James E. Rooster Funeral and Procession | Fat Tuesday Bar Crawl
Tue Mar 5, 6:30 PM - Tue Mar 5, 10:30 PM

This is a New Orleans-style jazz Memorial Procession (known as the Rooster Funeral) that stops at participating Ybor City establishments for #MardiGras themed food & drink specials. ??

A colorful procession of “mourners” will follow behind the casket of James E. Rooster.

The event begins with a funeral wake to honor James E. Rooster at The Dirty Shame and will be followed by the Chicken Parade along historic 7th Avenue with stops at The Dirty Shame, Big Easy Bar, The Bad Monkey and Zydeco Brew Werks!

This is a local tradition carried on by the fowl’s former owner, Tommy Stephens, following the bird’s untimely demise in the jaws of a dog in 1997.

⚠ This event is FREE and open to the public. ⚠
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Must be 21+. Come dressed to impress! Costumes with a Mardi Gras or chicken theme are highly encouraged as well as an abundance of beads, flowers, and cowbells.

Timeline of Events:
?6:00 p.m.
Gather for a few words for the dearly - but not so recently - departed James E. Rooster, by Tommy Stephens at The Dirty Shame.

?6:30 p.m.
The band, pallbearers, marching band and guests will assemble in The Dirty Shame courtyard to begin the Chicken Parade march down Ybor City’s historic 7th Avenue.

?7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
The Lagniappe-style Wake is hosted at the following participating bars and restaurants:
The Dirty Shame
The Bad Monkey
Big Easy Bar
Zydeco Brew Werks

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Thank You To Our 2017 Sponsor:
Brinley Gold Shipwreck Rum ?
brinleygoldshipwreck.com

Special Thanks To:
S3 Media Creative Solutions
Ybor Merchants
Ybor Chickens Society ?