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,
The best and biggest of New Orleans. Top three Mardi Gras parades of Carnival Season
Carnival Season is in full swing and Fat Tuesday will soon be here. If you're planning to hit the parades, these are the top 3 in New Orleans.
Blake Pontchartrain: Which New Orleans krewe first produced a Mardi Gras parade bulletin?
According to Carnival historian and Mardi Gras Guide founder Arthur Hardy, the city’s first organized parading organization, the Mistick Krewe of Comus, was also the first to have one of its parades featured in a printed bulletin.
Will it be warm and rainy for Mardi Gras weekend in New Orleans? See the long-range forecast
New Orleans' biggest weekend for Mardi Gras will be here soon. As parades roll on, find out what the weather forecast predicts for Mardi Gras weekend.
New Orleans paradegoers urged to follow Mardi Gras etiquette for safety of students
The appeal for student safety comes ahead of the first full weekend of Carnival parades in New Orleans. NOLA Public School leaders urge the community to follow certain rules like not crossing in front of marching bands, not throwing anything at students dancing or performing in the parade, and not touching any students in a band or dance group.
Sunday's Uptown New Orleans Mardi Gras parades will be rescheduled
The three daytime parades will now take place mostly at night. Leaders of the Krewe of King Arthur alerted members on Saturday morning of the change, budding the 2025 parade "King Arthur After Dark." In the French Quarter,
Amid Sunday rain, Family Gras moved indoors and parades postponed
Despite heavy rain soaking the region on Sunday, Family Gras went on as planned - just under a different roof. The final day of the event was moved indoors to the Pontchartrain Center in Kenney, a last-minute decision that surprised even local officials but was met with long lines of festivalgoers eager to keep the party going.
Heading to a Metairie Mardi Gras parade? Here is this year’s route
It’s Mardi Gras time in Metairie! As residents wait in line for their favorite king cake and start stocking up on their favorite parade route snacks, they are also making plans to attend parades. Family Gras Day three will be in the Pontchartrain Center While some may enjoy heading into New Orleans to catch popular parades like Endymion and Bacchus,
2025 Carnival parade schedules, times, routes
Southeast Louisiana is gearing up for another Carnival season, with dozens of parades rolling across New Orleans and the ...
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 Friday night through Sunday. Here's a look at the parade forecast this weekend ...
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When is Mardi Gras? More on Fat Tuesday, New Orleans' cultural celebration
Observed in New Orleans, the Carnival season began on Jan. 6 this year and ends with Mardi Gras the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of the Lenten season. Parades in New Orleans ...
Pensacola's Mardi Gras is more than booze and beads. It's changed our city and its people
Pensacola's Mardi Gras celebrations have been met with exuberance since they got rolling in 1900, but keeping traditions ...
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 ...
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 ...
Barricades go up in Lafayette for Mardi Gras
Drivers in Lafayette this morning noticed their commute to work may look a little different as barricades have been put up in ...
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 ...