Mardi Gras parades February 13-15 . For a full schedule of parades through Fat Tuesday, as well as a map of their parade routes, see our detailed parade schedule. Each Mardi Gras Parade has a unique history and theme. Tuesday Feb 25 2025 Tuesday Mar 4 2025 Mardi Gras . The 2024 New Orleans Carnival season starts on Saturday, Jan. 6, and concludes on Mardi Gras, Tuesday Feb. 13. +2 TX man, NYC woman met by chance at 1998 Mardi Gras. 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 Krewe of Argus rolls in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, to the theme, 'Argus Says I'm Still Standin'.' Jim Hudson reigned as king and Alexandra Ingram as queen over 500 riders on 23 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. A Mardi Gras reveler dangles a pair of beads off of a balcony on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Feb 13, 2013. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash A woman resembles the severed head of Marie Antoinette as she walks in costumes during the Society of Saint Anne parade through Bywater and Marigny neighborhoods on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Tuesday, Feb. 13, various locations of Atlantis,Ó wins first place in individual costume and overall costume during the Annual Bourbon Street Awards on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday A band plays during the Mardi Gras celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Snowmass Village. Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times Snowmass Village is bringing back its beloved Mardi Gras celebration for the 43rd year, filling Fat Tuesday with music, revelry, and plenty of beads on March 4, according to a press release. A Mardi Gras reveler dangles a pair of beads off of a balcony on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Feb 13, 2013. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Parade goers during the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade in Biloxi on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Each Mardi Gras Parade has a unique history and theme. Tuesday Feb 25 2025 Tuesday Mar 4 2025 Mardi Gras . Mardi Gras Festival 2024. Event Schedule. 3:30PM-4PM - 3rd Annual Mardi Paw March. This new Villages Tradition is back at The Mardi Gras Festival for its Third Year. Register Your Pet and join us for a March down Canal Street and around the square. This March ends at the Waterfront Stage just in time for the Pet Costume Contest. 4PM-9PM - The On Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, Feb. 13, street parking will be free. Parking garages are also available, but can be pricy and spots often fill up quickly. Third party websites like Premium Parking Take in one or more of the traditional, raucous, and family-friendly Mardi Gras events in Houston and along the beach in Galveston on Fat Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Let the good times roll while they can, because Mardi Gras wraps up promptly at midnight tonight. But there’s still plenty of time to get in on the party. A Mardi Gras reveler dangles a pair of beads off of a balcony on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Feb 13, 2013. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash CORRECTS MARDI GRAS DAY IS FEB. 21, 2023, NOT 2022 - Children on ladders vie for beads as the group rolls during the Krewe of Iris Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Mardi The annual Fat Tuesday crawfish boil at 3 Daughters is one of our favorite yearly events, complete with all you can eat crawfish, sausage, corn and potatoes, plus king cake, Mardi Gras beers, and live Zydeco music. Tickets always sell out, so act fast. The boil runs from 6-9 pm on Tuesday, February 13. Fat Tuesday at Bar 548 Holiday Date Days to Go; Mardi Gras 2024: Tuesday, February 13, 2024-383: Mardi Gras 2025: Tuesday, March 04, 2025: 2: Mardi Gras 2026: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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