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Mardi Gras at the Swope!
February 13, 2010
8:00 p.m. to Midnight
Chase away the winter blues with a warm and festive Mardi Gras at the Swope Art Museum! Your ticket entitles you to fun, festivities and frolicking on the third floor of the Swope block.
- Party attire! Everyone gets a complimentary mask with admission, but for a few extra bucks, you can upgrade to something fancier or purchace other festive embellishments available in our mask shop.
- Enjoy a hurricane or another favorite beverage from our cash bar, plus complimentary eats, treats and sweets.
- Visit a fortune teller and find out what the future holds...
- Add a wig or boa, then have your photo made with friends in our free photo booth.
- Dance with friends to music by Apollo
- Win a prize in a game of "Heads & Tales" on the dance floor
- Vote for your favorite to be crowned King and Queen of the Swope Mardi Gras!
Tickets:$25 for Swope members
$30 for non-members
Call or visit the Swope to reserve yours today!

Guests enjoying the dance floor
at the 2009 Mardi Gras party.
courtesy of Jonah Standish