Our 6th Annual Downtown Jazzed Up Mardi Gras event will be February 11 from 4-9pm in downtown Brookhaven! From 4-6pm there will be bounce houses, the exchange club train, face painting and downtown business specials.

Participating businesses include Magnolia Blues who will offer a Mardi Gras brunch with live music from 10 a.m. to 1p.m., Team Title will have king cake and beads. Tom Smith Land and Homes will have free jambalaya, Betty’s Eat Shop will open early at 4 p.m. with a special mardi gras themed menu and a free mardi gras cup with a purchase of a meal. Janie’s Pastry will be open until 7 p.m. with mardi gras beads, king cake, cookies, donuts and chicken on a stick. Downtown Shoes will stay open until 6 p.m. Tortilla Soup will offer a two for one small patron margaritas on the rocks from 4 to 9 p.m. Georgia Blue will have Georgia Azul tequila, Mardi Gras based margarita’s for $5.

At 6pm Brookhaven High School band will lead a second line parade down Cherokee, starting in front of the post office and take a right on Whitworth Avenue and end in front of the railroad park stage. The parade will consist of golf carts, bikes and everyone is welcome to walk along!  After the parade, Nola Dukes will take the stage and perform until 9pm. We hope to see you there!