Masquerading for Mardi Gras

For as long as we can remember, it's been a long standing tradition to wear masks on Mardi Gras. But what's the reason behind this tradition? Mardi Gras masks add an element of mystery and intrigue to the celebration. Originally, wearing a mask during this holiday allowed a person to let their guard down and feel free to have a good time. This allowed different classes of society to mingle with each other. Check out the history behind masquerading for Mardi Gras and find out how you can stay up-to-date on our upcoming Lake of the Ozarks Mardi Gras Pub Crawl!

History of Mardi Gras Masks
Mardi Gras made landfall in the United States back in the 17th century when the French explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville set up camp 60 miles from New Orleans on the day that the holiday was being celebrated in France. He called the location Point du Mardi Gras. But, Mardi Gras and the accompanying masked balls associated with the holiday were outlawed when the Spanish governor took control of the area in 1766 as well as when it came under U.S. rule in 1803.

But by 1823, the Creole population convinced the governor to permit masked balls. By 1827, wearing a mask in the street was legalized in New Orleans. (They’re now only legal to wear on Mardi Gras Day.) When the first official “krewe,” or elite social club, was established in 1857, the Mardi Gras parades that they organized became formalized annual occasions, which meant that parade participants donned masks and colorful regalia with greater frequency.

Masks are Required by Law
Float riders in New Orleans are actually required to wear masks, not because of tradition, but because it's a law! It is illegal to be on a Mardi Gras float unless you are wearing a mask. If you are simply watching the parade, you aren't required to put one on, but it can make things a lot more fun! Now, most people opt to wear the masks as part of the festivities, which is 100% acceptable and encouraged! But, in New Orleans many of the local shop owners will post notes on their doors prohibiting patrons from wearing them in their stores... You know, for safety reasons and all that.

Got Your Mask Ready?
Today it is a fun and beautiful tradition that still allows a person to feel like they can be a bit more free to act out more than usual, providing a sense of anonymity. So, if you're into keeping tradition and having a blast while celebrating, you better show up to the Mardi Gras Pub Crawl donning your best mask!

Mark Your Calendars!

Save the date of Saturday, February 16, 2019, for this will be the biggest and best year yet! To stay up-to-date on all Pub Crawl happenings, text: "LakePubCrawl" to 71441.

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Lodging Specials For Mardi Gras Pub Crawl 2017!

Are you ready for the BIGGEST party at the Lake of the Ozarks? The 2017 Mardi Gras Pub Crawl is February 18th and we are looking forward to a great event! 17 venues are set and the entertainment schedule is filling up. Lodging specials are finally here and we want to share the great deals with YOU! Book your accommodations and you're one step closer to a legendary night out at The Lake!

Below is a list of lodging specials offered by Lake area hotels, motels and resorts. Please keep in mind that some locations are ON-ROUTE, meaning that you can use the Pub Crawl party busses to schedule a pickup and drop off - always an excellent option for safe and sober fun!

Additional lodging is available OFF-ROUTE, this means that great discounts can be found at several area locations; however, Pub Crawl buses do not make scheduled stops at these destinations. Private transportation may be available, if not, you will need to arrange for your party to get safely to one of the locations on the Pub Crawl map to climb on a party bus. 

THE FOLLOWING HOTELS WILL HAVE DROP OFF & PICK UP

SERVICE WITH THE PUB CRAWL BUSSES IN 2017

HOTEL                                         PHONE                                SPECIAL                                               

Baymont Inn & Suites                   573-348-9555                      $109 / Night

Days Inn                                       573-693-9371                      $59 / Night

Econo Lodge                                573-348-1781                      $74.99 / Night 
                                                                                                  * Rates available for stays 2                                                                                                          nights or longer

Golden Door Motel                       800-348-2128                      $55 - $65 / Night

Inn at Grand Glaize                      800-348-4731                      $99 / Night

Lake House Hotel                         573-693-9336                      $99 / Night

Quail's Nest Inn & Suites              573-348-2834                      $89.50 - $99.50 / Night 

Quality Inn & Suites                      573-365-2700                      $65 / Night plus tax Indoor                                                                                                         Pool & jacuzzi & Game Room                                                                                                   / Free Deluxe Breakfast

Red Roof Inn                                 573-348-4773                      

Scottish Inns                                  573-348-3123                      $45 / Night plus taxes 1                                                                                                              Queen Bed
                                                                                                   $50 / Night plus taxes 2 King                                                                                                      Bed   

Shoreland Motel                            573-365-2354                       $49 / Night per room double                                                                                                       occupancy

Town & Country Motel                   800-251-5677                       $62.99 / Night        

                                                                       

                   

Additional Hotel & Lodging Specials (Not on Route)

Note: There WILL BE shuttle service to and from Pub Crawl for Camden on the Lake and the Lodge of Four Seasons

Camden on the Lake                      573-365-5620                      $119 / Night

Lakeview Resort                             573-374-5555                      Stay 2 nights, get the 3rd                                                                                                           free

