Ellicottville Mardi Gras Weekend and Parade and Holiday Valley Winter Carnival on March 8-10. Features Masquerade Ball, Live Music, Pancake Breakfast, Costume Parade.

 March 8th– Ellicottville’s Masquerade Party from 6-9 pm.  Upstairs at green bar – food, music, dancing and costume contest at the Ball. Tickets are $35 for the Masquerade Party, $40 at the door. 716-699-2345 for tickets.

March 9

 10-5:00 Safety Patrol Cookout, base of Yodeler
 Noon-4:30 Snowbar, base of Yodeler
noon – 3:30 Family events at Creekside
 4:00-8:00 Live music at the Yodeler Lodge
6:30 Mardi Gras Parade, Village of Ellicottville.

March 10

 9:00 til gone  Ski Patrol Pancake Breakfast, top of Champagne Warming Hut
 10-5:00 Safety Patrol Cookout, base of Yodeler
 11:45 Line up for Costume Parade, Edelweiss Lean-to on Mardi Gras
Noon Costume Parade down Mardi Gras, judging at bottom
Noon Lederhosen Ski Club hot dog cookout, Ellicottville Ski Club wine and cheese slopeside Holiday Valley Lodge
Noon-4:30 Snowbar at Yodeler
2:00 Dummy Downhill, Yodeler. $5 entry
3:00 Mercy Flight Raffle drawing