At last, our long abstinence from king cake has ended and Carnival parades will once again take to the streets. The 2026 New ...

The Joan of Arc parade makes its way through the French Quarter in 2025. Video: Chelsea Brasted/Axios Four krewes are set to ...

The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.

New Orleans kicked off the Carnival season Tuesday with parades marking the start of weeks of celebrations leading up to ...

Find the complete 2026 Mardi Gras parade schedule, including dates, times and locations across New Orleans, Metairie, Slidell, Uptown and surrounding parishes.

Due to significant construction in the French Quarter, the 2026 parade route has been altered and is slightly shorter.

New Orleans and Baton Rouge prepare for Mardi Gras with scheduled parades and parties, observing updated regulations on ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans is ready for Mardi Gras 2026, with weeks of parades set to roll through the city as Carnival season builds toward Fat Tuesday. From early January walking krewes to the city’s ...

The Sugar Bowl sponsors the NOLA New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show, produced by the Crescent City Countdown Club in partnership ...

LCMC Health will serve the Greater New Orleans community during this upcoming Mardi Gras season to ensure public safety on ...

The Amelia EarHawts dance troupe is in Spain to appear in the Lebrija Cabalgata de Reyes (Three Kings) parade near Seville.

As a New Orleans local, I’m familiar with (and occasionally guilty of ignoring) the number one rule of Mardi Gras: It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Carnival season in 2026 begins on 6 January and runs ...