Sleep Inn & Suites                          573-346-4501                      $83.96 / Night plus tax

The Lodge of Four Seasons           573-365-3000                      $99 / Night

The Lodge at Old Kinderhook         573-317-3570                      $109 / Night + $10 resort fee                                                                                                      and tax

Condos, Cottages & Homes (Not On Route)

A 6 Star Management                     573-286-0887                     $150 - 2 bedroom 2 bath
                                                                                                    $175 - 3 bedroom 2 bath
                                                                                                    $200 - 4 bedroom and loft
                                                                                             * Additional fees include tax and cleaning

Keys to the Lake Lodging                573-964-5397                     $89 - Night for a condo

Lake Front Vacation Homes            417-880-7851                     See Website for rates

                                                                                                                           https://www.vrbo.com/289886

https://www.vrbo.com/310174

https://www.vrbo.com/467785

https://www.vrbo.com/505421

https://www.vrbo.com/601867

https://www.vrbo.com/757072

https://www.vrbo.com/953825

Ozark Yacht Club                             573-552-8401                     Call for more information       

Robin's Resort                                  573-348-2275                     $99 / Night "Winter Blues"                                                                                                          Special

Southwood Shores Resort                800-331-0965                    Call for rates   
                                                                                              

It's time to secure your room(s) for 2017's Lake of the Ozarks Mardi Gras Pub Crawl! You and your friends will have the time of your life at the world's largest Pub Crawl! Once you've invited your friends and planned your weekend, don't forget to pick up your $10 wristbands - they get you on the bus and into every participating bar/restaurant. Get ready to PARTY!

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Pub Crawl is THIS WEEKEND!

After months of waiting, the 2016 Lake of the Ozarks Mardi Gras Pub Crawl is finally upon us! We hope everyone is ready because we plan on breaking records with a legendary night on the town. The world's largest Mardi Gras Pub Crawl will feature the best entertainment at the Lake of the Ozarks. Take a look at who will be playing where and figure out which stops you won't want to miss!

Friday Night 

Bootleggers

Get ready for a blast from the past - Member's Only is playing at 9 pm. Come in and get your FREE Beads and party like the 80's never went out of style!

Go Fast Betty's

Pure Drive kicking off a pre Mardi Gras party with some classic and southern country/rock songs. Combined with Go Fast Betty's specials and food, you're in for a treat!

Heroes Sports Saloon

Dog House Daddies are going to party at Heroes Sports Saloon on Friday night, combining the wide craft beer selection that Heroes has with the excellent blues music the Dog House Daddies are known for.

Saturday

Arris' Pizza

Pure Drive is BACK! Grab all the Southern rock and country classics you can handle at Arris' the night of the Pub Crawl!

Bootleggers

Start the party  - the boys in The Surge are bringing the music. Dance the night away!

Casablanca

Can any other band cover songs from the last 5 decades? Classic Rewind can, listen to all your favorites, no matter your age at Casablanca. 

C-Bros

DJ Dr. Cheese is in the house! The good Dr. is bringing in some house/electronic music. Follow your feet and you'll be dancing in no time.

Chevy's 

The Famous DJ Frizzy from St. Louis will be "changin' the mix one beat at a time! 

Go Fast Betty's

Welcome back to Go Fast Betty's! For Pub Crawl night, they've brought in DJ Taz to keep people movin', groovin' and dancing all night long.

Heroes Sports Saloon

Not sure what mood of music you'd like to listen to? Heroes Sports Saloon has Money 4 Nothing covering songs from all kinds of genres - just don't ask them to play elevator music...

Inn at Grand Glaize

Hailing from Columbia Missouri, Disengaged will be rocking out all night at the Inn at Grand Glaize. 

JJ Twigs (Osage Beach)

TBA

JJ Twigs (Lake Ozark)

If rock is what you're after, visit JJ Twigs and listen to Notorious cover all your favorite rock hits.

Li'l Rizzo's

Want to hear all of your favorites sounds as good as the original artists? Contagious is coming all the way in from St. Louis to make it happen!

LO Crab Shack

If you're into Jazz, LO Crab Shack is the place to be for Pub Crawl. Planet Jazz will be playing great music for you all night long. 

Lucky's

DJ Craig Maxley is hanging out at Lucky's, giving everyone an earful of some of the best hits from generations of music!

Mexicali Blues

NakedCove Entertainment group has over 4 DJ's and musicians to pull music from. You'll never have to hear the same song twice!

Molotoft Cocktails

DJ JB will be pumping out modern jams all night long at Molotoft Cocktails.

SNAFUs on the Strip

DJ Crazy J is turning mixtapes and covering all the hits across several genres at SNAFUs - one of the Lake of the Ozarks' newest bars.

Tirebiters

TBA

Tucker's Shuckers

Internationally recognized DJ Geefer Southerland will be throwing out amazing music at Tucker's Shuckers Saturday night. 

Vista Grande

TBA

Wicked Willie's Sports Grill

DJ Trenwreck will be spinning some sick tracks all night at Wicked Willie's Sports Grill - Come visit one of the Lake's newest additions!

