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 ...

1918-1919 – Mardi Gras parades and balls are canceled due to World War I and the influenza ... stretch of the city’s drains. Prior to the 2019 Mardi Gras celebration, the city installs ...

This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... For some, Carnival season, especially Mardi Gras in New Orleans, means body-baring excess, bead throwing, and ...

Carnival celebrations in Washington D.C. continued on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the annual Washington Mardi Gras Ball.

Two well-known celebrities who call the Crescent City home are also in attendance as events kick-off Thursday.

Laissez les bons temps rouler! It's time to let the good times roll at a Mardi Gras celebration near you! Plan your parade strategy early, grab a king cake to celebrate the season and get ready to ...

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.