The annual celebration of Mardi Gras is a Carnival season that begins on Jan. 6 and culminates on Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras is celebrated with parades, festive attire and the consumption of king cake.

It's carnival season! Mardi Gras (also known as Fat Tuesday) is a cultural celebration that occurs in the United States and around the world before the 2025 Easter season begins. Mardi Gras ...

One of the most culturally iconic celebrations in the United States, Mardi Gras is quickly approaching ... April 17, 2025. The Carnival season officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts ...

NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) — New Iberia kicked off the 2025 Acadiana Carnival season Sunday with the Bayou Mardi Gras Parade. The streets were filled with colorful floats, marching bands ...

Jesters and other characters dressed in the familiar purple, green and yellow tones of Mardi Gras and a float reminiscent of those at New Orleans Carnival parades can be seen passing by in the ...

With much fanfare, the Lotus Club held its annual Olympians Ball on Friday in the tented Royal Quarters on the grounds of the New Orleans Country Club. The krewe continued its tradition of ...

They bid farewell to a holiday that literally trades in their flesh, subverting the original ethos of Carnival, by claiming it as their own. Mardi Gras is a kingdom made of paper — papier ...