Fat Saturday
PARADE OF FOOLS

Join us for our annual Fat Saturday Parade of Fools

Saturday, February 14, 2026

in Downtown Fayetteville!

Grand Marshal:

TBA

City of Fayetteville

 Royalty of Fayetteville Mardi Gras:
Becky & Greg Reed

Krewe of Olympia

Costumes, floats, and beads, beads, beads! This family-friendly event is fun to watch and even more fun to participate in. Bring your friends and family and join the fun! The parade will begin at 2 pm on the Fayetteville square and proceed north on Block St., turn west on Dickson St., and south to end at the intersection of West and Dickson.

Does your group want to enter the parade? If you want to enter a float, vehicle, or walking group in the parade, or become a sponsor, click one of the buttons below!