12th Annual Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival Announces Stage Lineup and Sponsors

BATON ROUGE, La. - EntSun -- The12th Annual Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival announces stage lineup and sponsors for the two events. First up is a Pre-party on Thursday, February 27 from 7:00pm to midnight at Henry Turner Jr.'s Listening Room. The main festival will be held on Saturday, March 1 from 10:00am to 7:00pm at North Boulevard Town Square.

The Pre-party is a sneak peek of some of the talent scheduled to play on the Town Lawn Stage. Admission is $30.00 and includes a buffet and no-host bar. The venue is located at 2733 North Street in Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Performers expected to appear are Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor, the Listening Room All-Stars and special guests.

The main event features continuous live music, a vendor's village, and food court. It's family friendly and free to the public. Lawn seating, so bring your chairs. The venue is located at 222 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70801.

This year's festival lineup features blues, soul, R&B, reggae, gospel, jazz, pop/rock, country, spoken word, dance and comedy. Host is Gisele Haralson. Performers are Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor, the Listening Room All-Stars including Ervin "Maestro" Foster, Kevin White, Kelton 'Nspire Harper, King Solomon and comedian Eddie "Cool" Deemer. Returning favorites include the Phoenix Rouge Dance Troupe, Big Queen Tanya Sylvas, Wyanda Paul and John "The Boss Man" Hall, a James Brown Tribute Act. New to the festival this year are Clay Redmond & the Outlaw Red Band from Georgia, A'dria an R&B singer from Memphis, the rock bands Last Time Down from St. Louis, Campanula from Nashville, and blues singer Laura Cheadle from Philadelphia.  (Visit website for exact performance times and additional acts.)

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Screenings of "We're Going Down to the Mardi Gras:The Making of Henry Turner Jr.'s Mardi Gras Festival," will be shown at the River Center Library at 2:00, 3:30 and 5:00pm, located right next to the festival grounds. The 44 minute documentary is narrated by Turner and was produced by Michele Barnes for her Rebirth Shield Film Productions. For more information, including VIP packages with covered seating, food and drink tickets, call 225-802-9681 or visit https://www.batonrougemardigrasfestival.com.

The event is presented by Henry Turner Jr.'s Listening Room Museum Foundation, a 501(C)3 non-profit organization. Sponsors are Visit Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish Library, River Center Branch, WBRZ, Ch. 2 and its family of stations, WBTR, Ch. 36.1 and WBRZ.com.