Mardi Gras Festival Leeds: Tickets, opening times, live music, after parties and where to park at the Roundhay Park event

Mardi Gras Festival is set to take place on Saturday 14th August. Photo: Nathan Parker

Mardi Gras Proud in the Park Festival makes its debut in Leeds next Saturday.

After much anticipation, the New Orleans-style festival is making its Yorkshire debut next weekend with a fun-packed day of live music, carnival entertainment and delicious food.

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You can find all the details about the festival happening next weekend below.

When is it?

Mardi Gras is a brand new festival taking place on Saturday 14th August.

Doors for the festival open at 11am, with the event ending at 11pm.

A series of afterparties are then being held over at The Warehouse, Fibre, Viaduct, Queen's Court and Blayds.

Find out more on the Mardi Gras website.

What can I expect from the festival?

Mardi Gras has arranged an assortment of live music and entertainment across several stages, including performances from house music legend Jax Jones, electronic producer SIGALA and popular TV personality and DJ Gok Wan.

Joining them from the DJ booth are Angel Lee, Dale Castell, Marc Leaf and Will Tramp playing a mix of house, pop and cabaret, as well as a collection of DJs from Leeds-based FM station LDC Radio.