Creole food, music and beads all will be a part of the March 4 First Friday in downtown Warsaw.
The First Friday is from 5 to 8 p.m.
R & B Car Company will give away free beads.
One Dog At A Time Rescue will have its Mardi Paws event with a parade of dogs at 6 p.m. when the dogs will wear beads around downtown.
A costume contest will be at the corner of Center and Buffalo streets for people at 6:30 p.m. with categories being judged including king, queen, jester and mask.
Merkie and Presby Preschool will provide face painting.
Live music will be played from downtown balconies by Steve and Karyn Gutowski, Provident Studios, Gary Gerard and Presby Jazz Bank. David Haney will play the piano at Courthouse Coffee.
There will be a recruitment drive for 4-H, and a First Friday information booth will be sponsored by First Christian Church of Warsaw.
There will be a fire pit with smores by Presby Youth Group and Warsaw Masonry, with Ed Boggs assisting.
Oldies 98.3 and Lake City Bank will have music vehicles in the downtown to entertain.
Downtown merchants will provide Creole food.
B Mac's will serve jambalaya. Buffalo Street Emporium will serve non-alcoholic hurricane punch and king cakes. Kids can decorate a Mardi Gras mask at The Next Chapter Bookstore.
Courthouse Coffee will serve frangelica mist and pastries. Dennie House will provide free Mardi Gras coffee and hot crab dip and people can decorate masks. The Downtown will serve creole pasta. Greek's Pizzeria will serve pizza with Mardi Gras flair. Mad Anthony's will have several cajun specialties on their menu. Abby's Beads and The Chocolate Cafe and Boutique will serve red beans and rice and cornbread.
In April, a "Spring Break Escape" First Friday is being planned.
