Ozarks at Large Stories Mardi Gras (and Mardi Gras-like) Events KUAF | By Becca Martin Brown Published February 24, 2017 at 1:53 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:11 Becca Martin Brown from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette says there are Mardi Gras parties and parades this weekend in Eureka Springs, Fayetteville and Fort Smith.