SPRINGFIELD — People seeking a taste of the Mardi Gras spirit can find it at 52 Sumner Ave. on Feb. 22. It is on that night ...

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

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 ...

Catch beads and fun throws at Mardi Gras parades in the Baton Rouge area. This year, Fat Tuesday falls on March 4. In early ...

Mardi Gras, which began as a religious holiday, has become a weeks-long celebration, one that gives millions the chance to let loose before Lent.

It's almost time to break out your King Cake and Mardi Gras beads — Fat Tuesday is just around the corner. Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong ...

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

In the midst of this bleak, blinding-white abyss called Minnesota, I’m missing my Mississippi roots. Instead of intermittent shades of gray skies, white and coal-black soil, I’m ...

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

Festivities across the city include elaborate parades, eating king cake and sharing bead necklaces with gold, green and purple. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Mardi Gras, ...

Mardi Gras is fast approaching and if you celebrate, you may be looking for a King Cake, traditionally eaten between the Christian feast of Epiphany and Fat Tuesday, which falls on March 4 this year.