The event will be preceded by a Patron Party starting at 7 p.m. in the Decatur Street Courtyard with an exclusive, multi-level balcony concert by Trumpet Mafia, accompanied by the N’Awlins D’awlins Baby Dolls and the Original Wild Tchoupitoulas Indians led by Big Queen Mary K. Stevenson. The Patron Party will also feature craft cocktails with Beam Suntory, a Beattie’s martini bar, and passed hors d’oeuvres.