Parade viewing gets tropical touch

Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the Mardi Gras Parade viewing area.

This year, the location will be transformed into a kitsch holiday caravan park known as Club Tropicana.

Owned and operated by former 1950s Hollywood starlet Miss Fran Gipani, Club Tropicana will spill over with palm trees and festive music to serve up a tropical holiday vibe right at Taylor Square.

For the first time, there will be a raised viewing platform on Taylor Square forecourt to take advantage of the parade route’s most desired vantage point.

Guests wil be able to rub shoulders with VIPs and dance to tunes from a selection of DJs.

Organisers have also ensured there will be easy access to bars and food, as well as toilet facilities.

Members have the chance to buy tickets for a two-week period before general release. Due to anticipated high demand each member is limited to buying two tickets.

Members only ticket sales will run from February 3-February 16. After this date, members ticket pricing will close and all tickets will be general release.

First limited release will be $89 for members (until allocation exhausted) followed by $119. From February 17, all tickets will be $159.

INFO: www.mardigras.org.au