Visiting The Greatest Free Show on Earth

I hope you enjoyed your experience at the ZULU 2008 Lundi Gras Festival at Woldenberg Park in New Orleans, LA. It was clear by your attendance at the festival that you all are a huge part of the festival success. We will continue to work to make your festival experience the best. We hope to see you at our 17th Lundi Gras Festival to be held on Mon. Feb 23, 2009. Cornelius Garner, Jr. Chairman, Zulu Lundi Gras Festival

The Greatest Free Show on Earth -- the 2008 Zulu Lundi Gras Festival will surely live up to its reputation for the 16th 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 16th Annual Zulu Lundi Gras Festival will take place on Monday, Februrary 4, 2008 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, Vieux Carré, 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 12 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.