The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.

It’s the time of year when plastic Mardi Gras beads are in plentiful supply, but why do people leave beads on certain graves?

There's parades and concerts daily with the ExxonMobil Krewe of Krewes Parade on Friday and the Valero Krewe of Aurora Grand ...

On Jan. 6, Asheville Mardi Gras, a nonprofit organization, hosted a party at Wicked Weed Funkatorium that included the ...

Shreveport-Bossier kicks off its 2026 Mardi Gras season with MLK DreamFest and a spectacular parade lineup. The Krewe of ...

Pensacola Mardi Gras will be hosting second line events throughout Mardi Gras season to support downtown Pensacola businesses. The weekly parades will run from Jan. 6 through Feb. 10, led by the New ...

We may all be recovering from the holidays and New Year’s, but Mardi Gras is just around the corner. And unfortunately, the season of king cakes and rare parade throws will be shorter this year ...

Mardi Gras season runs Jan. 6 to Feb. 17 in 2026, totaling six weeks. Duration shortened from 58 days in 2025 because Fat Tuesday fell in March. Mardi Gras date links to lunar cycle: Easter follows ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — WKRG News 5 is your guide for all things Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast. Here we’re keeping track of Mardi Gras 2026 parade schedules in Mobile. Fat Tuesday is Feb. 17, 2026, but ...

The inaugural Zachary Mardi Gras announced Regena Hartley Beard and Doug Williams as the grand marshals of the 2026 Zachary Mardi Gras Parade, taking place at 2 p.m. Feb. 15. Regena Hartley Beard, the ...

SHREVEPORT/BOSSIER CITY, La. — The 2026 Mardi Gras season in Northwest Louisiana officially kicked off Saturday with a day of faith, tradition and celebration. The day began with the annual Mardi Gras ...