Mardi Gras

Is Mardi Gras a good time for providers to visit? Or is it so much free activity going on for the promise of beads that you don't suggest it?

The hotels will be charging top dollar and want you to book three or four nights. Also, in some parts of town, the traffic is very bad due to parades. It's great to be a tourist at Mardi Gras, but to come here to work you really need to know your way around.

The hotels will be charging top dollar and want you to book three or four nights. Also, in some parts of town, the traffic is very bad due to parades. It's great to be a tourist at Mardi Gras, but to come here to work you really need to know your way around. Originally Posted by stavinChain

Pain in the butt for the hobbyist to go visit the Quarter, not sure how it is now but at one time you had to meet your visitor in lobby because you needed an armband to enter the hotel.

best time to go is NOT mardi gra season but after that like April and May...lots of conventions then...check the EM convention center website