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

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Carnival has begun, marking the start of the Easter season. Here’s when Easter, Lent, Mardi Gras and related holidays fall in ...

Down at Mardi Gras World, outgoing mayor LaToya Cantrell welcomed the season at the customary King’s Day kickoff party ...

Find the complete 2026 Mardi Gras parade schedule, including dates, times and locations across New Orleans, Metairie, Slidell, Uptown and surrounding parishes.

Carnival in Louisiana and around the world is rooted in Christian and Roman Catholic traditions. It’s marked by feasting, ...

Mardi Gras season officially begins on Jan. 6, or Twelfth Night, and lasts until it culminates on Fat Tuesday. Here are the dates to know this year.

The packed season of parades, celebrations and king cakes will last just six weeks. Here’s what to know in 2026.

Carnival lovers will have fewer weeks to catch beads and indulge in sweet king cakes this upcoming season. With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start of Carnival, the 2025 season lasted 58 days. The ...

Mardi Gras is coming early in 2026, with a few parades rolling as early as January. Mardi Gras Day or Fat Tuesday is Feb. 17. Ironically, or not, the date for the Bacchanalian celebration of Mardi ...

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) - The Krewes of Gemini and Centaur are inviting the public to their big 12th Night Celebration to officially kick off the 2026 Mardi Gras season. The celebration will be held ...

As a New Orleans local, I’m familiar with (and occasionally guilty of ignoring) the number one rule of Mardi Gras: It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Carnival season in 2026 begins on 6 January and runs ...