Mardi Gras, New Orleans and Carnival celebrations

Blakeview: These New Orleans area venues have hosted Mardi Gras balls throughout the years
The French Opera House was a popular venue for Mardi Gras balls in the late 1800s. See where balls are hosted today.
Everything You Need to Know About Celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Photo courtesy of New Orleans & Company Carnival is celebrated all over the world, but there’s nothing quite like Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The Carnival celebrations here draw well over a million visitors each year,
When is Mardi Gras? More on Fat Tuesday, New Orleans' cultural celebration
One of America's biggest cultural celebrations, Mardi Gras, will take place soon, just before the start of the Easter season. Here's what to expect.
Sunday's Uptown New Orleans Mardi Gras parades will be rescheduled
Two krewes in Thibodaux also announced changes on Friday for their Sunday parades. Ambrosia completely canceled its parade for 2025 while Shaka rescheduled for Tuesday, March 4. Want to avoid the weather entirely and watch parades from home? Here's the schedule and links to the NOLA.com Parade Cam livestream.
New Orleans Carnival parades rescheduled throughout the week
The City of New Orleans had an exciting day of parades Saturday but rain stopped all parades for Sunday. Parades that were scheduled to roll Sunday have been rescheduled for different times throughout the week. Below is a schedule of all the parades you can track with the WDSU Parade Tracker app this week
Some Mardi Gras krewes rescheduling parades due to rain
NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — Some Mardi Gras krewes are rescheduling their parades set to roll this Sunday due to forecasted rain. On Friday, Feb. 21, the Slidell Police Department reported that the Krewe of Dionysus will now roll on Friday, Feb. 28, with the Krewe of Selene.
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A Mardi Gras parade on Valentine's Day in NOLA? That's how 2 strangers met, fell in love.
"We danced, we talked, we laughed, we danced some more. He watched me take a shot and immediately throw it up (we’ve all been ...
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The best and biggest of New Orleans. Top three Mardi Gras parades of Carnival Season
Fat Tuesday, which is Mardi Gras Day, marks the last day of Carnival Season, and this day falls on March 4 this year.
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New Orleans kicks off first full weekend of Carnival parades
The City of New Orleans is gearing up for the first big weekend of Carnival parades. Two dozen parades will roll starting ...
City of New Orleans preparing for Super Bowl-like approach to Mardi Gras
The City of New Orleans is preparing for its first Carnival season following the New Year's terror attack and on the heels of ...
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Will it be warm and rainy for Mardi Gras weekend in New Orleans? See the long-range forecast
However, the biggest parades this Mardi Gras season will be during the last weekend of February, from Feb. 28 to March 2.
Clancy's Commentary: Support police and deputies with the Adopt-A-Cop program this Mardi Gras
The Police & Justice Foundation’s Adopt-a-Cop program provides healthy meals and snacks for cops, deputies, and other law ...
Humane Society looking to adopt out Mardi Gras horses
This event will mark the Humane Society’s seventh year for the program and during that time, officials said 120 horses have ...
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Wine-soaked Krewe of Cork, where Mardi Gras meets New Orleans hospitality, marks 25 years
Many krewe members work in the hospitality and wine industries, and each year, the krewe invites a major player in the wine ...