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.

The first recorded celebration took place in 1703 in Mobile, Alabama. The first recorded Mardi Gras parade didn't happen in New Orleans until 1857, but celebrations and balls were common in the 1700s.

We know we love King Cake – that combination of cake and bread with colorful sugar on top. The rich, cinnamon-infused pastry, made of twisted dough shaped into a circle or oval, was historically ...