Findlay Market Brings Back Mardi Gras Celebration

Cincinnati (February 25, 2025) - Findlay Market is resurrecting their Mardi Gras celebration for the first time in years. The 2025 Mardi Gras celebration will be a tasting event, where Market Merchants will serve unique Mardi Gras-themed samples for attending guests to exchange tickets for. This event is an excellent way to kick off Mardi Gras celebrations ahead of the holiday on the following Tuesday. It’s a family friendly event with a wide variety of dishes, drinks, and products available for guests to enjoy.

Mardi Gras Tasting Event

When: Sunday, March 2 from 10 A.M. - 4 P.M.

Where: Findlay Market - 1801 Race Street Cincinnati, OH 45202

Price: 8 tickets for $20, or 18 tickets for $40

Tickets: https://app.betterunite.com/findlaymarket-mardigras

Participating Merchants & Samples 

• The Arepa Place: Purple Cheese Arepa
• BanaSun Smoothie Bar: Avocado Toast
• Barlion’s Seafood & Poultry: Gumbo, Etouffee and/or Charbroiled Oyster
• Bouchard’s Pasta: Mini Zeppoles
• Bri’s Barket: Pup Cups
• Chino’s Street Food: Sample TBD
• Churchill's Fine Teas: Spiced Chai Fruit Mate
• Colonel De Gourmet Herbs & Spices: Cajun Red Beans and Rice (w/ complimentary bead necklace!)
• Dat’s Ole School Cookin’: New Orleans Mac N’ Cheese and/or Gumbo
• Dean's Mediterranean Imports: Spicy Cajun Cashews
• Dojo Gelato: Your Choice of Gelato
• Eckerlin Meats: Masking of Rous-full Gumbolaya
• Eli's BBQ: Jalapeno Cheddar Grits
• Eliza Jane’s BakeShop: Bananas Foster Cake
• The Empanada’s Box: Jambalaya Empanada 
• French Crust Cafe and Bistro: Pecan Praline
• Gibbs Cheese: King Cake Fudge
• Gramma Debbie’s Kitchen: Jambalaya with Andouille Sausage and Argentinian Shrimp
• Harmony Plant Fare: Muffaletta Sandwich Square
• Jane’s: Hurricane
• Madeira Bakery: Mardi Gras Macarons, Mini Quiche and/or Mini Fruit Tart
• Makers Bakers Co.: King Cake, Muffaletta Sandwich and/or Beignet
• Mama Made It: Andouille Sausage & Corn Bake
• Neil Luken Meats: Tasso Potato Salad w/ Warm Bacon Vinaigrette 
• OTR Bagel Bar: Cinnamon Crunch and/or Fruity Pebble Bagel with Plain Cream Cheese
• Pet Wants: Mardi Gras Dog Cookie
• The Rhined: Spicy Cajun Cheese Dip
• Roth Produce: Gracie’s Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels, Cake Puck, and/or Cookie
• Sabor Alaniz: Flan, Chicken Taquitos, and/or Chicken Tamales 
• SKT Ceramics: Mardi Gras Mini Print
• Taste of Belgium: Orange Cranberry Mini Waffle with Whip
• uGOgelato: Peanut Butter Chip Gelato and/or Orange Sorbetto (vegan)

Programming

• Live music performance from Freeway Brass at Jane’s from 12 - 2 P.M.
• Cincinnati Beverage Company will be onsite sampling Little Kings. Guests are invited to take photos in the Little Kings throne.

The Corporation for Findlay Market (CFFM) is a private non-profit corporation founded in 2000 to manage Findlay Market following its renovation in 2002 and 2003. On July 1, 2004, CFFM and the City of Cincinnati entered into a lease and management agreement that authorizes CFFM to manage and operate the market. The Corporation for Findlay Market is a tax-exempt 501(C)3 organization.