ORLANDO, Fla. — Universal Orlando has revealed more details about its Mardi Gras celebration, which returns Feb. 5 with live concerts, a parade and festive cuisine.
What You Need To Know
- Universal's Mardi Gras celebration runs Feb. 5 through April 24
- The lineup for its concert series has been revealed and includes Sugar Ray, Diana Ross and more
- Universal also shared more details about the parade and food offerings
The lineup for this year’s concert series includes a variety of artists such as Sugar Ray, Barenaked Ladies, Jason Derulo and Diana Ross, the resort announced Thursday.
The performances will take place select nights at the Music Plaza stage at Universal Studios Florida.
The lineup concert lineup, as follows:
Feb. 5. — Sugar Ray
Feb. 12 — Diana Ross
Feb. 19 — Barenaked Ladies
Feb. 20 — Styx
Feb. 26 — Jon Pardi
March 5 — LL COOL J feat. DJ Z-Trip
March 6 — Marshmello
March 12 — Lee Brice
March 13 — Becky G
March 18 — Khalid
March 19 — Seal
March 20 — Gavin DeGraw
March 25 — The Revivalists
March 26 — Jimmie Allen
March 27 — Jason Derulo
In addition to the concerts, bass bands from Bourbon Street will perform daily throughout the park.
The parade also returns to the Mardi Gras celebration and will take place on select dates. This year’s parade theme will be “Planet Mardi Gras,” and includes six new floats that combine Mardi Gras with space elements such as comets, rockets and Martians. The new floats will join the lineup of traditional Mardi Gras floats, such as 50-foot long King Gator.
Universal’s Mardi Gras will also feature food and beverage inspired by different places around the world such as Southeast Asia, Central America and New Orleans. The menu will include beignets, coconut curry shrimp laksa and salchipapas.
The Tribute Store is also coming back but with a new theme: Float Factory Warehouse. There will be four theme rooms with sketches and scale models — designed to depict the creative process of bringing a parade float to life.
Universal’s Mardi Gras celebration will run Feb. 5 through April 24.
For more information, visit universalorlando.com.