The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.

At last, our long abstinence from king cake has ended and Carnival parades will once again take to the streets. The 2026 New ...

New Orleans and Baton Rouge prepare for Mardi Gras with scheduled parades and parties, observing updated regulations on ...

As a New Orleans local, I’m familiar with (and occasionally guilty of ignoring) the number one rule of Mardi Gras: It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Carnival season in 2026 begins on 6 January and runs ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans is ready for Mardi Gras 2026, with weeks of parades set to roll through the city as Carnival season ...

Jan. 6 is King's Day, or Epiphany, marking the beginning of celebrations and parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras ...

The party has begun with the “Heralds of Carnival,” the Krewe of Phunny Phorty Phellows, taking their traditional ride on Twelfth Night. Krewe members say their annual trip down St.