Mardi Gras actually began in Mobile, Alabama – a port city with close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, located about 140 miles east of the Big Easy. “By virtue of being established prior to ...

The cruise line is offering its first eight-night itineraries aboard its Tampa-based Margaritaville at Sea Islander ship. The 8-Night Mardi Gras Overnight & Mexico sailing will visit New Orleans and ...

Officials are rushing to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warning revelers against brining umbrellas and tents as powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to strike Louisiana and ...

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

Mardi Gras 2025 may not have been the biggest on record, but it was the biggest post-pandemic Carnival, with hotel occupancy averaging nearly 90% for the five-day weekend and businesses owners ...

But other states in the U.S. celebrate Mardi Gras as well, like Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Missouri, New Mexico and ...

In downtown Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle, organizers are planning a Big Easy-style Mardi Gras festival that includes food trucks, dancing, live entertainment and a low country seafood boil.

NEW ORLEANS — Saint Joseph's Night is a cultural and spiritual celebration observed in New Orleans, primarily by the Mardi Gras Indians, on the evening of March 19, the feast day of Saint Joseph.

Mardi Gras floats “could become unstable” and ... Freida Frisaro in Miami and Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, New Mexico, contributed.