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. Stay tuned to Facebook or Instagram for any last-minute weather updates to the schedule. 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 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 When is Mardi Gras 2025? Mardi Gras The day is immediately followed by Ash Wednesday on March Mardi Gras is the last and "biggest day of celebration," according to Mardi Gras New Orleans. The 2025 New Orleans Carnival season starts on Saturday, Jan. 6, and concludes on Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4. Mardi Gras 2025 falls on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Nothing about Mardi Gras is predictable – not even the date. Unlike Christmas or the 4th of July which always fall on the same calendar day, the only thing you can count on for sure with Carnival is that Fat Tuesday will fall on, well, a Tuesday. Here are all of the details for the Krewe of Endymion Parade that rolls in New Orleans, Louisiana for 2025 Mardi Gras. See the date, time, parade route and more. Algiers Mardi Gras Parade and Festival. The Algiers Mardi Gras Parade and Festival will be back on Saturday, February 1 at New Orleans Federal City in Algiers. Entertainment will include Brass-A-Holics, Amanda Shaw, The U.S. Marine Reserve Jazz Band and more. The parade starts at 9 a.m. and the Festival begins at 10 a.m. Mardi Gras 2025 is Tuesday, March 4. We're counting down the minutes. As Mayor of the great City of New Orleans, I invite you to visit our city to experience the excitement of Mardi Gras!" Check out the schedule below: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025: Krewe Mosaique at 6 p.m. in the French Quarter Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025: Krewe of Chewbacchus at 7 p.m. in the MarignyFriday, Feb. 14, 2025 The 2025 New Orleans Carnival season starts on Saturday, Jan. 6, and concludes on Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4. Email Doug MacCash at dmaccash@theadvocate.com . Mardi Gras 2025 is Tuesday, March 4. We're counting down the minutes. As Mayor of the great City of New Orleans, I invite you to visit our city to experience the excitement of Mardi Gras!" Don your purple, green and gold and join us in New Orleans this March for "The Greatest Free Show on Earth." Mardi Gras 2025 is Tuesday, March 4. We're counting down The 2025 New Orleans Carnival season starts on Saturday, Jan. 6, and concludes on Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4. Email Doug MacCash at dmaccash@theadvocate.com . The routes come courtesy of the Mardi Gras New Orleans website. Wednesday, Feb. 26. In Uptown at 6:30 p.m., the Krewe of Druids, March 1, 2025, Top Headlines for New Orleans Mardi Gras 2025: New Orleans parade schedule, routes, what to know about the celebration. Gabe Hauari and Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY. Fri, February 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM UTC. 3 min read.
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