A green alligator, deer, duck, and shrimp surround a pot of gumbo in the foreground, set against a background featuring a purple masquerade mask and event text.

Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana Inc

Amateur Chicken & Sausage

Amateur Wild Game

Amateur Seafood

Professional Chicken & Sausage

Professional Wild Game

Professional Seafood

Gather your gumbo pots as Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana, Inc. invites you to join us for the 30th annual World-Famous Mardi Gras Gumbo Cook-Off to be held Saturday, February 6, 2027, at the Lake Charles Event Center Amphitheater.The Cook-Off set-up begins at 6:00a.m., cooking will begin at 7:30 a.m. sharp and judging will begin at 11:00 a.m. The entry fee is $125.00 per team per category with a maximum of four people per team. We are excited to host the 30th gumbo cook-off on the Amphitheatre grounds in true Margi Gras festival style. We are counting on our Krewes to come out and show their Krewe spiritcontinuing our tradition to select &ldquo;Best Decorated Booth and Spirit&rdquo; in the krewe and non-krewe divisions, while competing for the renowned 2027 Spirit Stick. Bring your own tables, tent 10&rdquo;x10&rdquo; size or smaller per cook-off category. There will be three places awarded in each category of Cook-Off. Prizes 1st Place: $150.00 and a trophy2nd Place: $100.00 and a trophy3rd Place: $50.00 and a trophy $10.00 presale admission charge per person on Zeffy.com ticket sales; children 5 and under are free.&nbsp;Day-of-event fee is $15.00 per person. QR code will be posted when registration opens.Encourage your Krewe members to attend and non-Krewe friends to show off their Mardi Gras spirit with you. This is a public event with true Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras flair, we will have a band and DJ, things for the kids, arts and craft booths and more, so get your fans there early! We&rsquo;ll have split-the-pot tickets for $1.00 and door prize raffle tickets for $1.00.If your Krewe or business would like to volunteer or donate a door prize, we would love to hear from you. For more information, please contact the event chairman:Kristi Folse(337)- 425-8623 ext. 2Tammy Ryan (337) 263-0226<a data-fr-linked="true" fr-original-style="" href="mailto:mgswlagumbocookoff@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">mgswlagumbocookoff@gmail.com</a>

Gather your gumbo pots as Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana, Inc. invites you to join us for the 30th annual World-Famous Mardi Gras Gumbo Cook-Off to be held Saturday, February 6, 2027, at the Lake Charles Event Center Amphitheater.The Cook-Off set-up begins at 6:00a.m., cooking will begin at 7:30 a.m. sharp and judging will begin at 11:00 a.m. The entry fee is $125.00 per team per category with a maximum of four people per team. We are excited to host the 30th gumbo cook-off on the Amphitheatre grounds in true Margi Gras festival style. We are counting on our Krewes to come out and show their Krewe spiritcontinuing our tradition to select “Best Decorated Booth and Spirit” in the krewe and non-krewe divisions, while competing for the renowned 2027 Spirit Stick. Bring your own tables, tent 10”x10” size or smaller per cook-off category. There will be three places awarded in each category of Cook-Off. Prizes 1st Place: $150.00 and a trophy2nd Place: $100.00 and a trophy3rd Place: $50.00 and a trophy $10.00 presale admission charge per person on Zeffy.com ticket sales; children 5 and under are free. Day-of-event fee is $15.00 per person. QR code will be posted when registration opens.Encourage your Krewe members to attend and non-Krewe friends to show off their Mardi Gras spirit with you. This is a public event with true Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras flair, we will have a band and DJ, things for the kids, arts and craft booths and more, so get your fans there early! We’ll have split-the-pot tickets for $1.00 and door prize raffle tickets for $1.00.If your Krewe or business would like to volunteer or donate a door prize, we would love to hear from you. For more information, please contact the event chairman:Kristi Folse(337)- 425-8623 ext. 2Tammy Ryan (337) 263-0226<a href="mailto:mgswlagumbocookoff@gmail.com" target="_blank">mgswlagumbocookoff@gmail.com</a>

Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana Inc

30th Annual Mardi Gras Gumbo Cook-Off 2027 Team Entry

900 Lakeshore Dr

Amateur Chicken & Sausage

$125

Amateur Wild Game

$125

Amateur Seafood

$125

Professional Chicken & Sausage

$125

Professional Wild Game

$125

Professional Seafood

$125

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