The Mardi Gras Hoedown will be back in 2024 on Friday, February 9 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at Risen Savior!

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Fun for the entire family! Bring your kids! They will have fun trying out the dance moves, too!

Join us for this fun, mid-winter Mardi Gras Hoedown Family Dance event. Rock and step it to the music of the Jamtastics, a country rock band and a Latin DJ. Dance instructor, Elaine, will teach Line dancing (Honky Tonk Stomp, Wagon Wheel, and more) as well as some hot Latin dancing for the whole family.

NOTE: It's Line dancing, group dancing, no partner required! This event is for everybody!

 

Another highlight of the evening is the "King Cake."

Why is it called King Cake? The name is derived from the three wise men in the bible, who came bearing gifts for Baby Jesus on the Twelfth Night. King cake is first served on King’s Day (January 6) and lasts through the eve of Mardi Gras to celebrate the coming of the three kings and to honor them with a sweet homage to their jeweled crowns.

What is a King Cake? It is a frosted seasonal cake that Mardi Gras goers eat between January 6, otherwise know as King’s Day or Twelfth Night, and Fat Tuesday. The frosting is usually gold, green, and purple, the royal colors of Mardi Gras. Gold represents power, green is associated with faith (Ordinary Time), and purple illustrates justice. Buried inside the batter is a tiny, plastic baby figurine.

Why is there a baby figurine inside the King Cake? The plastic baby figurine is symbolic of Baby Jesus because of the religious connection to King’s Day. The lucky individual who scores the piece of King Cake with the baby figurine inside is said to gain favor and, at our Risen Savior Mardi Gras Hoedown celebration, will be crowned “King” for the night with a “royal crown and robe.” This lucky person will lead the Mardi Gras parade through the room to the tune of When the Saints Go Marching In.

 

Refreshments and snacks will be provided. The Bloomington Knights of Columbus' beer & wine cash bar will also be available throughout the evening.

No pre-registration required. Just show up and bring your friends!

There is no charge for this event, but free-will donations are greatly appreciated.

Here's the schedule of the evening:

6:30 p.m.:   Doors open, refreshments and snacks available; Bloomington Knights of Columbus' beer & wine cash bar open.

7:00 p.m.:   Welcome

7:10 p.m.:   Jamtastics; style is light country rock. Dance & instruction.

8:15 p.m.:   Break; King Cake. Hidden in the King Cake is a baby figurine. The plastic baby figurine is symbolic of Baby Jesus because of the religious connection to King’s Day. The lucky individual who scores the piece of King Cake with the baby figurine inside is said to gain favor and, at our Risen Savior Mardi Gras Hoedown celebration, will be crowned “King” for the night with a “royal crown and robe.” This lucky person will lead the Mardi Gras parade through the room to the tune of When the Saints Go Marching In.

8:45 p.m.: Latin DJ to engage and amuse the audience. Dance & instruction, Latin dances.

9:45 p.m.: Wrap-up of the evening, thank you's.

 

Keep checking this page as it will be updated as more details become available.

Contact: Marianne Brass, marianne.brass@risensavior.org, (952) 698-1714