After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and seafood boils — Louisiana's 2025 Carnival Season is approaching its grand conclusion.

Get ready for beads, beats, and bites! Discover the best Mardi Gras celebrations, from parades to crawfish feasts and toe-tapping live music.

Chron asked an AI chatbot named Island Buddy how to get the most out of this year's Mardi Gras! Galveston festivities, which run Feb. 21-March 4.

Just hours before she died, Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone performed for the last time at a Mardi Gras ball in Mobile on Friday evening. Sparkling in a black suit, the 63-year-old singer, alongside band members,

Is today Fat Tuesday? What is the meaning and why do we celebrate? Here's what we know from king cakes to Holy Week schedule.

Houston bids farewell to meteorological winter on Friday amid sunny and mild weather. Here's what to expect for Houston Rodeo and Mardi Gras parades.

Ollie Clark, adorned in colorful face paint, stands for a portrait during the Krewe de Prank parade on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel [email protected] Mardi Gras parades are not exclusive to New Orleans,

Julian “Judy” Rayford knew exactly what he had started. Yet, in the years after he created Mobile’s Joe Cain Day, Rayford would sit quietly on a bench along Royal Street. He was just another face in the crowd and played the part of an unsuspecting bystander.

Let the Good Times Roll! Indulge in the spirit of Mardi Gras with a delicious King Cake from these top Austin bakeries. Orders are available now.

With Lent just days away, Michiganders will have the chance to enjoy paczki, Polish doughnuts traditionally made in celebration of Mardi Gras.

Krispy Kreme is offering customers a free doughnut on Fat Tuesday this year. Here's how you can redeem the offer.