Mardi Gras, French for "Fat Tuesday," is a vibrant and festive celebration that marks the culmination of Carnival season. Rooted in religious traditions and celebrated around the world, Mardi Gras ...

For years I thought Mardi Gras was only one day – and, technically, it is – Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent begins. But actually, it’s an entire season. Mardi ...

Mardi Gras trees are exactly what you think they are: A Christmas tree decked out with Mardi Gras decorations. The exact history of the origin of Mardi Gras trees is a little fuzzy.

Mardi Gras may be over, but the impact of New Orleans’ two-week Mardi Gras celebrations is a testament to how large festivals can be both fun and sustainable. New Orleans & Company partnered with 25 ...

Large crowds expected as Galveston’s 2025 Mardi Gras celebration starts this weekend. More than 20 parades and other events are scheduled for the next two weekends as well as Fat Tuesday on March 4.

Large Mardi Gras crowds cause some to worry about a rise in crime in New Orleans — which, like other cities, saw its crime rate rise and police ranks shrink during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Images from the 2023 Mardi Gras parade in Orange Beach, Ala., on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (photos by Marc D. Anderson Special Projects Coordinator with the City of Orange Beach).

The Cursed Coconut Club, a Mardi Gras themed overlay to the Red Coconut Club at Universal CityWalk, is taking shape as decorations are installed. The Cursed Coconut Club The Cursed Coconut Club ...

(Mardi Gras decorations are a labor of love, Feb 15). But when partygoers are wearing real bird feathers, revelry turns to cruelty. Those feather accessories likely came from terrified birds who ...

Mardi Gras 2025: Parade schedule, routes, what to know about the celebration. Gabe Hauari Emily DeLetter. ... is celebrated in countries around the world with large Roman Catholic populations.

Revelers celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans for the first time on this day in history, Feb. 27, 1827. But Mobile, Alabama, celebrated the first Mardi Gras in America in 1703.