Long Beach held an early Mardi Gras celebration at Shoreline Village from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 1. The event’s parade began near Gladstone’s, a seafood restaurant at Rainbow ...

For 42 years, it's been a stable place in the city, often called "Green Mardi Gras." It showcased decretive floats, the sweet ...

The Rotary Club of Texas City hosted its sold-out annual Mainland Mardi Gras Gala on Feb. 8 at the Charles Doyle Convention ...

The Mississippi Aquarium is recycling Mardi Gras beads to protect local wildlife — and helping to fund medical care for those ...

The event is rooted in African and Native American influences, with ties to both Catholic and Black masking Indian traditions ...

“That’s what I loved about the late ’80s, going to all of the dance parties in Sydney for Mardi Gras,” said Blanchett.

Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known by its English translation Fat Tuesday. It's the festival that happens before the start of Lent, the 40-day period observed by certain Christian denominations ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste. At dawn Wednesday ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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 ...

Carnival season has come to a close. While some of you may still be recovering, plenty are likely already thinking ahead to next year's festivities. With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start ...

Severe weather alerts caused Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and other cities throughout the U.S. to be moved up or canceled Erika Goldring/Getty Severe weather systems are threatening Mardi ...

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