Mardi Gras: beads, boobs, a day of indulgence, sugary cakes with tiny Baby Jesus figurines baked inside. Perhaps celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans is on your bucket list, but if this year the funds just aren't plausible enough to get you there, Buffalo has plenty of festivities to celebrate Fat Tuesday. Peruse our handy list of music, participating venues, and make note of the places with complimentary buffets. How can you turn down a free Cajun buffet?

Nietzsche's | 248 Allen St.
6 p.m. - Chloroform Coulier
7 p.m. - Steel Keys and Brass
8:30 p.m. - The Steam Donkeys
10 p.m. - Chevon Davis's Drag Revue
10:45 p.m. - 12/8 Path Band
11 p.m. - The Stripteasers (Take a sneak peak here, NSFW)
11:30 p.m. - Shubbaluliuma

Duke's Bohemian Grove Bar | 253 Allen St.
Charlie the Butcher
DJ Bearskin Rug
LeeRon Zydeco and the Hot Tamales
Camaican Sensation 
*free buffet

Frizzy's | 140 Allen St.
7 p.m. - The Zygotes
8:30 p.m. - Fleuron Rouge Belly Dancers
9 p.m. - Folkfaces
9:30 p.m. - The Moves

Hardware Cafe | 245 Allen St.
8 p.m. - Pinja
9:30 p.m. - Fleuron Rouge Belly Dance
10 p.m. - Jeff Repeater


Funky Monkey | 20 Allen St.
Slip Madigan
Space Junk

The Bend | 256 Allen St.
8-11 p.m. - Caitlin Koch and the Jamie Moses Band

Underground | 274 Delaware Ave.
Midnight - Underground Drag Show
*free buffet

Purple Monkey | 236 Delaware Ave.
7 p.m. - Michael Bly
*free buffet

Noir Ultra Lounge | 88 West Chippewa
6-10 p.m. - The Blues Hounds
*free buffet

SoHo | 64 West Chippewa
7-11 p.m. - Bruce Wojick and Jamie Holka Duo

Club Marcella | 622 Main St.
Midnight - Marcella Drag Show

Fat Bob's Smokehouse | 41 Virgina
7-10 p.m. - Type Relevant

Essex Street Pub | 6 Essex St.
8 p.m. - The Poor Boys