that Saturday will begin at 11 a.m. with lineup at 10 a.m.  There will be plenty of the always-popular beads and candies and throws for folks lining Main Street.  But the difference this year, explains Shannon Thompson will be that there will be no floats, trucks or cars, as seen over the past three decades.

“We’re going to try something different,” explained Thompson.  “Our parade participants will be driving golf carts, side-by-sides and 4-wheelers.  We may even have children pulling wagons.  We know this will give a new look to the Main Street parade.  We’ll see how it goes.”  Captain of the Krewe of Kingfish Mardi Gras Parade will be Hannah Austin.

Parade goers are invited to follow the February 22 parade to its end because a Mardi Gras Festival will begin where the parade ends, at the Farmers Market opposite the Methodist Church.  It will feature vendors, food, crafts and free children’s activities.  Planned for the kids will be face-painting, cupcake walk, a station for creating their own Mardi Gras masks and maybe more.

Adults won’t be left out.  Lined up so far will be a Split-the-Pot Bingo, a silent auction and a Split-the-Pot raffle…maybe more, said Thompson.  There will be two or three different food trucks on the site.

For information on how you can be part of the festivities, contact Shannon Thompson at 318-623-0477.  You can also see more on the Krewe of Kingfish Facebook page or their website at kreweofkingfish.org.