Surprise your guests with a Mardi Gras theme for a Super Bowl event. What better ideas to throw a festival than the Super Bowl and the Mardi Gras combined. Start out with invitations that mix the fun of both the Super Bowl party and Mardi Gras. Consider a football game ticket invitation in purple, green, and gold the official colors of the Mardi Gras. Be creative find ready made images to cut and paste your own style. Next start getting the party supplies for the big celebration. Combine football and Mardi Gras. The main celebration colors will be Mardi Gras colors. Check online for Mardi Gras party supplies or use an variety of purple plates, green cups and gold napkins. Decorate with a, "Welcome to the Mardi Gras" banner on one wall and a, "Super Bowl" banner on another wall. Hang streamers and dangles from the ceiling in the Mardi Gras colors. The tablecloth can either be purple for the Mardi Gras or a football field color for the Super Bowl. If you are having more than one refreshment table try having both tableclothes. Put purple and gold pompoms on the cornerssides on the refreshment table and scatter a few more throughout the room. The guests can use them to root on their favorite Super Bowl team. Also, Mardi Gras beads can be used for both decorations and party favors.

FoodChow for a Mardi Gras Themed Super Bowl party can reflect the flavor of the Mardi Gras. A big pot of shrimp gumbo would be great on a cold February day and will give the festival that New Orleans flare. If you would prefer go with sandwiches for the party then try muffalettas. There are several choices so you can go as simple or complex as you'd like. A must do to end the meal is the Mardi Gras King cake.

As your guests arrive greet each one with Mardi Gras beads and have jazz music playing in the background. Once all the guests have arrived, start the party games. Super Bowl trivia is a brainy activity to start with. Give party favors like mini foam rubber footballs or football key chains for each right answer. Try to choose questions about not only the Super Bowl in general but the 2 teams that are playing this year. Try a "who is that player" game, pick a position like quarterback and get the bio of quarterbacks who have played in Super Bowls, begin to read the bio and the first party goer who can guess the player wins. Give the winner a party favor and give whoever has the most right answers their own snack basket filled with goodies.