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The oldest female Mardi Gras organization in Jefferson Parish will celebrate Carnival 2025 with a 200-member, 18-float parade. This year's theme is “Isis Goes on a Field Trip” Floats will include Rivertown Theater , Aquarium, and Circus . Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. When is Mardi Gras 2025?Here's what to know as Fat Tuesday approaches. Why does New Orleans celebrate Mardi Gras? Although it is a Christian holiday now, Mardi Gras is a holiday that dates back Shaquille O'Neal hosted Shaq's Fun House at Mardi Gras World during the Super Bowl LIX festivities. Photo: Skip Bolen/Getty Images. The basketball phenom and LSU graduate is the celebrity monarch in Bacchus. The krewe tells us they retrofitted the throne to fit Shaq's famously large frame. The first Mardi Gras celebration in America was celebrated in 1703 in the settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile. Mardi Gras was celebrated soon after the city of New Orleans was founded in 1718 NEW ORLEANS — NBA legend, and celebrity, Shaquille O’Neal has been named the Krewe of Bacchus’ monarch in its 2025 Mardi Gras parade, bringing his towering 7-foot-1 frame and larger-than Endymion (March 1, 2025): Endymion is the largest and most extravagant parade of Mardi Gras, featuring enormous illuminated floats, celebrity riders, and an electric atmosphere. The parade culminates in the Endymion Extravaganza, a massive after-party with live music and thousands of attendees. In 2025, Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, falls on Tuesday, March 4. Ames, invites all to celebrate Mardi Gras at Torrent Brewing Company on Tuesday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. with a hymn sing-along for How else do people celebrate Mardi Gras? On Mardi Gras in southwest Louisiana, some people will take part in the Cajun French tradition of the Courir de Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday Run. These rural processions, with links to rituals from medieval France, feature masked and costumed riders, with stops where participants perform and beg for goods. The annual Krewe of Bacchus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans just named its crowned big star king for 2025, and 'big' is an understatement, considering the star is an inch over 7 feet tall. Whether you're in Houston or Galveston, there’s a Mardi Gras celebration for everyone. Here's your ultimate guide to the best places to celebrate Mardi Gras 2025 in the Houston area! What is Mardi Gras? Mardi Gras, also known as Carnival, is a holiday that dates back thousands of years, with deep roots in Christian tradition. Celebrate Mardi Gras 2025 in Downtown Waxahachie! Saturday, March 1: 11am - 11pm Bars, breweries, restaurant venues and shops throughout Downtown Waxahachie will be featuring your Mardi Gras favoriteslive music, crawfish, drinks, jambalaya, costumes, lattes, cigars and more. Events Here’s where to celebrate Mardi Gras 2025 in Houston area. There are dozens of celebratory events — both free and paid — in the Houston area this weekend and on “Fat Tuesday.” Celebrate Mardi Gras 2025 – Free to be with pride, safety, and love! 14/02/2025. For 47 years the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has drawn hundreds of Mardi Gras 2025 falls on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Mardi Gras Day is March 4, 2025. Fat Tuesday is the last day of the Carnival season as it always falls the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. The official start of Carnival Season is Twelfth Night, January 6. Book your hotel room now and Reserve your Mardi Gras package Making its debut in the Caribbean in November 2025, Celebrity Xcel will take the tropics to breathtaking new heights. film, and photography. Mardi Gras World isn The aquatic theme park will kick off its Mardi Gras celebration on Saturday, January 18, and will keep it going through March 2, according to a news release from the company. Expect food and The final day of Carnival is Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras 2025 events in and near Des Moines. Ames, invites all to celebrate Mardi Gras at Torrent Brewing Company on Tuesday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m The 507 Mardi Gras Party is open to all ages with free entry to the first 100 guests and anyone 12 years old or younger. After that, $10 per person. There’s a cash bar –or get the unlimited Mardi Gras drink package! Details and tickets here The mile-long Mardi Gras Parade at The Wharf is the largest in the District. Photo: Courtesy The Wharf
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