No matter how you like to celebrate Mardi Gras, there’s a party for you in the Charlotte area in 2025. Here’s a list of events that are free or cheap to attend. Drinks are on you, but you can expect to find some drink specials at many of these events. Some of these are family events and some are for adults.
When is Mardi Gras in 2025? Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is March 4, 2025. However, many of the celebrations will take place the weekend before or after, so make sure to check the dates of each event (and follow the link for more information.)
We’re also giving you some ideas of where find King Cake in Charlotte.
This list will be continually updated, so if you know if an event that should be listed, let us know!
King Cake in Charlotte
Interested in treating yourself to King Cake? Here are several spots where you can typically order King Cake in Charlotte. Plan ahead, though, because they sell out.
- Manolo’s Latin Bakery, 4405-C Central Avenue, Charlotte
- Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen, 4001 Yancey Road, Charlotte
- Suarez Bakery, 4245 Park Road, Charlotte and Optimist Hall, 1115 N Brevard Street, Charlotte
- Publix (some locations)
- The Bakery Shoppe, 9609 Sherrill Estates Road, Huntersville
- Renaissance Pâtisserie, 6401 Morrison Blvd, Charlotte
- Sunflour Baking Company, multiple locations
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Julie McLeod says
I got a King Cake at Harris Teeter in Ballantyne last week!! Ask for it in the bakery! (They were not out when I went there.) ALSO, Lowes foods has had them…
Barbara Moore says
Our son’s birthday cake was a King Cake from Wheatberry Bakeshop (South End). My husband (from Mobile, AL, birthplace of Mardi Gras) said it was the best King Cake he’d ever had!
Christina Lyon says
We just returned from a trip to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I brought home two king cakes from Rouses Market. They will ship.