Apalachicola Mardi Gras Barkus Parade & Street Festival
Sat, Feb 28
|Riverfront Park
Annual Parade & Festival 10:30 am - 1:00 pm: Parade Registration 10:30 am - 4:00 pm: Live music, Beer and Wine Garden with Local Craft Brews, Local Art and Food Vendors, Furry Photo Booth & MORE! 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Silent Auction 1:00 pm Parade 3:30 pm LIVE Auction
Time & Location
Feb 28, 2026, 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM GMT-5
Riverfront Park, 175199 Water St, Apalachicola, FL 32320, USA
About the event
On Saturday, February 28, the festivities will run from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm ET at Apalachicola’s Riverfront Park. Free Event!! While strolling through the park, guests enjoy live music, street entertainers, and more than 40 local vendors offering a variety of food and arts and crafts to enjoy. David Hansel will have his New Display of Artwork at this Festival.
At 1:00, pups and their people will parade in costumes inspired the wonders of the deep blue sea, a magical ocean realm ruled by dogs. We expect to see mermaids with coral crowns, sea witches, dog sharks, pirate rogues and their ships, and even dragons of the deep. Get ready for a wave of creativity in this fantasy-filled parade! It will include decorated golf carts, boats, floats, and costumed walkers – both the four-legged and two-legged kind. We can’t wait to see the splashy spirit our guests bring to…