The 23rd annual Long Beach Bayou & Mardi Gras Festival will be held this weekend at Rainbow Lagoon downtown, offering a mix of blues music and Creole food in one of the largest such celebrations this side of the Mississip’. Click here to visit the event website and purchase tickets ($30 general admission at the moment, $10 for kids). If you’re thinking about going but aren’t yet quite convinced, consider that all event proceeds go directly to Comprehensive Child Development, a non-profit daycare center that we profiled in this piece last June. The festival is CCD’s sole fundraiser and with the current state of the California budget being what it is, one of CCD’s best chances to keep their doors open and lights on for the rest of the year.
Still not convinced? Check out the below video from the 2007 festival:
Looks like a blast, right? See you there!