the long beach mardi gras will include a golf tournament , a cruise ; mardi gras shorefest with entertainment , cajun food and international music ; the `` wanna-be parade `` -lrb- participants are encouraged to be whoever or whatever they `` wan na be '' -rrb- and the mardi gras u.s. western regional kinetic sculpture race , where people -powered vehicles that are also works of art traverse terrain obstacles such as mud and sand .