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Fat Tuesday Block Party in the Fillmore

Free outdoor mardi gras performance & New Orleans-style procession
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Fillmore Street comes alive with a neighborhood-wide Mardi Gras party during the annual Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore with a free blues concert.

Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | 5 pm
Fillmore & O’Farrell Street, San Francisco
FREE, but an RSVP is required

Join the celebration of “Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore” with great music, creative costumes, good food and colorful beads featuring the Silver Fox Blues Band, with a special appearance by Fillmore Slim. A festive New Orleans style processional will be led by the St. Gabriel Brass Band and SambaFunk.

Mardi Gras San Francisco style will again bring San Francisco’s historic Fillmore Music District to life with rhythm & blues, a colorful family friendly carnival atmosphere, along with face painting, street artists and performers.

The free blues concert will be held from 5-7 pm at Fillmore & O’Farrell streets, followed by a second line New Orleans style processional down the Fillmore Corridor.

Guests will be able to enjoy food, drink and other specials at numerous Fillmore restaurants, clubs and businesses. A plethora of eclectic delectable eats will be available to satisfy every palate.