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2011 Long Beach Mardi Gras Festival & Parade

Experience Belly Dancers, Costumed Characters, Roller Girls, Kings and Queens, Mardi Gras Second Liners and Samba Dancers at the Long Beach Mardi Gras Parade.  Free activities and entertainment can be enjoyed by all, along with lots of masks and plenty of beads.

The parade begins at 3 p.m. at the Aquarium of the Pacific and continues along the boardwalk of Ranbow Harbor and culminates with the "Shoreline Village Party Gras!" concert.

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