Didn’t make it down to Louisiana for Fat Tuesday this year? Have no fear, Philly's got enough Mardi Gras celebratin’ going on to make New Orleans blush. Okay, that may be a slight exaggeration, but check out this roundup of pre-Lenten bacchanalia, get dressed in your best gold, green and purple and get ready to enjoy the night like a Bourbon Street boss.

Bistro St. Tropez: $20 three-course Mardi Gras lunch combining the flavors of Bourbon Street and France

Bourbon Blue: $4 Southern Comfort hurricanes; $3 Coors Lights; $3 Blue Moons

Bridget Foy’s: $3 Hurricanes; $15 pitchers; $4 Abitas; discounted New Orleans fare

Catahoula: $20 for unlimited Abita drafts, hurricanes, and monsoons; $5 Sazerac Jello shots

Cavanaugh’s Rittenhouse: Half-price burgers; $3 select craft drafts; Quizzo at 8 PM; Southern Comfort Pepper samples from 8–9 PM

Chris’ Jazz Cafe: $30 all-you-can-eat crawdads; $3 Abita bottles; $10 bucket of Coronitas; $5 Hurricanes & Sazeracs; $5 bowl of gumbo starting at noon

Cichetteria 19: $5 wines; $7 cocktails from 9 PM-close

Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company: $10 cocktails on a special New Orleans-themed menu

Khyber Pass Pub: $4 Abita drafts all day; two happy hours from 11 AM-1 PM and 4–6 PM at which point Abitas will be $2; West Philadelphia Orchestra performing from 5–7 PM

Kildare's: $3 Victory pints all day; $5 Hurricanes, layered pints, $2 well drinks from 10 PM-12 AM; pub quiz at 9 PM with DJ Kevlar

McGillin’s: New Orleans $6.50 pitchers of Bud Light & PBR; 35-cent wings; $4 Hurricanes; $5 po’ boys

Perch Pub: $5 Hurricanes; reps from Southern Wine & Spirits giving out samples from 6–8 PM; Jambalaya will be paired with Abita Turbodog

Rum Bar: $2 drink specials; cajun food specials; free Bacardi samples from 9–11 PM

South Philly Bar & Grill: “Goomba Gumbo”: $3 South Philly hurricanes, $3 Sambucca & Limoncello shots; $5 food specials

Twisted Tail: Abita tap takeover featuring the UArts New Orleans 2nd Line Band

Wild Bohemians: 28th Annual Mardi Gras Parade/bar crawl on South Street

Photo via Flickr user andy castro

Event Date: 02/21
Event Time: Various Times
Location: Various Bars
Price: Varies