Gallery
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
Mardi Gras Dates New Orleans’ BIG annual event, Mardi Gras, is always the day before Ash Wednesday which itself is always forty days before Easter (excluding Sundays). But to simplify matters for carnival historians–and for those eager to partake in the revelries to come–here is a list of dates for Mardi Gras celebrations back to 1947 as well as for the years through 2050. Pass a good Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) in 1946 is on Tuesday, March 5 (first Tuesday of March). Check also the date of Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) in 2026 and in the following years. Toggle navigation Toggle search box Calendar-12.com 12 months a year, day by day Period between two dates; Sunday, February 23, 2025 (Week 9) 1945 Holidays. March 5, 1946: Mardi Gras Carnival (New Orleans) Tuesday-March 10, 1946: Daylight Saving Mardi Gras on March 6, 1946 had many first-time revelers, both young New Orleanians who had never experienced Mardi Gras, but also many discharged troops who were visiting the city. It was not only a celebration for the return of Carnival, but was also another celebration of the end of the war. 1946 Calendar of Holidays and Celebrations in the United States. Mardi Gras. 5 Tue Spring (Season): Date, Months And What It Looks Like. The parades during the 1946 Mardi Gras were the first to take place along the Alabama Gulf Coast since 1941. For four years, from 1942-1945, Mardi Gras events like parades were canceled due to March 1946 9 10 11 12 13 14 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Mardi Gras Carnival 5 6 7 8 9 Daylight Saving 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Mardi Gras, the celebration of indulgence and revelry, invites you to join the festivities and let the good times roll! UTC date and time: 1946-03-05 11:11:38 When is Mardi Gras 2025? Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is on Tuesday, March 4 this year. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. Like Ash Wednesday and Easter, Mardi Gras' date changes Mardi Gras 1946 was very unique. Unfolding on the precipice of worldwide change that would shape the coming generations. It was also the first Mardi Gras to happen in five years1. With World War II over, hundreds of thousands of service people demobilized, including many who had left New Orleans years before. The city welcomed After four years of cancelled celebrations, Mardi Gras returned in 1946. For the veteran flambeaux carriers—a dangerous and physically taxing job—the need for better wages resulted in a historic strike that caused “a post-war rude awakening.” The 2020 date for Mardi Gras and the parade schedules for the New Orleans krewes. 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. Some of the marching krewes of 1946 also primarily consisted of the younger generation. 2 Schools with marching bands joined the krewes, thus being able to show off their school spirit during Mardi Gras. 3 Other clubs such as the Eleanor Carnival Club — established in 1905, with 1936 being the first Mardi Gras they were able to watch Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) in 1976 is on Tuesday, March 2 (first Tuesday of March). Check also the date of Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) in 2026 and in the following years. Toggle navigation Toggle search box Calendar-12.com 12 months a year, day by day When is Mardi Gras 2025? This year, Mardi Gras, which translates from French to "Fat Tuesday," is on March 4. Ash Wednesday is on March 5, the day marking the start of the 40-day Lenten season The celebration of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, known for boundless revelry, balls, and parades, brings with it a quintessential glittering dessert: King Cake, a ring-shaped brioche-like confection, iced with bright purple, green, and gold frosting (symbolizing justice, faith, and power) and sprinkled with crunchy sugared pecans. The celebration of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, known for boundless revelry, balls, and parades, brings with it a quintessential glittering dessert: King Cake, a ring-shaped brioche-like confection, iced with bright purple, green, and gold frosting (symbolizing justice, faith, and power) and sprinkled with crunchy sugared pecans. Mardi Gras 2026 is on Tuesday, February 17, celebrating for Christians the feast before the fast that starts on Ash Wednesday. Date Days to Go; Mardi Gras 2024 1:30 PM | D'Iberville - North Bay Mardi Gras Association Parade. Monday, March 3 5:30 PM | Bay St. Louis - Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Lundi Gras Parade. Tuesday, March 4, Mardi Gras 1 PM | Bay St. Louis - Krewe of Real People 1 PM | Biloxi - Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade
Articles and news, personal stories, interviews with experts.
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |