Mardi Gras, New Orleans and Carnival

Despite weather concerns, New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras Day and bids farewell to Carnival season
The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the afternoon. Carnival Season's final parades in Louisiana's most populous city,
When is Mardi Gras 2026? Get ready for a shorter Carnival season.
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 long, with 43 days from Jan. 6 to Fat Tuesday on Feb. 17.
Watch Mardi Gras 2025 livestream replay: See celebrations throughout New Orleans
Watch live as Mardi Gras celebrations take place throughout New Orleans on Tuesday, March 4, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday.
Mardi Gras 2025: Joy and Jitters for New Orleans
There was never any question that Mardi Gras would go forward after the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans. But some revelers felt at least a hint of trepidation.
After Mardi Gras revelry, New Orleans faces a Herculean task: cleaning it all up
Over the past three years, a collection of organizations has stepped up efforts to improve the sustainability of Mardi Gras and cut down on the more than 2 million tons of waste generated during the heart of the city's carnival season.
Rex, King of Carnival arrives to New Orleans ahead of Mardi Gras
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Photos: Oakland celebrates Fat Tuesday with New Orleans-style Mardi Gras parade
A few hundred revelers danced their way through the streets of downtown Oakland last night to celebrate Fat Tuesday New Orleans-style.
New Orleans embraces Mardi Gras festivities amid weather concerns: PHOTOS
New Orleans, renowned for its world-famous Mardi Gras celebration, rescheduled its final Carnival parades to earlier time slots ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms, and tornado warnings,. Masked riders on elaborate floats and costumed revelers eagerly embraced the festivities,
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Mistick Krewe of Comus ball glistens as Mardi Gras in New Orleans comes to a close
The grand finale of Mardi Gras 2025 came Shrove Tuesday evening with the traditional Meeting of the Courts of the Mistick ...
How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi Gras
With the sun rising, people stumbled out of bars and saluted the trash collectors. A drunken couple shrieked and leaped onto ...
NOPD and city officials declare Carnival Season a success after Bourbon Street sweep, marking end of Mardi Gras 2025
"Mardi Gras isn't just about Mardi Gras Day, which is a big day, but it really is about the over two weeks that we've managed ...
New Orleans law enforcement sweep Bourbon Street, officially ending Mardi Gras
The clock has struck midnight, which means that the New Orleans Police Department and the New Orleans mayor would ceremoniously end the revelry of Carnival Season.
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What to know about Mardi Gras and the celebration in New Orleans
McDonald, from the Archdiocese of New Orleans, said Carnival and Mardi Gras are also seasons for families to celebrate “the unique culture of New Orleans.” “That is often lost in the ...