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Mardi Gras Parade Comes Back to Fayetteville, Now with More Music

By Kyle Kellams

Published February 1, 2023 at 1:33 PM CST

For 30 years, Mardi Gras Inc. has celebrated Mardi Gras in downtown Fayetteville.

After a two-year pause because of the pandemic, the Fayetteville Mardi Gras Parade is coming back. The Feb. 18 parade will include more music, courtesy of Music Moves and raise money for Peace at Home Shelter.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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