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The festival season varies from city to city; Mardis Gras often refers to the last day of Shrovetide (or Fastelavn or Carnival), thus being synonymous with Shrove Tuesday. [4] Some traditions, such as the one in New Orleans , Louisiana, consider Mardi Gras to stretch the entire period from Twelfth Night (the last night of Christmas which begins Hastings Fat Tuesday Music Festival will once again deliver five days of music, mayhem and Mardi Gras across Hastings and St Leonards from February 28 to March 4. The five day town wide celebration will present over 350 free gigs, gatherings, parties and parades alongside ticketed events, with internationally acclaimed artists from across the globe appearing alongside a wealth of local bands. Mardi Gras Festival is located at Roundhay Park, Leeds. Travel information Running every 15 minutes from 12:45pm, the buses will leave Sovereign Street in Leeds city centre and take you directly UK’s largest Mardi Gras and the ultimate mid-winter carnival. The five day town wide celebration will present over 350 free gigs, gatherings, parties and parades alongside ticketed events, with acclaimed artists from across the South-East appearing alongside a wealth of local bands. 2. What is the purpose of Mardi Gras? Mardi Gras was originally a day of feasting in preparation for the start of Lent. Much like Shrove Tuesday in the UK, Mardi Gras was a day of excess and luxury dedicated to using up stores of rich foods like milk, cheese, butter, and eggs before the fasting period of Lent. Mardi Gras Festival Proud in The Park Saturday 14th August 11am - 11pm @ Roundhay Park, Leeds The latest addition to the UK festival calendar, MARDI GRAS, makes its debut in Leeds this summer in the beautiful surroundings of the city's most prestigious green space, ROUNDHAY PARK! Fat Tuesday Music Festival. Returns 28 February - 4th March 2025. The UK’s largest Mardi Gras and ultimate mid-winter carnival! Mardi Gras Festival UK, Leeds. 3,568 likes · 1,070 were here. Mardi Gras Festival Roundhay Park, Leeds Mardi Gras celebrations are set to take over London this weekend as Covent Garden’s The Yard hosts live music and festivities. Honouring the final day before Lent, while in the UK we know it as Pancake Day , in the US it is better known as Mardi Gras, which is French for Fat Tuesday. A massive new Mardi Gras festival is coming to Leeds this summer, bringing with it a host of Ru Paul’s Drag Race stars and a special DJ set from fashion icon Gok Wan. The park is due to be completely transformed for the event, with two full-size festival production stages forming the focal point at Soldier’s Fields in Roundhay Park. 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. Our three day Mardi Gras festival is full of carnival rides, fun games, lively entertainment and yummy food for all ages. FREE PARKING - FREE ADMISSION This is a rain or shine non-refundable event. Festival Hours: Friday, January 17 - 12PM-11PM Saturday, January 18 - 12PM-11PM Sunday, January 19 - 1PM-8PM 2025 Advance Ticket Sale Pick Up: Mardi Gras 2025 adult t-shirt in the color green featuring a colorful festival design. Adult size 100% Cotton Screenprint design Machine wash Imported TM Measurements: (A) Length (Long) from Center Back (B) Across Shoulders (C) Back Width from Armhole to Armhole (D) Sleeve Length from Shoulder Shrove Tuesday is celebrated in many different forms the world over, from Pancake Day in the UK to Carnival in Brazil and huge Mardi Gras celebrations in the US and beyond. Literally translating from the French as Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras is the first day before lent (a period of fasting for 40 days and [] So it is probably what the term "Mardi Gras" stood for and the acts it was associated with that led it to be adopted as a term for Gay Pride festivals; i.e. "Mardi Gras" was known as a "celebration of life" and the last day of freedom before the strict religious sacrifice of lent commences, hence Mardi Gras is basically the antithesis of abiding the rules set by oneself (i.e. lent). Mardi Gras has its origins in ancient pagan celebrations. The first recorded Mardi Gras celebration was in Mobile, Alabama, in 1703. Mardi Gras was brought to New Orleans, Louisiana, by French settlers in the early 1700s. Mardi Gras quickly became a popular tradition in New Orleans, and the city’s first formal Mardi Gras parade was held in Mardi Gras is always the final Tuesday of the Carnival season. Although Carnival season always begins on the same date, January 6, Fat Tuesday is always the Tuesday that falls 46 days before the Easter holiday. For example, Mardi Gras 2024 is on Tuesday, February 13th. Mardi Gras 2025 will take place on Tuesday, March 4th. 18. In many areas, however, Mardi Gras has evolved into a week-long festival. Mardi Gras 2025 will fall on Tuesday, March 4. Mardi Gras in New Orleans Came from a Secret Society
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