On March 4, 2025, Mardi Gras day, the Portland Mardi Gras Parade rolls down Mississippi Avenue. The parade is a free, family-friendly event eagerly awaited by Portlanders who have a relationship – or want to – with Mardi Gras and Carnival customs.
Our fabulous Portland Mardi Gras Parade is free, which requires us to ask for sponsorship funding, and we want to make that partnership work well for your businesses. Sponsors are promoted through advertising in event news sites, online social sharing, and direct email marketing. Sponsor logos are also included on posters, postcards, news releases, websites, linked in social media posts, TV and radio mentions.
Funding allows us to pay bands and performance groups who bring their professional level merriment to further the cultural experience. We have expanded our contributions to include local community groups and provide small stipends. Other expenses are insurance, permits, flagging, parade throws, and post-parade clean up.
All kinds of people come out for the Portland Mardi Gras Parade, even in cold weather. Live music draws crowds indoors before and after the parade, and many days before to get ready for Portland’s Mardi Gras!
Deadline for full sponsorship benefits is Jan 22, 2025. Contact Susan Johnson, Parade Sponsor Super, for more details.
- Gold Sponsor ($500): Your logo and name will be recognized on the Mysti Krewe of Nimbus (MKON) Mardi Gras Parade webpages and social event pages. MKON also promotes sponsors on active social sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media), E‑newsletter mentions (1300 recipients), and a colorful parade poster (Print + Web). Your Mardi Gras activities will be included on a special business flyer. We reliably interact with Portland local media who all receive press notices with sponsors names included.
- Purple Contributor ($250): Your logo and name will be recognized on the Mysti Krewe of Nimbus Mardi Gras Parade webpages, shared in an e-newsletter (1300 recipients), on social media, and press notices. Your Mardi Gras specials and activities will be included on a special business flyer.
- Green Supporter ($100): Business name or logo on MKON webpages and parade