impact of mobile mardi gras
Mardi Gras brings fun, economic impact to downtown. by Â· February 13, 2015 @ 7:00am Â· Michael Spooneybarger. The good times are set to roll this weekend as Pensacolaâs Mardi Gras celebration culminates with parades, processions and parties downtown. The celebration of Mardi Grasâ last hurrah for 2015 kicks off on Friday night with the Krewe of Lafitte Illuminated Parade Friday night at 8 p.m. in downtown Pensacola. But the biggest event of the Mardi Gras celebration is on Saturday. Pensacolaâs Grand Mardi Gras Parade rolls downtown at 2 p.m. According to Danny Zimmern, Pensacola Mardi Gras president, the parade itself features over 200 entries and 6,000 participants and many more attendees.