The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the Christian Lenten season, Mardi Gras has since expanded from a single ...

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as ...

With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start of Carnival, the 2025 season lasted 58 days. The 2026 season won't be quite as ...

Mardi Gras is Tuesday, March 4, and while it is widely known that the holiday is celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana, the day is marked in communities around the country and worldwide. What started ...

Watch live as Mardi Gras celebrations take place throughout New Orleans on Tuesday, March 4, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday.

Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras in French — is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 4. The ...

By the 1850s, a group of men in New Orleans established a secret society to help celebrate the holiday. The city’s first ...

The city of New Orleans might still be recovering from hosting the Super Bowl, but that’s not stopping the birthplace of jazz music from getting ready to celebrate it’s biggest annual holiday this ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is traditionally the last day before the season of Lent begins, a period of time characterized by ...

Let's take a closer look at the rich history behind this lively holiday, which stretches back centuries to ancient traditions and French colonial influences. Mardi Gras is a weeks-long celebration ...