The "Galette des Rois," or king cake, came too, becoming a symbol of New Orleans' brand of Mardi Gras. The first recorded Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans is believed to have held in 1837.

An epic Mardi Gras celebration requires at least three key elements: an elaborate parade, the best local entertainment, and ornate costumes. Plus, hurricanes and king cakes. Beads, obviously. Not to ...

Sunday. If one mini-Mardi Gras parade isn’t enough for you, then swing by the Dairy Block in Lower Downtown from noon to 2 p.m. for the annual Petite Parade on Sunday, March 2.

2 p.m. Saturday, March 1. Palafox and Garden streets in historic downtown Pensacola. The Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade is annually the largest and most extravagant parade in Pensacola.

There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Here's what you need to know.

Mardi Gras, which is also known as Fat Tuesday, is a day of indulgence that marks the end of Carnival. It's immediately followed by Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is a 40-day season of ...

New Orleans takes Mardi Gras seriously, with traditions including king cake and parades beginning in January and lasting for weeks until the actual holiday itself. Here's everything to know.

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. The holiday which is less than a week away, is just ahead of ...

On average, over one million tourists enter the city in the final days before Mardi Gras, more than three times the city’s 2024 population of 357,767. The increase in people has an undeniable ...

Meanwhile, action fans can catch glimpses of Mardi Gras in Hard Target (1993), where Jean-Claude Van Damme takes on mercenaries amid the chaos of the festival. The atmosphere adds tension to the ...

Mardi Gras, which is also known as Fat Tuesday, is a day of indulgence that marks the end of Carnival. It's immediately followed by Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is a 40-day season of ...