Grupo Fantasma Plays
Jamboozie
Downtown Street Festival
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Please contact us for more information at contact@jamboozie.org
Jamboozie Downtown Street Festival
Revitalizing Downtown Laredo through Arts, Culture, and Entertainment
New Orleans by the border
So capture the essence of New Orleans by the border and get ready for a night of masquerade fun as you experience the electric atmosphere and visit more than 30 food and novelty booths that line an entire 20-block area! The smell of gorditas, tacos, flautas, menudo, enchiladas and the like, fill the air as the sounds of regional, national, and internationally renowned performers taking center stage pulse through the hottest streets in Laredo during the Washington’s Birthday Celebration. So dig up last year’s party masks and take out your beads, it’s time to hit the downtown party scene and celebrate a sizzling New Orleans’ style Mardi Gras — the Laredo way!
UETA Jamboozie Street Festival
Masquerade in your favorite Mardi Gras attire and head to Laredo’s sizzling historic downtown district to experience a sampling of one of the most famous Carnival celebrations in the world – Laredo style! A night of revelry awaits so throw your arms in the air, catch ‘em multi-colored beads, and get ready to shake those hips and take in the hottest outdoor club-scene on both sides of the border. The sights, sounds and tastes of exotic food, dancing, and international performers descend upon Laredo to make way for the annual UETA Jamboozie Mardi Gras!
The Jamboozie is a one day event that is open from 5 p.m. to midnight. Cost to enter is $7 presale and $10 at the gate thereafter. FREE for children 12 and under. For accommodations make your reservation at the historic La Posada Hotel and Suites, Laredo’s Premier Historic Luxury Hotel.(956) 722-1701, the official 2010 Hotel Sponsor of the UETA Jamboozie.
