Carnival Festival

If you’re serious about your partying, hit the weeks-long, no-holds-barred Carnival complete with costumes, drinking, dancing, and pool parties. This year’s festival, sports a Renaissance + Revolution theme, complete with clever event names like the “Let Them Eat Cake” pool party. Of course, you should save some of your energy for the main event, the Thursday parade. Pimped-out floats — large, small, self-propelled or walking — and costumes galore take over Commercial Street.