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Q: When does Mardi Gras start and end? The Carnival season always begins on Jan. 6, which is King’s Day (Feast of the Epiphany). Mardi Gras day (Fat Tuesday), however, is on a different day each year. Fat Tuesday changes every year because Easter Sunday is never on the same Sunday each year. Fat Tuesday is always the day before Ash Wednesday. Your Jan. 6 rights and privileges Starting at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, you are free to say "happy Mardi Gras" to the bus driver, in the same way you might start saying "Merry Christmas" on the It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras began in medieval Europe, starting in Rome and making its way to France The Carnival season there opens on Twelfth Night (also called Epiphany, which is observed on January 6) and climaxes with the Mardi Gras festivities commencing 10 days before Shrove Tuesday. This period is filled with citywide revelry and elaborate parades, both day and night, building up to Mardi Gras and the Rex parade. The Mardi Gras season, also known as Carnival, begins on January 6th and ends on March 4th, 2025. The first Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. took place in 1699, but celebrations were temporarily Now, Mardi Gras always falls on the Tuesday before Lent, but Three Kings' Day (January 6), is both the official end of Christmas and the first day of the Carnival season. The origin of king cakes and the funny baby tradition can also be traced to Saturnalia. Mardi Gras is traditionally celebrated on “Fat Tuesday,” the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. In many areas, however, Mardi Gras has evolved into a week-long festival. Mardi The season, which represents a time of celebration before Christian Lent, lasts until Fat Tuesday. Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras Day, is March 4, 2025. Between January 6 and March 4, enjoy parades, king cake, community celebrations, and more. For a list of future Mardi Gras Day dates, see here. Where in New Orleans can I experience Mardi Gras? Also good to know: the Mardi Gras season actually begins in January, with the start of Carnival. In the Southeastern United States, particularly in New Orleans and Louisiana at large, Carnival begins on January 6th, which marks the end of the Christmas season. From Rome to New Orleans, Mardi Gras is the ultimate carnival. In fact, it’s the last day of what is known as Carnival season. This period of revelry begins on Epiphany on January 6 and ends 47 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 The "Carnival" season, which nobody from Louisiana really calls it, begins on January 6th and ends at midnight on Mardi Gras day (March 5). So, come Sunday, feel free to say, Happy Mardi Gras" to your local grocer after checking out, much in the same way you'd say, "Merry Christmas" starting on Black Friday. In New Orleans, January 6th is a date that holds a special, almost sacred, place in our hearts. It’s not just another day on the calendar—it marks the official start of the Carnival season, a time when our city comes alive with parades, music, costumes, and of course, the rich, delicious tradition of king cake. But for us locals, it’s more than just the beginning of Mardi Gras season; it When does Mardi Gras start? The first Mardi Gras festivities often take place on the Twelfth Night, or the Epiphany, on January 6, according to Britannica. Advertisement. The answer is no. Mardi Gras can start on any day between January 3 and February 9. The date is determined by when Lent begins, which is 40 days before Easter. This year’s carnival season begins on January 6 and ends at midnight on Fat Tuesday (aka Marmadija Gras ). 1. It Starts in January. Mardi Gras in Pensacola actually kicks off on “the twelfth day of Christmas,” as the song says. While Pensacola doesn’t stick strictly to that date, the season officially starts on the first Saturday in January with a fantastic street party on Palafox Place in downtown Pensacola complete with a reverse parade and plenty of colorful krewe members. South Louisiana Mardi Gras parades are set to begin on Jan. 6, with the last of the major parades taking place on March 4. In North Louisiana, Mardi Gras parades will take place a little later in The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in southern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans.Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (the start of lent in the Western Christian tradition). Carnival season kicks off on January 6—also known as King’s Day, Epiphany and Twelfth Night—and runs through Mardi Gras, which is the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Hello and happy Mardi Gras! I'm excited to tell you about my favorite time of the year. A lot of people don't know, but Mardi Gras is actually quite a few weeks long. It starts on January 6, or Three Kings Day, and it goes all the way until Fat Tuesday, which is the day before Lent.
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