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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. NEW ORLEANS — Monday, Feb. 5 begins a new week of parades in New Orleans and on the West Bank. Two West Bank parades, Krewe of Music and Krewe of Nandi, are set to make their carnival season Most locals refer to Mardi Gras as the final two weekends of the celebration, when most of the parades and events take place. When to Visit for Mardi Gras in New Orleans. You can visit any time during Carnival (between January 6th and March 4th, 2025) to experience parades and festivities. Because Easter can fall on any Sunday between March 23 and April 25, and Mardi Gras is always 47 days before Easter, Zulu and Rex can roll on any Tuesday between Feb. 3 through March 9. New Orleans weather on Mardi Gras Day can be unpredictable as well. It can be shorts weather in early February and you might very well need a coat in March. Guy Fieri is bringing America’s Largest & Most Fun Tailgate of all time to Mardi Gras World in New Orleans on Big Game Sunday, Feb 9th! Part food festival, part music festival, Guy’s Flavortown Tailgate is a FREE all-ages event that will welcome 10,000+ fans for the ultimate tailgate experience 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 Braving the rain, a couple stands under an umbrella along St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. The avenue, which would typically be packed with Mardi Gras paradegoers, was Why is Mardi Gras so late this year? Because it’s linked to Easter, the date of Mardi Gras can fall anywhere between Feb. 3 and March 9. That’s because Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. This year’s date of March 4 is one of the latest possible. This year, Mardi Gras, which translates from French to "Fat Tuesday," is on Feb. 13. Ash Wednesday is on Feb. 14, the day marking the start of the 40-day Lenten season that culminates with Easter . The Mardi Gras date always varies a little, and in 2025, it will fall on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (In 2026, it’s much earlier, landing on February 17; in 2027, it’s even earlier, February 9.) Here’s everything you need to know about the Big Easy’s biggest party of the year. The best places to stay in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Fri., Feb. 28th at 9:00 p.m. Mardi Gras! Galveston Parade. Revelers will enjoy this festive night parade, as it circles the Entertainment District wrapping up the second Friday of celebrations for Mardi Gras! Galveston, 2025. Get ready for some high stepping Drum Majors, Rolling Party Floats and tons of excitement! Friday, Feb. 28 – Tuesday, March 4 – Le Festival de Mardi Gras à Lafayette – Cajun Field, Lafayette.Carnival rides and games, live music, food vendors, and parades roll through the festival 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. Feb. 1 — Mardi Gras Party, 6-9 p.m., presented by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Alabama. Happening at 210 At the Tracks, 210 Locust St. Admission is $50. The Krewe of Avant Garde invites the community to the Annual Masked Mardi Gras Ball at 6 p.m., Friday, February 21, 2025, at the Pensacola Yacht Club to show support for our military and enjoy dancing with live band music [] Carencro Mardi Gras Parade. Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. Carencro. Krewe de Canailles Walking Parade. Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. Downtown Lafayette to Cajun Field. Krewe des Chiens Parade. Feb. 22 at noon. Downtown Lafayette to Cajun Field. Scott Mardi Gras Parade. Feb. 22 at 11 a.m. Scott. Krewe of Carnivale en Rio. Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Downtown Lafayette to Pensacola Paw-di Gras is an annual event in downtown Pensacola that adds to our amazing Mardi Gras events. This event brings together our animal loving community, and helps raise awareness and funds for local animal shelters and rescues in need. Block Party, pet parade, costume contests, vendors, food, beer, adoptable dogs, and more Mardi Gras is on Friday, Feb. 9, at the Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette, 501 S. Main St. in Peoria. General admission tickets are still available here. Along with the awards, there will be Cajun-inspired food, music, dancing, a wine pull, and entertainment. The party starts at 6 p.m. (Editor’s note: Illinois Eagle is a media sponsor of the event.) A member of the Mondo Kayo Social and Marching Club parades down St. Charles Avenue during Mardi Gras day on Feb. 9, 2016, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras in French, is a Mardi Gras Parade schedule for Feb. 7-9. Never miss a parade again with the WWL-TV Mardi Gras Parade Tracker! To stream WWL TV on your phone, you need the WWL TV app.
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