Mardi Gras for the Peabody Foundation💚
Providing cultural experiences for youth throughout the community!
About Our Event
About Our Event
Join the Mystic Krewe of the XIIth Night Revelers for their annual Mardi Gras for the Peabody Foundation at the Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach on Saturday, February 7, 2026!
The festive fundraiser celebrates the spirit of Mardi Gras and includes New Orleans fare, oyster bar, live and silent auction, cash bar, music by Are Friends Electric, dancing and the opportunity to meet the 2026 Mardi Gras Royalty.
Proceeds benefit the Foundation's Youth + Art = Success! program, providing cultural experiences, at no cost, to more than 4,000 Volusia County School students annually.
📍Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach Avalon Ballroom
918 N. Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32118
Parking: $10 valet hotel parking or at the County owned off- beach parking lot located south of the hotel for $20 or free to registered Volusia County residents at www.parkvolusia.org.
⌚ Doors open and Guest Check-In 7:00 PM
🍴 New Orleans Fare and Cash Bars 7:00 PM
🌴 Silent Auction Mobile Bidding 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Live Auction 8:30 PM
🎟️ Mardi Gras Second Line 9:00 PM
💃 Music and Dancing 7:00 - 11:00 PM
Help Us Reach Our Goal
Help Us Reach Our $150,000 Goal
The Peabody Auditorium Foundation has a big goal to accomplish to support our cultural services for youth! Help us by purchasing an event ticket, becoming an event sponsor, donate an auction item, or donate directly to the Youth + Art = Success! program!
A gift of $100 covers the cost of tickets for two students to attend a performance at the Peabody Auditorium. A gift of $250 provides one hundred a seat at in-school performance. And, a gift of $1,000 covers one high school scholarship. Any amount is important to ensure students in Volusia County have the opportunity to experience the arts, many for the first time. Please be as generous as you can!
Event Attire Details
Event Attire
Dress your best on February 7th! Festive cocktail attire in Mardi Gras colors (purple, green and gold) is suggested. Mardi Gras beads will be provided.
Event Special Guest
Special Live Auction Presenter: Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood
Sheriff Chitwood is a proud supporter of the Mystic Krewe and all they do to support the Peabody Auditorium Foundation's effort to promote the arts in Volusia County.
Donate an Auction Item
Donate an Auction Item
Have the perfect item for our silent auction? Submit the details here and our team will reach out to coordinate further details. All donations are 100% tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by state and federal law. Federal Tax ID# 46-5688286.
Our Sponsors
Thanks to our Generous Sponsors
Our fabulous sponsors play an integral role in making Mardi Gras for the Peabody Foundation a special night to honor our mission.
Thank you, sponsors!
Mardi Gras for the Peabody Foundation is proudly presented by Sponsor, Inc.
Presenting Sponsor
Gold Table Sponsor
Green Table Sponsor
Purple Sponsor
Need help bidding?
How to Bid Video
Bidding on our silent auction is crazy simple! Watch the video below for instructions on how to get started bidding.