Showing posts with label Mardi Gras. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mardi Gras. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Mardi Gras Parade And Party In Bratsville

 
 

Today is Mardi Gras, also known as "Fat Tuesday" or "Carnival." There will be a few places holding themed events. But one place you won't want to miss is the Mardi Gras Parade in the Bratsville sim. 
 
 The Mardi Gras Parade is open in 2026. It will run from ... Friday Feb 13 thru Sunday Feb 22 in  a full 256x256 sim & contains 100 floats, most of which are ridable by those of us in Second Life for pics & videos of us & our friends, or the new ones we meet while riding them together. There will be DJs & Live singers, as well as a continous Blues music stream for us. 
 
 
Dropping by, there were plenty of floats, balloons, bands, and more going down the street. Many were playing their own music, such as the Wonder Woman float which played the tune from the 70s TV show. Some floats, and a couple balloons, also had poseballs one could hop on and dance. To avoid feeling alone, there are a number of still figures on the street, watching the parade with you. 
 
But the parade isn't the only attraction at the sim. At the west end of the street is a party area with a dance floor and stage. I dropped by to see a couple performers entertaining an audience with dance and song. This included Bayou Diesel, who heads the "Fans of the Mardi Gras Parade" group. 
 
Bayou reminded me the parade was created by FrannyDJ Dean, who ran it until she passed away in 2023. But a band of fans has kept the parade alive. And this year. one can do more than watch the parade. For today, Mardi Gras, there will be four parties, with DJs, from 11 AM to 9 PM (two hour break).  
 
11 AM to 1 PM: DJ Jaap, 3PM to 5PM : DJ Elise Boop, 5PM to 7PM : DJ Ali Heron. 7 to 9PM : DJ Bard Wasp 
 
 
Happy Fat Tuesday, 
 
Bixyl Shuftan 
 

Friday, February 28, 2025

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

RFL Announcment: ACTS Carnival

 

It's Carnival!!

Wednesday, Feb 26th

2pm slt
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Wooburn/175/128/43
DJ Tam will bring old Hollywood meets Brazilian music for a whole lot of fun!

Dress Code:  think colorful, Mardi Gras style, feathers...or come as you are!  (no nudity)

All proceeds benefit RFL/Team ACTS
 
 

Saturday, March 9, 2024

SL Video: "Raglan Shire 2024 Mardi Gras Parade"

 
 

 From Nitwacket on February 19, "Raglan Shire's eleventy seventh Mardi Gras Parade (I forgets the number - I'll look it up later) Zayn Till returns to announce, Caleb Kit leads the way and Basement Kitties herd cats."

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Announcement: 2024 Mardi Gras Parade Open At The Brewery Until February 19

 

It is that time again in Second Life for Mardi Gras and a parade too.

For about 10 years in SL, Franny Dean created a Mardi Gras Parade for a few weeks  with 100+ floats that we all can ride on running  continuously in a New Orleans Bourbon Street setting. Until last year, when after an extended hospital stay, Franny died from Covid, ironically on Fat Tuesday in 2023.

However, Cyberwymn Graycloud is putting her parade on again in 2024  for us all in her memory. It will run from Friday February 9, 2024 at 5pm SLT  thru Fat Tuesday February 13 and on till Sunday February 18, 2024 so it runs thru 2 weekends for everyone who wants to come can do so. Please share the attached LM with your friends, so that as many as possible can attend in this 10 day period. If you have been to one of her Parade builds before you recall how much fun you had. If you haven't, then come find out for yourself. Just be sure to beads up and get down to the Mardi Gras  and join in the parade. Make sure you invite all your friends and to take pictures and make videos of all thee fun you are having. 

Don't forget to tip to offer your Linden thanks to those who worked hard for us to be able to enjoy it.
 
 
Bayou Diesel
 

Thursday, February 8, 2024

Announcement: Samedi Gras At New Toulouse

 
 

Saturday February 10, 12 Noon to 2 PM
 
DJ Tabs at The Green-Eyed Fairy
 
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New%20Toulouse/62/206/24

Friday, February 24, 2023

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Press Release: Morte Gras at Flox Sim

 
 

"MORTE GRAS" is a sort of dark "Mardi Gras," which is a huge celebration at New Orleans (in RL).  The one at Haunted Nawlins (in SL) is grand, fun, wild... and interspersed with Dark Humor, Magick, and the (un)Dead.

