The San Diego Traveler

The 7th Annual Hillcrest Mardi Gras Celebration will be held tonight from 6 to 11pm, rain or shine!
This festival will feature live entertainment and special performances, including:

Tootie & the LIPS Girls
Il Circo
Uptown Rhythm Makers
DJ Taj
Laser Light Show
Rick Ford GoGo Boys
Special Guest Appearance by Chi Chi LaRue
Colton Ford

Super Tuesday Primary Election Results will be shown in the GLBT Vote 2008 Tent, hosted by Nicole.
In the VIP Tent, you can meet and greet LA’s most eligible bachelor, Big Brother 3’s Marcellas Reynolds.

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Tomorrow is not only “Super Duper Tuesday,” (the day on which the largest-ever simultaneous number of state U.S. presidential primary elections will be held). It’s also Fat Tuesday, known as “Mardi Gras,”  “Shrove Tuesday” and “Pancake Day,” but whatever you call it, it’s a celebration.

This year, the gates open to the Gaslamp Mardi Gras at 6pm, with festivities continuing until midnight. These include:

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San Diego Brazil Carnaval was started in 1993 by a native San Diegan who fell in love with Brazil & his Brazilian friends who wanted to share a part of their culture in their adopted city, San Diego.  San Diego Brazil Carnaval is known for being one of the largest and most authentic Carnaval celebrations on the West Coast.  It is an all-consuming party of fun, feathers, fantasy and outrageous costumes. 
Copa Airlines & Brazilian Promotions present the 16th Annual San Diego Brazilian Mardi Gras Ball tonight at the 4th & B.

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Tonight marks the beginning of start of San Diego Mardi Gras season, which culminates on FAT Tuesday, February 5th with the San Diego Gaslamp Mardi Gras Celebration and Parade.
The Little Italy Association begins this season hosting Carnevale, a family-friendly version of the traditional Italian festival and invites San Diegans to enjoy a special night of food, culture, live entertainment and celebration.
Also known as Carnivale or Mardi Gras, Carnevale is the final celebration before Ash Wednesday and the restrictions of Lent. However, unlike the Brazilian and South American festivals, Little Italy’s Carnevale follows the Italian tradition of masks and …read more

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