Mardi Gras in New Orleans, also known as Carnival, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a grand, final celebration on March 4, better known as Fat Tuesday.

It's Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday — time to kick off the 2025 Easter season, followed by Ash Wednesday which will give way to the start of the Lent. Unlike many other holidays, the dates of Easter ...

If Mardi Gras season is the biggest party of the year, then Fat Tuesday is the ultimate final bash before the solemn Lenten season. In states along the Gulf Coast, the day is marked with parades ...

But Mardi Gras is an entire season, often called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.

If Fat Tuesday is on Tuesday, March 4, that means Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent falls on Wednesday, March 5. The 40-day observance ends on Thursday, April 17. When is Easter in 2025?

Fat Tuesday has arrived, marking the conclusion of the purple, green and gold festivities that began on the Twelfth Night, or Jan. 5. Throughout the month, Pensacola's Mardi Gras events provided ...

Joshua Sirotiak plays with M.J.’s Brass Boppers during the annual Mardi Gras parade in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, March 3, 2025. The parade culminated in a show at the New Parish club.