Lake Charles, Louisiana, shines as a welcoming, family-friendly Mardi Gras destination, blending colorful parades, ...

Lafayette and the surrounding areas host a family-friendly Carnival celebration every year that is as culturally rich as it ...

Mardi Gras Columbia will return Feb. 14, 2026, with its largest lineup ever, featuring 19 local bands, a parade, food trucks, and family-friendly festivities.

Everyone in New Orleans knows the essential Mardi Gras songs. The likes of “Carnival Time,” “Mardi Gras Mambo,” “Go To the Mardi Gras,” “Big Chief” and “Second-Line, Pt. 1” are as baked into the ...