The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

Mardi Gras 2025 may not have been the biggest on record, but it was the biggest post-pandemic Carnival, with hotel occupancy ...

New Orleans takes Mardi Gras seriously, with traditions including king cake and parades beginning in January and lasting for ...

Happy Mardi Gras to all the glue gun wielders and DIY costumers in New Orleans. We loved seeing your creations this season.

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in ...

By the 1850s, a group of men in New Orleans established a secret society to help celebrate the holiday. The city’s first ...

The celebrations this year were dampened due to weather concerns, but people still came out in New Orleans to party.

Local authorities have established the French Quarter Enhanced Security Zone Friday through Ash Wednesday in an attempt to ...

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

Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more disciplined and give ...

Watch live as Mardi Gras celebrations take place throughout New Orleans on Tuesday, March 4, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday.

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes are filling the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day ...