• Friday, February 23rd, 2024  6 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.
• The Grand Banquet Hall, 301 Second St. S., Stillwater, MN 55082
• Ticket Prices:
  • $90/person thru 2/19
  • $105/person 2/20- 2/22 (Registration closes at 6 a.m. 2/22/24. Due to sit-down meals, walk-in guests cannot be accommodated.)
• This event is for individuals 21 years and older.
• Typical Friday night attire. Bring your authentic Mardi Gras mask if you are inspired!

We invite you to join us for the 10th annual Mardi Gras fundraiser for Youth Advantage!

Join us for an evening of fun while helping to raise money to help keep kids on the path to success!

The event features fabulous festivities, Mardi Gras-themed music, bourbon tasting, live auction, New Orleans flare, food, and fun! Wayne Petersen, Senior Director of Community Relations and Hockey Partnerships at Minnesota Wild, returns as Event Emcee and Beau Labore, Teacher and Head Football Coach at SAHS, is back as our Auctioneer; this hometown team is sure to add to your evening's enjoyment! After the seated dinner and program, enjoy your favorite dance tune spun by our evening's DJ. Will it be music from the 70's, 80's, 90's or today that brings you out onto the dance floor!?!

Doors open at 6:00 pm at The Grand Banquet Hall in downtown Stillwater. Visit www.youthadvantage.org/mardigras for ongoing updates about this event.

10th Anniversary Event Special

New for our tenth anniversary Mardi Gras fundraiser, guests have the option to purchase a VIP table for an extra special experience! This VIP experience includes: * Table in the heart of the action * Mardi Gras goodie box * King Cake for the table * Drink ticket per seat *Table seats 8 *Limited tables available. Price: $1000 per table.  Contact director@youthadvantage.org to save online ticketing system processing fee or purchase here: Mardi Gras Fundraiser (youthadvantage.org)

Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez!

(Let the good times roll!)

Our apologies for the halos in some of the photos; the lighting and our volunteers' cameras did not get along!

Private luxury suite for sold out Tim McGraw’s Standing Room Only Tour concert Saturday, April 20 at Xcel Energy Center. The suite includes 16 tickets to the show.

Long proven as a titan of touring across a career spanning more than three decades, the Standing Room Only Tour promises more unparalleled, high energy live shows from Tim McGraw. Featuring a huge production, his biggest hits, and songs from his 17th studio album Standing Room Only, the tour promises the most fun and memories of a lifetime. Opening act is singer-songwriter Carly Pearce.

Youth Advantage is excited to have Stillwater's very own, Wayne Petersen, Director of Community Relations and Hockey Partnerships  for  the  Minnesota  Wild,   return as  its  Emcee  for Mardi Gras 2024. 

Wayne and his wife, Kelly, have been supporters of Youth Advantage since its early days and Wayne is excited to work with Beau to raise funds for this cause that is close to his heart.

Youth Advantage and the Mardi Gras committee are excited to have Coach LaBore returns to his role as Auctioneer for Mardi Gras 2024 where he will team up with event Emcee, Wayne Petersen, to raise money for Youth Advantage. Beau and his wife, Ashley, are long-time supporters of Mardi Gras and Youth Advantage.