Shimmy & shake & swing those beads, the Bay Area ushers in Fat Tuesday with traditional French cuisine, costumes and parades. Mardi Gras is all about indulgence and throughout the Bay Area you can do it in family-friendly style with live music, parades and street festivals transforming various parts of the Bay Area into New Orleans’ famous Burbon Street. Here are your Big Easy par-tay destinations throughout the Bay Area.

Shimmy & shake & swing those beads, the Bay Area ushers in Fat Tuesday with traditional French cuisine, costumes and parades. Mardi Gras is all about indulgence and throughout the Bay Area you can do it in family-friendly style with live music, parades and street festivals transforming various parts of the Bay Area into New Orleans’ famous Burbon Street. Here are your Big Easy par-tay destinations throughout the Bay Area.