Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. March 4, 2025 – Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). January 6 – Carnival season celebrations ...

Mardi Gras, also known as Carnival, is a deeply interesting celebration that contrasts excessive eating and drinking starting in January with 40 days of fasting and penance starting on Ash ...

There’s 20 feature films having their Australian premieres during the festival, including Drive Back Home, a darkly funny film in which two estranged brothers (Alan Cumming and Charlie Creed-Miles, ...

Situated as the nearest venue to the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) Fair Day 2025 event hosted at Victoria Park with ...

New Orleans residents and visitors will be able to don purple, green and gold for a little longer during the 2025 Mardi Gras season, which will last over twice as long as last year's celebrations.

The storm impacted several major cities, including Houston, Jacksonville and New Orleans, which is preparing for the Super Bowl in February and Mardi Gras in March. New Orleans resident Corice ...

Each year on Jan. 6, as other Americans are taking down their Christmas decorations, residents in New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf South start hanging Mardi Gras beads and ordering their ...

Luckily, they've been here before. Mardi Gras is just the first in a series of annual festivals and special events on the island, and "in the lead up to each event we do comprehensive security and ...