EUNICE, La. — The Courir de Mardi Gras tradition is still celebrated in Cajun Country, along with its traditional costumes.However, there are few traditional costume makers left. Susana Ortego ...

"They might have a birthday themed Mardi Gras party, or an engagement party and they come in and buy costumes all year round." Vacajun uses their own unique fabric to give more Cajun variety to ...

Sure it's hot, but why not make Mardi Gras a year-round event? Join Art Camp 504 and local puppeteers as they celebrate Bywater Midsummer Mardi Gras on July 14 with a neighborhood parade, porch ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Families camped out from early morning to catch beads and stuffed animals thrown from float riders. Revelers took to the streets in elaborate or funny costumes evoking Marie ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — The start of Mardi Gras is only days away starting with the chicken toss on Thursday. This year, organizers say it's going to be bigger and more kid friendly than ever before ...

The "Courir de Mardi Gras" are traditions based on early begging rituals from the Medieval era that originated in 15th-century France. During that time, disguised revelers dressed in handmade ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A Mardi Gras parade for children and pets is coming to Northwest Florida next month. The parade is the Kids and Kritters Parade, and it is scheduled for 2 p.m. on ...

Happy Mardi Gras to all the glue gun wielders and DIY costumers in New Orleans. We loved seeing your creations this season. Here are a few that caught our eye. The members of Krewe des Fleurs make ...

Off and out we went. The costumes were indeed elaborate, more like those we would see on Mardi Gras floats rather than part of the crowd. At one point, we approached the back of a large stage in ...

It's no secret that Mardi Gras is Louisiana's "thing" — and while it's a BIG deal in Acadiana, perhaps no one does it bigger than Grand Marais — and in the most literal sense of the word, too.

While Fargo-Moorhead isn’t known for throwing Mardi Gras festivities, that didn’t stop the kids at Cobber Kids Daycare at Concordia from hosting a parade.

Mardi Gras at The Wharf. Washington, DC - Saturday, March 1. Free. The Wharf brings the spirit of New Orleans to DC with a community Mardi Gras celebration featuring a parade down Wharf Street, a ...