Easter falls on April 20 this year. When people think New Orleans, they think Mardi Gras. The parades and beads are part of the city's branding year-round. But it might surprise you that's not ...

are eaten throughout the Carnival season leading up to Mardi Gras. Each treat is usually an over-the-top explosion of sugar, beads, funfetti and even the traditional hidden plastic baby.

In between, Krewes and mystic societies hold balls and parades where they dress up in costumes, hand out beads and enjoy a nice king cake or two. Mardi Gras simply means “Fat Tuesday.” ...

When the Mardi Gras season is in full swing ... it’s all about the art of the beads. “It's just great to be around so many people who enjoy the bead,” Williams said.

around two months ahead of the annual Mardi Gras Day. The French holiday maintains a presence in the U.S. with Americans holding parades, eating king cakes and crafting beads with the green ...

Mardi Gras in Louisiana is a beloved holiday, and its also a notorious cultural tradition. Louisiana celebrates Mardi Gras due to the French-Catholic settlers who inhabited Louisiana during the ...

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.

King’s Mardi Gras Parade rolls at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, and Biloxi’s 12th Night celebration will roll at 5 p.m. on Sunday. After the New Orleans attack that killed 14 people — including ...

Louisiana might be the king of Mardi Gras ... For adults, the Dallas Bar Crawl is another popular event on Saturday, February 22, 2025. On Saturday, March 1, 2025, Dash for the Beads is a 5K ...

Mardi Gras — and all the fun that comes with it — has officially begun across the Gulf Coast, but another Carnival celebration in our nation's capital is also just around the corner.

OCEAN SPRINGS: Ocean Springs Elks & Krewe Unique Parade, 1 p.m. BILOXI: GCCA Annual 5K Run for the Beads, 8:45 a.m., check-in starts at the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Office (792-A Howard ...

He is buried in Mobile’s historic Magnolia Cemetery. The headstone is often decorated with Mardi Gras beads. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site ...