Morte Gras spins a celebration of life and death, parties and wakes.  Rather than being morbid or sad, it offers instead a grand festival--a throbbing, fierce juxtaposition of paint and glitter splashed across shadow!

Morte Gras is both a sim-size Festival and a grid-wide Hunt.  Both start at the center of FLOX sim.  For the Hunt, visitors seek out a particular set of beads nearby.  Once they find those, they can hop to the next location in another sim.

In contrast, the Morte Gras Festival takes place throughout FLOX sim, in the Haunted Nawlins build.  Haunted Nawlins is a depiction of New Orleans from the early 1900s.  It shimmers with local color and fun.  There are decrepit and beautiful buildings in the Garden District, lovely haunted shops in the French Quarter, a Rougarou beast in the Bayou, a Voodoo Queen in the shadows, and a feast of Cajun food and music for all to enjoy!

Sponsors for this event are ~Lantian/Flox~ and Morrigan's Magick.  Participating vendors include: Tea Lane, Impertinences, Kim's Kreations, SECOND NATURE, le glamouriste, +Inner Mantra+, All Things Beautiful, Dalrymple Designs, **DSO**, {archduchess}, Tranquility, Grasshopper St., Shaman's Hhut, and more!  They offer a wide range of top-quality decor, clothing, jewelry, furniture, and full perm items for your shopping enjoyment.

There will be games, DJs, dancing, food, parades with floats, and yes *lots* of beads!  If you wear a special game-HUD you can get points for catching the beads and similar Mardi Gras collectibles.  You can get a Free or Deluxe version of the game-HUD at the arrival building.
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WHEN:

    * 11-28 February 2023
    
    * Also, the Haunted Nawlins build is permanent, and will be reused for future events.
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WHERE:

     http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Flox/128/127/28
   
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT "MORTE GRAS":

* BLOG: https://hauntednawlins.blogspot.com/

* Flickr Group: https://www.flickr.com/groups/nawlins/

Friday, February 25, 2022

Some Events and Places at Bellisseria

 

Following the anniversary of the Bellisseria Bureau of Bureacracy, Gemma has continued to find noteworthy events, and places, around the Linden Home continent. A fan of the SS Galaxy when it was in private hands with a crew, she was plesantly surprised to see a wedding there. She also found the BBB had moved to a new location. For those whom are homeless while waiting for a Linden Home, there's a homeless shelter. But not all the fun was on the continent. With Mardi Gras soon, she went elsewhere to check out a parade.

Read Gemma's story in Places.
 

Monday, February 15, 2021

A Busy Weekend

 Quite a bit happened this weekend. There were a number of Valentine's Day themed events, such as the Linden one at the Isle of View on Friday February 12. There were also Mardi Gras themed happenings, such as the ones at New Toulhouse on Saturday February 13, and Raglan Shire (above) on Sunday February 14. Also on Sunday was the One Billion Rising, a yearly event in support of women's rights worldwide.

More about these events later. 

Bixyl Shuftan

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Mardi Gras at Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez


Besides Valentine's Day, another holiday is just around the corner: Mardi Gras. For those who can't wait until Fat Tuesday, Gemma Cleanslate found out about one place one can have a little Carnival fun, at Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez in Colussus, by FrannyDJ. Here one can watch the parade of floats go by, or hop on one and join in. You can also pick up a few freebies at the store, and take a ride in an amusement park.

Read Gemma's article in Places.

Mardi Gras Parade and Party in the CDS


On Saturday February 6, the Confederation of Democratic Simulators held a Mardi Gras event. The event started at Colonia Nova. There was a small parade led by Sudane Erato, whom drove a truck covered with flowers. Brooke Brandenburg was behind her, driving the only real float in the parade. Behind them were several well-dressed women, notably one in an "Alice" outfit with a scene of Wonderland instead of a skirt. Chancellor Kyoko Furse-Barzane (Samara Barzane) showed up, as a feline "dinkie" avatar, or a "dinkie winkie" as a friend of hers teasingly called her.

