Aside from the parade and queen ceremony, all Mardi Gras activities will take place at Lake Metroparks Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park, located at 301 Huntington Beach Drive.

Sioux City's Mardi Gras Parade will return to the Missouri riverfront Thursday, after several years of following a downtown route. "We're super excited to bring it back to the riverfront.

Mardi Gras Southeast Texas will return to Doggett Ford Park in 2026, pending approval from Jefferson County Commissioners.

Severe weather alerts caused Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and other cities throughout the U.S. to be moved up or canceled.

Get live Mardi Gras 2025 updates on Fat Tuesday parades, route changes due to weather, and the latest celebrations happening across New Orleans.

New Orleans rushes to rework Mardi Gras celebrations amid storm and twister warnings New Orleans moved up its two biggest Mardi Gras Day parades to try to avoid the potentially destructive weather.

In celebration of this Mardi Gras season, WDSU is shining a spotlight on Mardi Gras and its masterminds in an hour-long special.

Before Lent begins, Louisiana’s Catholic communities celebrate Mardi Gras the old-fashioned way — with prayer, music and a feast shared by all.

At the 15th annual festival, the legacy of founder and organizer Tom Hall loomed large. at City Roots Farm, which hosts the Mardi Gras festival in Columbia SC.

Mardi Gras actually began in Mobile, Alabama – a port city with close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, located about 140 miles east of the Big Easy.