The 17th annual Mardi Gras celebration kicks off this weekend at Universal Studios Florida with a Saturday night concert from the B-52s. The event continues on Saturdays and select weekend nights ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival season comes to a close Tuesday with thousands of people expected to crowd the streets of New Orleans and surrounding communities for the annual Mardi Gras celebration ...

It's Mardi Gras at Universal Orlando Resort and there's plenty of things to do, see and eat at the colorful festival. (Photo: Terri Peters) What do parade floats, colorful plastic beads, beignets and ...

In an only-in-New Orleans story involving an eBay purchase by a self-confessed “Mardi Gras nerd” and a 150-year-old sketchbook, the Rex organization has acquired and verified the oldest known Mardi ...

But in New Orleans, Feb. 13, 2024 marks one of the most important days of the year — Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras Day, however, is actually the last day Carnival celebrations in the Crescent City. New ...

Laissez bon temps rouer: Talladega turned out Saturday morning to kick off the largest Mardi Gras celebration north of Mobile. Following a parade that included Grand Marshal Valerie Burrage, two ...

The pandemic can’t stop the party in New Orleans, where residents have transformed their homes into stationary Mardi Gras floats to help adapt the city’s traditional pre-Lenten celebrations for the ...

The Advocate will publish Mardi Gras ball stories from Carnival krewes in and around the Baton Rouge area. Stories and photos ...

The biggest party of the year is happening every night at Universal Studios Florida as the park pulls out all the stops to get your feet moving and your taste buds popping at its annual Mardi Gras ...

Support Cat Haven of Greater Baton Rouge and receive a chance to win prizes by participating in the Krewe of Kitties Mardi Gras photo contest. The nonprofit organization hopes to raise $5,000 through ...

On February 16 the 2021 version of Fat Tuesday will be here and though it may look a little different this year, there are still plenty of ways to get your Mardi Gras on. The parades may be canceled ...