Visiting The Greatest Free Show on Earth
 Come and be a part of the Zulu’s 100 year celebration as we kickoff Mardi Gras with one of our premier events, the 2009 Lundi Gras Festival held at Woldenberg Park in New Orleans, LA. For the past four years this event has continued to grow into one of the most attended events during Mardi Gras season. Again the Festival will be televised live by Cox Communications. As we have pledged, we will continue to work to make your festival experience the best. We hope to see you at our 17th annual Lundi Gras Festival to be held on Mon. Feb 23, 2009 starting at 10:00am and lasting until 5:30pm at which time the Zulu King and Queen will arrive by Coast Guard Boat to the Zulu King’s Stage.
Cornelius Garner, Jr.
Chairman, Zulu Lundi Gras Festival |
The
Greatest Free Show on Earth --
the 2009 Zulu Lundi Gras Festival will surely live up to its reputation for the 17th consecutive year, when the 500 members of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club host a full day of fun and excitement along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River.
The 17th Annual Zulu Lundi Gras Festival will take place on Monday, Februrary 23, 2009 in Woldenberg Park along the Mississippi River in the French Quarter.
The festival event will feature local and world -renowned entertainers performing on three stages. Musicians such as James Rivers Movement, Kermit Ruffin, Amanada Shaw and the Cute Guys, Ed Perkins, Rebirth Brass Band, Pinstripe Jazz Band and many more will be providing non-stop music.
The Lundi Gras Festival will add flavor to your day when the 17 food vendors kick up the Cajun aroma of crawfish pie, shrimp creole, file' gumbo, alligator sausage, Jamaican chicken, crawfish bread, barbeque ribs, seafood pasta, catfish po-boys, peach cobbler, pecan pie, and many more New Orleans delicacies. There are other attractions to wet your festive appetite. Everyone can join in a second line as the Zulu Mardi Gras Carnival Characters parade every hour through the thousands of revelers wearing their colorful flamboyant costumes. Who knows -- you may be one of the lucky ones to receive a treasured carnival throw -- the Zulu Lundi Gras Coconut! Also, witness the arrival of the Zulu King by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter along with his entourage at 5:00pm.
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