Biloxi has mardi gras, and it sucks. Besides mardi gras fall under the visit category. And is full of the drunken frat boys i mentioned. Mardi gras kinda sucks.
Yeah, it's entertaining like the first time or two... After that it just gets kinda old, and can be a bit of a hassle.
I grew up around it, so i had my fill of stumbling drunks before I was 12. I think i have been to Mardi Gras 3 times in my adult life, and two were in high school. I prefer to not have to avoid fighting drunked rednecks and stepping over puke. Besides, im neither French nor Catholic, I have no need to celebrate. We pagans are uninhibited year round, besides, we have Beltane.