ORLANDO, Fla. — Universal Orlando Resort’s wildly popular event, Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval, begins this Saturday.
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The event starts on February 1 and runs daily through Sunday, March 30. It invites guests to celebrate 30 years of beads, parades, music, and food.
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The fan-favorite celebration returns to Universal Studios Florida with an all-new food menu of international cuisine, a parade with dazzling floats where guests can catch tons of beads, and live concerts – on select nights – by some of the biggest names in music, like GRAMMY-winning artist T-Pain, global pop superstar Joe Jonas and Latin GRAMMY-winning artist Juanes.
BELOW IS A LIST OF ARTIST AND DATES:
FEBRUARY 1 - T-PAIN
FEBRUARY 8 - JOE JONAS
FEBRUARY 15 - KOOL & THE GANG
FEBRUARY 16 - JUANES
FEBRUARY 22 - SCOTTY McCREERY
MARCH 1 - FOSTER THE PEOPLE
MARCH 8 - ILLENIUM
MARCH 15 - ALL TIME LOW
MARCH 16 - LAWRENCE
MARCH 21 - COCO JONES
MARCH 22 - DJ PAULY D
MARCH 29 - TLC
Visiting guests can enjoy all the fun as part of regular theme park admission to Universal Studios Florida.
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