Mardi Gras 2024: What to know as Carnival season nears its rollicking end in New Orleans By: Kevin Mcgill, The Associated Press Posted: 3:02 PM CST Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 Last Modified: 7:03 PM CST ...

Mardi Gras season begins on Jan. 6, the Epiphany, but its duration changes each year based on Easter. It always runs until Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent.

The party of the year is here. Mardi Gras, an annual carnival celebrated with exuberance and cultural richness, is upon us. The celebration is rooted in the traditions of various cultures ...

In North Louisiana, Mardi Gras parades will take place a little later in the Carnival Season. The first few parades in North Louisiana will occur during mid- to late-January.

Many people think Mardi Gras is just one day, but it’s actually a full Carnival season that begins on January 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. This tradition dates ...

Mardi Gras, which means Fat Tuesday in French, is a celebration that starts on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. It is observed by millions all around the world and is often referred to as Carnival.

Carnival celebrations — parties, fancy masked balls and other markers of the season — may start on Jan. 6, but the big buildup to Mardi Gras happens in New Orleans in the final 12 days of the ...

Mobile, Alabama, lays claim to the nation’s oldest Mardi Gras celebration. And other lavish Carnival celebrations in Brazil and Europe are world-renowned.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival season 2024 entered its final days in New Orleans on Friday as a parade of “fabulous women and the men who support them” walked the ...

Will Sutton, a New Orleans native, started going to Carnival and Mardi Gras parades as a child. He marched in several parades with the St. Augustine High School Marching 100.

We’re tracking more than 70 parades this Carnival season, including several parades outside of Mardi Gras, like the St. Patrick’s Day parades.