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The word "Mardi Gras" means "Fat Tuesday" in the French language. Celebrations include festivals, parades, dancing and feasting before the fasting starting on Ash Wednesday Days to Mardi Gras 2026. Tuesday, February 17th is day number 48 of the 2026 calendar year with 11 months, 20 days until Mardi Gras 2026. Nothing about Mardi Gras is predictable – not even the date. Mardi Gras Dates through 2050. YEAR: MARDI GRAS DAY: 2025: March 4: 2026: February 17: 2027 Mardi Gras, like Christmas, is a whole season - not just one day. That being said, Fat Tuesday is the biggest day of celebration, and the date it falls on moves around. You'll find that Fat Tuesday can be any Tuesday between Feb. 3 and March 9. Mardi Gras falls on a different date each year, a system that revolves around Easter, which also doesn't occur on the same day every year. 2026: Feb. 17; 2027: Feb. 9; 2028: Feb. 29 Mardi Gras in 2026 is on Tuesday, the 17th of February (17/2/2026). How are Mardi Gras dates determined? Mardi Gras is celebrated on the day before Ash Wednesday. Date Holiday Day Week number Days to go; March 4, 2025: Mardi Gras Carnival 2025: Tuesday: 10: 4: February 17, 2026: Mardi Gras Carnival 2026: Tuesday: 8: 354 This year’s Carnival season lasts 58 days, from 12th Night on Jan. 6 to Mardi Gras on March 4. But next year, Mardi Gras falls on Feb. 17. That means celebrations in 2026 will pack into just 43 Find the date of Mardi Gras in this, previous, and future years. Mardi Gras 2026: February 17, 2026; Mardi Gras 2027: February 9, 2027; Mardi Gras 2028: February Year Date Day Holiday States; 2025: 4 Mar: Tue: Mardi Gras Day: AL & LA: 2026: 17 Feb: Tue: Mardi Gras Day: AL & LA: 2027: 9 Feb: Tue: Mardi Gras Day: AL & LA: Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Also sometimes referred to as Carnival or Carnival Day, Mardi Gras is always scheduled 47 days preceding Easter (the 40 days of Lent plus seven Sundays). Future Mardi Gras Dates. 2026 – February 17 2027 – February 9 2028 – February 29 2029 – February 13 2030 – March 5 2031 – February 25 2032 – February 10 Holiday Date Days to Go; Mardi Gras 2024: Tuesday, February 13, 2024-362: Mardi Gras 2025: Tuesday, March 04, 2025: 23: Mardi Gras 2026: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 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 Holiday Date Days to Go; Mardi Gras 2024: Tuesday, February 13, 2024-380: Mardi Gras 2025: Tuesday, March 04, 2025: 5: Mardi Gras 2026: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Mardi Gras Tips Mardi Gras Krewes Mardi Gras Balls Mardi Gras Parade Throws Mardi Gras Colors Mardi Gras Dates Frequently Asked 2026 . Feb. 17. 2027 . Feb. 9 Holiday Date Days to Go; Mardi Gras 2024: Tuesday, February 13, 2024-341: Mardi Gras 2025: Tuesday, March 04, 2025: 44: Mardi Gras 2026: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Holiday Date Days to Go; Mardi Gras 2024: Tuesday, February 13, 2024-380: Mardi Gras 2025: Tuesday, March 04, 2025: 5: Mardi Gras 2026: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Why Are the Mardi Gras Dates Always Different? Mardi Gras is 47 days before Easter Sunday and falls on Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Easter next year is on April 9, the first Sunday after the spring equinox or the Paschal full moon. It means that 47 days before that is February 21, which makes it the Mardi Gras 2023 observance. Holiday Date Days to Go; Mardi Gras 2024: Tuesday, February 13, 2024-380: Mardi Gras 2025: Tuesday, March 04, 2025: 5: Mardi Gras 2026: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Holiday Date Days to Go; Mardi Gras 2024: Tuesday, February 13, 2024-365: Mardi Gras 2025: Tuesday, March 04, 2025: 20: Mardi Gras 2026: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 When is Mardi Gras? Dates, facts, history and customs for Mardi Gras. Tuesday February 25, 2025 . Home; Calendars. 2025 Calendar; 2026 Calendar; 2025 Printable Calendars;
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