Party With a Purpose Our Mission
Mardi Gras in the Spa was created to bring people together for an unforgettable celebration while using that energy to make a meaningful difference for people in need.
Celebration Can Create Real Impact
Mardi Gras is about music, food, costumes, laughter and community. But for us, the celebration has always been about something more.
We believe a great event can do more than entertain. It can bring people together, support local businesses, strengthen our community and help provide resources for people who are facing difficult times.
That idea is at the heart of everything we do.
More Than a Festival
Every part of Mardi Gras in the Spa is designed around three simple goals.
Bring People Together
Create an event where residents, visitors, families, businesses and organizations can celebrate together.
Support Our Community
Highlight local businesses, vendors, performers and organizations while creating activity in downtown Hot Springs.
Help Those in Need
Use the success of our events to support organizations working directly with people facing hunger and hardship.
Supporting Project HOPE Food Bank
In 2027, proceeds from Mardi Gras in the Spa and the Masquerade Ball will help support Project HOPE Food Bank.
Project HOPE’s work addressing hunger and food insecurity gives us the opportunity to help reach more people and support a broader network of resources throughout our community and surrounding area.
By partnering with Project HOPE, we hope the money raised through our events can go even farther and help make an even greater impact.
Building on the Foundation of 2026
Mardi Gras in the Spa began with a simple vision: create a new community celebration for Hot Springs and use it to help people dealing with crisis and food insecurity.
Our first event showed us what was possible when local businesses, volunteers, sponsors, performers and thousands of guests came together around that idea.
In 2027, that same mission continues — with an opportunity to expand our reach through Project HOPE Food Bank.
It Takes a Community
4,000+Approximately 4,000 people joined us for the inaugural Mardi Gras in the Spa celebration in downtown Hot Springs.
Every attendee, sponsor, vendor, volunteer and supporter helped turn an idea into something much bigger.
There Are Many Ways to Help
Whether you attend, sponsor, volunteer or participate, you become part of what makes this mission possible.
Support the Events
Attend the Masquerade Ball or Mardi Gras in the Spa, invite your friends and help us grow a celebration that gives back.
Become a Sponsor or Partner
Businesses and organizations can help us create bigger community impact while receiving visibility and recognition throughout our 2027 events.
Great Celebration. Greater Purpose.
We want Mardi Gras in the Spa to become a tradition that Hot Springs can look forward to every year — a celebration that brings people together, creates unforgettable memories and leaves our community a little stronger than we found it.
That’s what Party With a Purpose means to us.