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Home » Asbury Park Carnival Mardi Gras 2022 Wrap-Up

Asbury Park Carnival Mardi Gras 2022 Wrap-Up

March 1, 2022 By Cindy C

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Asbury Park was certainly ready for a carnival Mardi Gras 2022 party!

Our 6th Asbury Park Mardi Gras was held on February 26. Our Mardi Gras celebrations started back in 2016, but we skipped last year.  Everyone was ready for a party, so it was time for a carnival Mardi Gras 2022! Take a look at all the fun we had.

KING CAKE BABY HUNT:

The activities kicked off with the return of the King Cake Baby scavenger hunt at noon.  Our hunters visited 19 of Asbury’s coolest businesses looking for the hidden babies.  For their hard work, they received a Mardi Gras donut from Purple Glaze, and some other lagnaippes (that’s an extra treat) from the merchants. When the hunt was completed they could take a celebratory photo at our Mardi Gras selfie station. Eleven lucky hunters won prize packs donated by the local businesses, and one participant won a Mardi Gras-colored bicycle donated by Second Life Bikes!

King Cake Baby Hunt
King Cake Baby Hunt
Mardi Gras bike

MARDI PAWS PET PARADE:

Carnival Mardi Gras 2022 Grand Marshals

The best dressed dogs around paraded down Cookman Avenue at 2:00, for the 2nd parade organized by Paws Pet Boutique.  The parade was led by the king of the dogs, Scooby Doo, and one of our favorite shop-dogs, Shady the greyhound. The big winners were Billie for best-dressed large dog, Millie for best-dressed small dog, and Dozer for best over-all.  The parade raised over $300 for Wag On Inn Rescue.

 

Mardi Paws pet parade
Mardi Paws Pet Parade
Mardi Paws Pet Parade

Mardi Paws Pet Parade
Mardi Paws Pet Parade
Mardi Paws Pet Parade

Mardi Paws Pet Parade
Dozer–Best Overall Costume
Mardi Paws Pet Parade
Billie-Best large dog
Mardi Paws Pet Parade
Millie-best small dog

Watch the parade here!

MARDI GRAS HAPPY HOUR:

Mardi Gras 2022 happy hour

Oysters!

 

Taka presented another yummy happy hour with their own spin on New Orleans food and drink. We chowed down on shrimp poboys, andouille poboys, and oysters Rockefeller, and hurricane drink specials.

 

THE MASQUERADE BALL:

Asbury Park Mardi Gras Ball

The night ended at the Saint, with our favorite NOLA inspired band, the VooDUDES. After two years of frustration, it was time to dance! Between sets, we crowned our ruler of Mardi Gras, Nicole of Asbury Park. She will be assisted in her royal duties by Lady Jennifer of Red Bank. We left the ball tired but happy.

Mardi Gras 2022 ball
The VooDUDES
Mardi Gras 2022 ball
Mardi Gras 2022 ball

Mardi Gras 2022 ball
Mardi Gras 2022 ball
Thanks to Scott from the Saint!
Mardi Gras 2022 ball

Cinderfella
Mardi Gras 2022 ball
Nicole–Ruler of Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras 2022 ball
Lady Jennifer

Here’s a little bit of the party: “Ring of Fire” . Laissez le bon temps rouler!

 

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