The program gives back to the community in many ways, including financially. Innovative program puts Mardi Gras beads to good ...

Thoth Parade spokesperson Penny Larson, contacted Monday, said he removed a krewe member and the float's lieutenant for going ...

Krispy Kreme will offer free doughnuts to customers wearing Mardi Gras beads on March 4 ... as they bring out new offers each time. Customers are limited to four dozen per person, and the offer ...

“I think shifting away from using these beads and thinking more sustainability and consciously about what we do give out at Mardi Gras is certainly a culture shift,” she said. On top of rules ...

Barefoot Mardi Gras is one of Padre Island's biggest fundraising events of the year—and it's back in full swing! It will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, and it is a free, family-friendly ...

LSU researchers have found a way to make biodegradable Mardi Gras beads environmentally friendly. The beads can be used to create a bioplastic that can be used in different products. This new ...

Mardi Gras comes ... distribute beads featuring characters such as kings and witch doctors. Krewes also host masquerade balls, which include kings and queens. Krewes also hand out signature ...

Artist and producer Suzannah Powell celebrates the Krewe of Freret's first plastic bead free Mardi Gras on her float It's easy to see why locals and visitors are hesitant to give up the experience ...

Snowmass Village is bringing back its beloved Mardi ... Gras Bead Toss, followed by live music from 3:45 to 5 p.m. The festivities wrap up spectacularly with a fireworks display over Fanny Hill at ...

Some Mardi Gras parades are banning one of their most colorful traditions - tossing out plastic beads. Organizers are trying to cut down on the millions of pounds of trash they make each year.

Pensacola's Mardi Gras is more than booze and beads. It's changed our city and its people Diamond Lewis was among the parents, grandparents and other relatives who turned out to help the students ...