Today, we’re celebrating the Mardi Gras season, right before Fat Tuesday, around the state! In the building once again is none other than Epic Funk Brass Band on House Band Duty for the entire show and for our first stop, we’ll learn all about our state’s Mardi Gras History at Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum with Executive Director Abreeza Thomas… then we’re off to Meridian for The Gumbo Gala: A Sassy Swamp Soirée at MSU’s Riley Center with the MS Symphony Association, happening March 1st! We’ll also check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Laissez les bons temps rouler, buckle up, and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

Check out this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | Epic Funk Brass Band, Coastal MS Mardi Gras Museum, & The Gumbo Gala

Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip!

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