With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start of Carnival, the 2025 season lasted 58 days. The 2026 season won't be quite as ...

and Venice, Italy, where Carnival traditions are longstanding. In its earliest days, many New Orleans costumes and designs were made in France. Mardi Gras Indians are particularly noted for their ...

The date for Mardi Gras this year is Tuesday, March 4 and it will be marked with huge celebrations in New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro and Venice ... and Shrove Tuesday, Carnival, and Ash Wednesday ...

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday. It’s a time for celebration and is seen as a final burst of excitement before ...

Mardi Gras comes to a close on Tuesday night, and soon, those who celebrate will exclaim “Laissez les bons temps rouler,” or “Let the good times roll” for the last time this Carnival season.

"Carnival with Mardi Gras, at its height, is Mobile, Alabama's greatest living tradition. Ever-evolving, yet embedded in the minds and hearts of Mobilians, it is a part of the city's landscape and ...

While Mardi Gras is often used, inaccurately, to refer to the entirety of the Carnival season, it’s actually meant to refer just to Fat Tuesday, which marks the culmination of the Carnival season.

Carnival season has come to a close ... with 43 days from Jan. 6 to Fat Tuesday on Feb. 17. Why isn't Mardi Gras on the same day? Mardi Gras falls on a different date each year because it ...