Eventually, it was time to get things started, and they headed off down the street. They headed off to the sim to the west, Locus Amoenus, and eventually stopped at it's seaside area. There, the people went to a DJ booth setup by the piers, where DJ Cali began playing some music. As the people danced, beads were falling from the sky. When tipped, DJ Calli gave out presents to the tippers. Someone also passed around sparklers, one woman commenting, "My feathers will prob burn up, but hey who cares?"

There was much complimenting of the floats and outfits, as well as various amusing comments, "Today I see is Fat Saturday, after which will come Fat Sunday....and all the way to Fat Tuesday. Which in my book means I have all those days to eat cake and drink before Lent!" There was also talk about how cold the weather was getting, "I woke up this morning to -34C (-29F) with a windchil making it feel like -48 (-54F) ... I am on the Canadian prairies." Near the end, DJ Calli mused, "Have to slow it down as the set draws to a close or you have half naked amped up drunken revellry on the streets."

There was a contest for the best float. It was declared a tie between the two entries. For best costume, the winner was Laure Levenque, with Delia Lak getting second place, and Onja Strom and Rosie Gray tying for third.

Bixyl Shuftan

Thursday, February 4, 2021

CDS Announcement: Mardi Grads Parade This Saturday


Mardi Gras isn't until Tuesday February 16. But the residents of the Confederation of Democratic Simulators, or CDS, they're going to celebrate a little early. On Saturday February 6, they'll be having a Mardi Gras parade. The floats will start in Colonia Nova at the column, at Colonia Nova (56/203/43). The parade starts at Noon SL time, and the event is scheduled to go on until 2PM.

For information on how to get a float in the parade, and any other questions, contact Kyoko Furse-Barzane (Samara Barzane).

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Announcement: Caledon Annual Mardi Gras Parade



Come all to the Caledon Mardi Gras!!!

We'll start at 5pm slt on February 22nd, setting off from the parade staging area near the western coastline of Kittywickshire (look for the Des balloons and festive pennants!). We'll then head east through northern Caledon until we reach the eastern side of Pensans, then south to the Guv'nah's Mansion in Victoria City, then west to Caledon Prime and north into Port Caledon.


starting point--http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Kittiwickshire/54/120/23

Want to show off your best carnivale gear? Go for it!
Have themed pressies to give out along the route? Yay!
Can't wait to put together a float for you and your friends to ride? Awesome!
(But for floats, keep in mind that some of the sims are homesteads and there will be tunnels to go through along the route--try to keep the LI under 31 unless the floats are worn.)
Have none of the above but want to march and have a great time? Come on down!

Giant Des and Kami balloons will be available the day of the parade!

Questions? Contact Iason Hassanov or Lady Aeval-Leigh (Aevalle Galicia)

Monday, February 17, 2020

FrannyDJ's Mardi Gras Parade


Valentines Day is over, but there's another holiday coming soon: Mardi Gras. For those who can't make it to New Orleans in real life, there's a Fat Tuesday parade here in Second Life. For the sixth year in a row, FrannyDJ is running her floats down the street high above the Angels of Desire sim. Gemma Cleanslate dropped by and was able to more than just watch, but become part of the event.

Read the story in Events.

Monday, February 10, 2020

Valentine Town


Valentines Day is this week. And for those who want to get a themed outfit for the holiday or a small present for your special someone, one place to go to is Valentine Town. Gemma Cleanslate dropped by this season's build of the Townies sim. Besides the things to get, there's plenty to do such as the Tunnel of Love and singles board. And be on the lookout for Cupid.

Read Gemma's story in Places.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Caledon's Thirteenth Anniversary


Last week, Caledon celebrated it's thirteenth anniversary. They did so not with one, but several events. The Newser couldn't be at every single one, but we were at several, and took a number of pictures, as well as hearing and seeing a few things.

Read more in Events.