Marked by vibrant bursts of green, gold and purple decorations and parties packed with food, music and parades, the Carnival ...

No stranger to disasters and hardship, New Orleans transforms itself and its traditions based on what befalls it. Take the changes wrought by 2005's Hurricane Katrina, and those from the COVID-19 ...

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — The Mardi Gras Store in Southeast Texas is gearing up for one of the region's biggest annual celebrations, offering a comprehensive selection of parade and party supplies while ...

Twelfth Night signals the start of Carnival traditions, early parades, and king cake season New Orleans is the most ...

Louisiana is preparing for its biggest celebration, Carnival season. The pre-Lenten period of festivities, which will last 43 ...

MARDI GRAS HOUSE FLOWERS: The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St. in New Orleans, will host a Craft Happy Hour Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m., with Re Howse. Participants will learn make Mardi Gras house ...

Mardi Gras 2026 kicked off in Pensacola over the weekend, but all of the biggest celebrations are still ahead.

Mardi Gras comes to a close on Tuesday night, and soon, those who celebrate will exclaim “Laissez les bons temps rouler,” or “Let the good times roll” for the last time this Carnival season. It’s a ...

Universal Studios’ Mardi Gras parade floats glide down the streets of the theme park so easily. But getting that look — complete with glitter, props, special effects and bunches of bead flingers — isn ...