WE WENT TO COWBOY MARDI GRAS IN BANDERA, TEXAS 🎉🤠 Bandera puts a Texas-sized spin on Mardi Gras with a full Main Street parade, colorful floats, beads flying, live music, vendors, and plenty of Cajun flavor — all wrapped in classic Cowboy Capital of the World style. You’ll see horses in the parade, hear zydeco one minute and country the next, and spot just as many cowboy hats as masks. It’s festive, a little wild, surprisingly family-friendly, and unlike any other Mardi Gras celebration you’ll