Tempe bars throwing Mardi Gras party

Mar 4, 2014, 2:56 PM | Updated: 2:57 pm

PHOENIX — Calling all adults who want to mark Fat Tuesday: Several bars in downtown Tempe are joining forces to throw a big Mardi Gras party.

Fat Tuesday’s and El Hefe will combine to create one huge fête in the spirit of New Orleans.

“The back patio of Fat Tuesday’s and El Hefe are connected and there’s a big outdoor bar,” said Pearce Lowe, a bartender at Fat Tuesday’s.

Lowe said there is live music from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. along with a cajun-style menu. The party ends at 2 a.m.

Entry is free before 7 p.m. After, it’s $10.

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Members of the Krewe of Rex, throw beads and trinkets from a float along a largely empty St. Charles Ave., during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rain and cold temperatures kept the normally massive and festive crowds away. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Members of the Krewe of Rex, throw beads and trinkets from a float along a largely empty St. Charles Ave., during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rain and cold temperatures kept the normally massive and festive crowds away. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) A child in costume peers from a float in the Krewe of Elks during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rain and unusually cold temperatures kept most of the normally massive and festive crowds away. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Two parade-goers try to catch throws during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rain and unusually cold temperatures kept most of the normally massive and festive crowds away. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Parade-goers try to catch beads thrown from floats during the Krewe of Bacchus Mardi Gras parade rolls down Napoleon Ave. in New Orleans, Sunday, March 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans.(Facebook Photo) Members of the Krewe of Zulu hold painted coconuts to give to parade-goers, as they march during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Zulu parade began on schedule, led by a New Orleans police vanguard on horseback that included Mayor Mitch Landrieu. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Members of the Krewe of Zulu march during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Zulu parade began on schedule, led by a New Orleans police vanguard on horseback that included Mayor Mitch Landrieu.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Members of the St. Augustine High Marching 100 band march in the Krewe of Zulu parade during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Zulu parade began on schedule, led by a New Orleans police vanguard on horseback that included Mayor Mitch Landrieu.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Members of the Krewe of Zulu march during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Zulu parade began on schedule, led by a New Orleans police vanguard on horseback that included Mayor Mitch Landrieu.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) 
Members of the Krewe of Zulu march during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Zulu parade began on schedule, led by a New Orleans police vanguard on horseback that included Mayor Mitch Landrieu. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Members of the Krewe of Zulu march during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Zulu parade began on schedule, led by a New Orleans police vanguard on horseback that included Mayor Mitch Landrieu. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Garren Thomas Mims Sr., King of the Krewe of Zulu, rides his float during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Zulu parade began on schedule, led by a New Orleans police vanguard on horseback that included Mayor Mitch Landrieu. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Members of the Krewe of Zulu hold painted coconuts to give to parade-goers, as they march during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Zulu parade began on schedule, led by a New Orleans police vanguard on horseback that included Mayor Mitch Landrieu. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Tempe bars throwing Mardi Gras party