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'Mardi Gras Fest' is Saturday, Feb. 7 in downtown Chandler

A watermelon-eating competition is set to be part of Angry Crab Shack's first Mardi Gras Festival, scheduled for noon to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, in downtown Chandler’s Dr. A.J. Chandler Park.

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Watermelon Eating Competition

The Angry Crab Shack is attempting to bring the flavor and fun of New Orleans to the desert with its first Mardi Gras Festival, to be held in downtown Chandler.

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'Mardi Gras Fest' is Saturday, Feb. 7 in downtown Chandler

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