After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and seafood boils — Louisiana's 2025 Carnival Season is approaching its grand conclusion.
Get ready for beads, beats, and bites! Discover the best Mardi Gras celebrations, from parades to crawfish feasts and toe-tapping live music.
Chron asked an AI chatbot named Island Buddy how to get the most out of this year's Mardi Gras! Galveston festivities, which run Feb. 21-March 4.
Mardi Gras, Krewes Parade
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Huntsville Police closing streets for Mardi Gras parade
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Aberdeen throwing out carnival vibes through Mardi Gras parade
Local krewe adds unique throws to Mardi Gras parade
You shouldn’t bring a knife to a gunfight, as the saying goes, but bringing spoons to a Mardi Gras parade might be just the ticket. At least that’s the plan for members of Krewe Bon Appetit, who will be throwing hand-decorated wooden spoons when their float makes its way through the crowd at Friday night’s Krewe of Krewes Parade.
More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes into full swing in New Orleans this weekend.
The knights presented an elaborate tableau that included some of their theme floats in the presentation. This included some of Kipling’s works: "How the Whale Got His Throat," "How the Leopard Got His Spots,
Each year, more than a million visitors travel to New Orleans to partake in the city’s world-famous Carnival celebrations.
Legacy on Ice will raise money for victims' families and first responders after the tragedy at Reagan National Airport.
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