Slide show: Third annual downtown Phoenix Mardi Gras Parade, Festival and Pub Crawl

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Photos by Molly Bilker

A Mardi Gras parade, festival and pub crawl was held Saturday at CityScape.

The parade circled CityScape and featured over 600 participants. It was followed by a festival with vendors and live band performances.

The four-hour pub crawl included more than one dozen locations. The Downtown Phoenix Partnership sponsored the third annual Mardi Gras event, which drew an estimated 5,000 people.

Contact the photographer at molly.bilker@asu.edu