Mardi Gras — or Fat Tuesday — is a secular holiday but it’s tied to Christian and Roman Catholic traditions. It always falls the day before Ash Wednesday and is seen as a final day of ...

The Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade, Biloxi’s only parade on Fat Tuesday, rolled at its usual time of 1 p.m. amid windy conditions that led to time changes for parades in ...

See photos of 2025 Mardi Gras in New Orleans The Kewe of Zulu parade rolls down St. Charles Avenue during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 4, 2025.

The Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade, Biloxi’s only parade on Fat Tuesday, rolled at its usual time of 1 p.m. amid windy conditions that led to time changes for parades in ...

The Society of Saint Anne (La SociŽtŽ de Saint Anne) participants make their way to Canal Street Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (Staff Photo by David Grunfeld, The Times ...

The sixth annual Historic Athens Mardi Gras Masquerade was held at Terrapin Beer Co. in Athens, Georgia, on Tuesday, Feb 13, 2024. The event included live musical performances by Atlanta-based ...

Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday made their annual return to Snowmass Village on Tuesday. Festivities included face painting, bead tosses, street performers, and a concert by “The Burroughs” on the stage at ...

Members of the M.J. Brass Boppers band perform during their annual Mardi Gras parade in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ...

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!Tuesday, March 4 Iowa Chicken Run - Catch a chicken at the annual Mardi Gras Run at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 503 E U.S. 90, in the town of Iowa. Doors open at 8 a ...

See photos of 2025 Mardi Gras in New Orleans Contributing: Gabe Hauari, Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at [email protected].