Mardi Gras has been going on for a couple of centuries, and a couple of centuries from now, if we don’t think collectively about how we treat the environment, ...

Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service passenger rail ensures trains will arrive just in time for New Orleans Saints football season.

Amtrak is bringing its Mardi Gras route to Alabama. Find out when the service starts and how much tickets will be ...

While Pensacola’s Mardi Gras celebrations date back to 1874, 1900 was the year it found its footing, according to "Mardi Gras, A History from 1900 to 1930" written by Barbara Fisher and ...

In the 1700s Mardi Gras was first observed in New Orleans - and early celebrations had a decidedly evil and raucous element, according to Robert Tallant's book "Mardi Gras." ...

Mardi Gras itself dates to New Orleans’ earliest days, or perhaps even before the city’s establishment. An annual event that begins on the Feast of the Epiphany and culminates in parades on ...

If you’ve never been to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, you may think it’s all about beads for boobs. But here’s a reality check: The madness on Bourbon Street is only a microcosm of the Mardi ...

Mardi Gras kicks off on February 13, and the money it's expected to bring to the New Orleans area is close to what some of the biggest sports events funneled into host cities last year.

Mardi Gras Day is more popularly known as Fat Tuesday and that falls on March 4, 2025. In between those three months will be parties, parades and other celebrations of various shapes and sizes ...

Mardi Gras Colors. The Rex Organization — the group founded in 1872 that’s also famous for starting the tradition of naming a parading Carnival King — claims credit for the purple, green and ...

Mardi Gras is always celebrated on the first Tuesday of March. In 2020 and 2021, the celebrations were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but they are still scheduled for 2022, as of Jan. 2022.

Mardi Gras, which is also known as Fat Tuesday, is a day of indulgence that marks the end of Carnival. It's immediately followed by Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.Lent is a 40-day season of ...