This year, March 4 is Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, the last day of the Carnival season. It's celebrated in New Orleans and around the United States and the world with parades, balls and parties.

The Covington Lions, the Mystic Krewe of Covington and the Mystic Krewe of Covington brought Carnival magic to the city on Fat Tuesday before inclement weather took over. The parades ...

Michael “M.J.” Jones, center, plays the snare drum with M.J.’s Brass Boppers during the annual Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras parade in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, March 3, 2025.

The API failed to deliver the resource. The good times rolled through Biloxi as paradegoers enjoyed Fat Tuesday fun during the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Parade.

Celebrate the Mardi Gras Carnival season at 18 amazing destinations. Whether you're after a party or a traditional Catholic Lenten festival, you'll find it here.