Wobbly Boots

Dale Blue and his barefoot play style will keep you dancing all night. If that isn't enough, DJ Vinyl Richie can keep any mood from going stale.

Come See the Amazing Entertainment We Have Lined Up for Mardi Gras Pub Crawl 2016!

There you have it folks, the entertainment list for the 2016 Mardi Gras Pub Crawl is crawling with some amazing talent. All we're missing is...you, your friends, your neighbors, and everyone else! Come out to the Friday night pre-party and get your $10 wristbands if you haven't already. Hydrate all day long on saturday so you can celebrate all through the night! Don't worry about a sober driver, we'll have buses running to all the locations so you can party hard and party safe. See you this weekend for one of the biggest annual events at Lake of the Ozarks! 

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SAVE THE DATE: Mardi Gras Pub Crawl is Feb. 20th!

LAKE OF THE OZARKS' BIGGEST ANNUAL PUB CRAWL!

The largest party at the Lake of the Ozarks is BACK! Join us on February 20th for a night of beads, bars, and bands. This year we have 32 buses ready to take you to over 20 bars and restaurants across the beautiful lake area. Get a wristband and bring the designated driver- they can finally drink with your crew!

Get Ready!

It's going to be an absolute blast this year! We have more entertainment and even more locations! Get your wristband for just $10 and you'll have access to ALL the participating bars and restaurants, as well as transportation to and from participating hotels! We provide the sober chauffeur; all you have to do is kick back, leave your keys in the drawer, and jump on a bus. Check out these photos from previous Mardi Gras Pub Crawls: 

For More Info about the Greatest Event at the Lake...

Follow us to learn more information about the legendary Mardi Gras Pub Crawl at the Lake of the Ozarks. For event information and a map of the participating bars, visit our website at www.lakepubcrawl.com. We will continue to update everyone through social media, so subscribe, like, and share everything about the crawl! We will be pushing out all kinds of information regarding the event, locations, lodging info, and pictures/videos of past pub crawls to raise as much excitement as we can to as many people as possible! Subscribe to this Blog and help us make this the Pub Crawl even bigger than it was last year.

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Entertainment Schedule for Lake Pub Crawl 2015

The Lake of the Ozarks Mardi Gras Pub Crawl is back this weekend, with more entertainment for 2015! Join us Saturday, February 21st for the BIGGEST annual party at the Lake of the Ozarks. Lake Pub Crawl buses start at 4 PM. For just $10 you get access to all the participating bars, the BEST live music at the Lake of the Ozarks and bus transportation throughout the night. Come celebrate Mardi Gras with us at the Lake!

2015 Entertainment Lineup

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20

• Bootleggers - Pre-Party: The Hottest 80s Cover Band in the Midwest - Members Only at 9PM
• Chicago Brothers - JD Entertainment
• City Grill / Blue Room - Fish Races with Budweiser and Cajun Food Specials
• Go Fast Betty's - Phat Mike and the Bartenders
• Li'l Rizzo's - Cajun Sausage & Peppers with House Salad for $13.95 and Spontaneous Serendipity from 9-12 PM
• Lucky's - Justin Tinker 
• Tirebiters - Pre-Pub Crawl Party: All Out Cajun with Cindy Lawhorn performing from 7-11 PM

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21

• Arris Pizza - Mercer and Johnson
• Bootleggers - The Surge 
• Casablanca - Serendipity
• Chevy's - Phat Mike
• Chicago Brothers - JD Entertainement
• City Grill / Blue Room - Phat Mike from 5-8 PM and DJ Tiny from 8-Close
• Eddie's - DJ Q
• Go Fast Betty's - DJ TAZ
• Heroes Sports Saloon - Doghouse Daddies from 4-8 PM and Sell Out from 8 PM - Midnight
• Hideout - DJ Dr. Cheese (Mike Folk) and DJ Train Wreck 
• Inn at Grand Glaize - DJ Bobby Dodds from 2-7:30 PM and Catfish Willie at 7:30 PM
• JJ Twigs - South 5 Band 
• Li'l Rizzo's - Spontaneous Serendipity from 3-6 PM and Contagious from 9 PM - 1 AM
• LO Crab Shack - TBA
• Lucky's - DJ Craig
• Mexicali Blues - J. Christopher from 7-11 PM
• Molotoft Cocktails - The Boomchux from 6-10 PM
• Pappo's - Onward ETC
• Vista Grande - Lake Effects Band 
• Wobbly Boots - Dale Blue from 4-8 PM and DJ Vinyl Richie from 8 PM - Close

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22

• Li'l Rizzo's - Happy Hour All Day: 1/2 Price Appetizers, House Wine and Beer Specials

Visit www.LakePubCrawl.com for the map and start planning your route now! Our sober chauffer will drive you around to all the participating bars, you just have to decide where your next stop will be. Buses run from 4 PM to 2:30 AM. All you need to do is kick back, leave your keys in the drawer and jump on a bus for a night of fun!

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