Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is less than a month away. Here's what to know about the end of the vibrant ...

Carnival season means Fat Tuesday is coming soon. Here's when it is, what it means and when Ash Wednesday brings the start of ...

If Mardi Gras season is the biggest party of the year, then Fat Tuesday is the ultimate final bash before the solemn Lenten ...

The famous rapper made a king cake flavor of her vodka-infused whipped cream just for New Orleans. And she was serving up ...

Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.

With a little over two weeks to go until Fat Tuesday, cities and towns across the region are readying floats, beads and ...

In states along the Gulf Coast, the day is marked with parades, rich foods, celebrations and plenty of bead tossing. Here's what to know about Fat Tuesday and its role in the Mardi Gras season.

The festivities include parades throughout the historic French Quarter, as revelers eat king cakes and toss green, purple, and gold beads into ... what to know about Fat Tuesday, including which ...

eating king cake and sharing bead necklaces with gold, green and purple. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Mardi Gras, which literally means "Fat Tuesday" in French ...

Shaquille O'Neal will reign as Bacchus for the parade this year. The parade rolls on Sunday, March 2 at 5:15 p.m.

New Orleans erupts into a dazzling display of parades, music, and revelry for Mardi Gras. Known as "Fat Tuesday," this celebration marks the final day before Lent and is so deeply ingrained in ...