It influences energy, communication, and flow. When audio is planned correctly, it supports the celebration rather than competing with it” — Don Tucker SLIDELL, LA, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2026 ...

Life comes at you fast sometimes, and in 2026 so does Mardi Gras. Mobile’s first parade rolls Jan. 30, Joe Cain Day comes up ...

The audience will have the chance to win grand prizes, dance, and see the kings and queens of more than 60 local krewes.

The Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival returns for its 13th year on Saturday, Feb. 14. The main event runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m ...

As a New Orleans local, I’m familiar with (and occasionally guilty of ignoring) the number one rule of Mardi Gras: It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Carnival season in 2026 begins on 6 January and runs ...

Mardi Gras, Carnival, call it what you want—the debaucherous annual celebrations are actually one in the same. Carnival is generally connected to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while Mardi Gras takes place ...

As downtown Pensacola businesses prepare for Reimagine Palafox, Pensacola Mardi Gras has found a way to draw people to ...

On February 6, thousands of St. Louisans wearing purple, green, and gold will flood Soulard for a day of booze-fueled pre-Lenten revelry. No doubt it will be the city’s biggest party of the year, but ...

Big Chief Demond Melancon wears his Red Cloud suit amongst other members of Mardi Gras Indian tribes during Mardi Gras 2014. In February 2021, the usual bustle of New Orleans’ Canal Street stopped ...

More years ago than I care to remember now, I found myself stuffed into the back seat of some early 1960s land shark with some other guys from then McGill Institute in Mobile heading to a Mardi Gras ...

This year the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade made its way along Oxford Street for the 40th year in a row. It was a typically loud, colourful and vibrant affair that mixed politics with ...