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Coulee Region Mardi Gras is a celebration uniting the families of La Crosse and surrounding communities in fun and fellowship for a good cause. Since 1991, Coulee Region Mardi Gras has provided tuition assistance and educational school/classroom grants supporting Christian values, educational resources, technology development, mental/physical health, and fine arts at Aquinas Catholic Schools (ACS)!
Congratulations to the 2026 Rex & Queen XXXIV
Kory and Tanya Keppel!
Mardi Gras Events
Royal Reveal
TBD
5:00 pm at the Freighthouse - Hiawatha Room
Join us in the Hiawatha Room at the Freighthouse Restaurant to cavort in anticipation of the revealing of Rex and Queen XXXV for the upcoming Mardi Gras season. ALL are welcome!
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Community Tour
Friday, January 29, 2027
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Cavort with Rex and Queen XXXV on their tour of the realm, including visits to local Catholic school locations: Cathedral, Crucifixion, St. Patrick's, Blessed Sacrament, and Aquinas Middle & High Schools! The tour wraps up with a visit with the retired nuns at St. Rose Convent.
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Mardi Gras Ball
Saturday, January 30, 2027
4:30 pm at the Radisson Ballroom
Newly crowned Rex and Queen XXXV host a night of frivolity, dinner, dancing, auctions, cavorting, and supporting ACS.
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Mass
TBD
Join the newly crowned Rex and Queen XXXV for Mass at their home parish.
Parades
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Saturday, March 14, 2026
La Crosse, WI
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June Dairy Days Parade
Saturday, June 6, 2026
West Salem, WI
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Kornfest Parade
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Holmen, WI
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Applefest Parade
Sunday, September 20, 2026
La Crescent, MN
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Oktoberfest Torchlight Parade
Thursday, September 24, 2026
La Crosse, WI
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Oktoberfest Maple Leaf Parade
Saturday, September 26, 2026
La Crosse, WI
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Rotary Lights Parade
Friday, November 27, 2026
La Crosse, WI
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Coulee Region Mardi Gras
c/o Aquinas Catholic Schools
315 11th Street S.
La Crosse, WI 54601
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