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

Here is a schedule of parades in Orleans and Jefferson parishes, and corresponding parade route maps are below. UPDATE: rescheduled from Sunday, Feb. 23 Femme Fatale 5:30 p.m. Uptown 1 Carrollton 6:15 ...

With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start of Carnival, the 2025 season lasted 58 days. The 2026 season won't be quite as long, with 43 days from Jan. 6 to Fat Tuesday on Feb. 17.

Everyone has heard the good news about Super Bowl LIX and the fact that it shattered records in New Orleans, but Carnival ...

FILE – Revelers play brass band music as they begin the march of the Society of Saint Anne Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, ...

When is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras 2025? NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 25: A reveler make their way through the French Quarter during Fat Tuesday celebrations on February 25, 2020 in New ...

The Krewe of Cleopatra parade takes place during 2025 Mardi Gras, Feb. 21, 2025, in New Orleans. Erika Goldring/Getty Images A day after the attack, the city hosted the Sugar Bowl college football ...

Mardi Gras has a reputation for making a lot of trash ... At the Krewe of Freret’s parade on Feb. 22, thousands of people lined up along Napoleon Avenue. Longtime New Orleans resident Bonnie ...

Because it’s linked to Easter, the date of Mardi Gras can fall anywhere between Feb. 3 and March 9. That’s because Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the ...

Get your beads and King Cakes out! Mardi Gras is officially upon us! The annual celebration is one of the most iconic cultural events in the United States, known for exuberant parades, festive ...

FILE – Revelers play brass band music as they begin the march of the Society of Saint Anne Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Feb. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) The city hosted the ...