02.02.2008 Victory Park transforms into New Orleans during Mardi Gras- complete with a nighttime parade, outdoor cafes, street vendors and live music and entertainment. MystiQal will rival the most authentic Mardi Gras experience without ever leaving Dallas.

MystiQal, the first night parade in Dallas in over a decade, will feature beads and baubles, parties along the parade route, live music and loads of fun activities with the food and drink that celebrate Mardi Gras. So, start thinking Mardi Gras in Dallas…. MystiQal …? Yes! Thousands of people lining the streets, partying? Yes! Beads? Yes! Floats? Yes! Fun? Oh, heck yes!

In New Orleans?

NO! It’s right here in Dallas and it’s called MystiQal.

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..i dont know what to think. I think it will be a cool event for Dallas if it catches on.

Are all cities in Texas doing this? Because Waco is also having Mardi Gras on Feb 2.

I guess, this is a new thing for Victory Park. There doing allot of new celebrations down there this year, Like The NYE in Big D for New Years (ill post pics later) AFI (2nd one) and they show movies on tuesday during the summer on the big screens down there.

I hope it catches on, it would be an awesome even.

How many Okies are gong to show up?

come on people, TALK!

Sounds like a fun activity.

How many Okies are gong to show up?

come on people, TALK!

It'd be fun to go..

Ya, Ill be there. If its anything like Mardi Grass 04 then im going to have a blast

I will be there for sure. Probably lots of fun.

this is great for dallas imho.... it will add to the already entertainment rich city!

Victory is putting out so many events.
NYE in Dallas was a huge succes
http://www.projectrun.com/examplepics/bigdnye/img_1386_std.jpg

MystiQual (read above)

AFI Dallas Film Festival!

House of Blues

And the Movies Night on ther AT&T Plaza big screens
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/Dallasbrink/ATT_Plaza_101407.jpg

Its SATURDAY!

Tomorrow night!

Awesome Party, to bad my camera died before we got down there..
http://www.dallasnews.com/video/dallasnews/hp/index.html?nvid=214310&shu=1

Heh...

It's a small start I guess. They should have had the parade today, on FAT TUESDAY.

rite

my grandparents went and said it was pretty neat i wanted to go but i was grounded.

Awesome Party, to bad my camera died before we got down there..
http://www.dallasnews.com/video/dallasnews/hp/index.html?nvid=214310&shu=1

What was it like?

It was fun, not as crazy as Mardi Grass but fun. Got to give away some beads to my gf's friends and some other girls around the area, to bad my camera was out of juice, would have had some nice pics for you guys. The thing i didn't get is why there were people there with the families? This was an All out Mardi Grass festival where girls were not afraid to earn there beads. I wonder how those discussions went "Mommy, where are her boobs bigger then yours?" "Because you ruined mine darling" haha

More beer stands then NYE so that was good, police were kinda relaxed about walking around drinking but in some cases they tried to make us stand in designated drinking areas (????)

For next year I would recommend NO KIDS, better planning with floats, no Gator Bus (it broke down half way through and blocked the rout for a while, haha) Other then that, this had every chance of screwing up severely but didn't.

In Galveston's they have a daytime parades for the families, and then the nighttime is all adults.

In NOLA, the only area where the tourists really flash for beads is in the French Quarter (Bourbon Steet). Along the parade routes, everything is very family-oriented.

Images I found from other people there.
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FOOD!
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Thats what I found, I wish My camera had been working so you could get a better feel, most of these pics dont do it justice.

Not exactly what comes to mind for me when I think of a Mardi Gras parade. Nice try, Dallas.

:ohno:

Dallas tried...

Well, when comparing clips i've seen from N.O. .... :ohno:

But good job! I'm sure it was fun! :okay:

Like I said, Pictures dont do it justice for the 1st one.

Ain't hardly no black folks there? Except for that marching band pic... What's up with that? We made mardigras.

The lights at night looked cool though!

^^ O really? I thought the catholics came up with it to have one big blow out of enjoyment before they give it all up for 40 days and 40 nights.

^^ O really? I thought the catholics came up with it to have one big blow out of enjoyment before they give it all up for 40 days and 40 nights.

Well what i mean is, African American's made mardigras what it's been known for and what it still is today.

Well what i mean is, African American's made mardigras what it's been known for and what it still is today.

How so?

since I "saw" so many African Americas there at the last 2 New Orleans Mardi Grass festivals I have been to.