WKRG News 5 is your guide for all things Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast. Here we’re keeping track of Mardi Gras 2025 parade ...

March 4, 2025 – Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). January 6 – Carnival season celebrations begin on this date each year, continuing through midnight on Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday ...

Here's what you need to know about Mardi Gras in Mississippi, where to find family fun events around the state during Carnival, when to get king cake.

Here we’re keeping track of Mardi Gras 2025 parade schedules in Southeast Mississippi. Fat Tuesday is March 4, 2025, but Mardi Gras parades in Mississippi roll well ahead of the holiday.

So Mardi Gras is always 47 days before Easter (40 days of Lent and seven Sundays). The day after Fat Tuesday is Ash Wednesday, which kicks off 40s days of Lent. People are encouraged to sacrifice ...

Mardi Gras is traditionally celebrated on “Fat Tuesday,” the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. In many areas, however, Mardi Gras has evolved into a week-long festival.

Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," according to Britannica. Historically, on Mardi Gras, people were meant to use "all the fats in the home before Lent in preparation for fasting and ...

Last year, Mardi Gras fell on Feb. 13, limiting the Carnival season to just 28 days. The variance in the season's length all has to do with the moon's lunar cycle. Fat Tuesday routinely falls 47 ...

King’s Mardi Gras Parade ... and turn on the Mardi Gras lights. The large parades that attract 80,000 people or more to downtown Biloxi come on and around Fat Tuesday on March 4, and most ...

Mardi Gras begins on Jan. 6 and ends on Fat Tuesday, which stemmed from a French Catholic tradition and is based on the Easter season. But Carnival was also a popular way to celebrate the coming ...

So, in case you’re not exactly sure…what exactly is Mardi Gras? Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is celebrated mostly in the Gulf Coast region. It typically falls on the Tuesday before ...