Tickets are now available for the highly anticipated Amtrak Mardi Gras Service, which will begin traveling between Mobile and ...

Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service between Mobile and New Orleans will launch on Aug. 18, ending the lengthy effort to restore passenger operations on a route that last saw an Amtrak train in 2005. Tickets ...

Mardi Gras party Members of the LOUD Neighbors Brass Band were silhouetted as they played in front of one of the dozens of Mardi Gras images that added to the celebration that was Saturday’s ...

Mardi Gras in America traces its roots back to medieval Europe. According to MardiGrasNewOrleans.com, it eventually made its way to France’s colonies in the New World. As the site notes: “On March 2, ...

Paczkis, king cakes, Holy Week schedule Revelers take in the festivities during the Krewe of Wrecks Mardi Gras Parade at Pensacola Beach Sunday, March 2, 2025.© John Blackie/Pensacola News Journal ...

Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are the same day, and they take place on March 4 in 2025. Mardi Gras marks the end of the pre-Lenten season. Fat Tuesday is a day of feasting before the fasting of Lent ...

Webber, a New Orleans native, said Mardi Gras isn’t just a party but a cultural celebration in Louisiana. Mardi Gras allows people to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more ...

Event details about North Beach Mardi Gras Parade & Party in San Francisco on March 1, 2025 - watch, listen, photos and tickets ...

Why is it Fat Tuesday? Paczkis, Holy Week schedule, Easter, Lent The King of the Krewe of Zulu parades despite the rain on ...

Mardi Gras is a celebratory day marking the close of the pre-Lenten season. It's celebrated in France on Shrove Tuesday − which is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday − according to brittanica.com.

March 4 is Mardi Gras (or Fat Tuesday), the last day of Carnival season just before Lent, which is the 40-day period during which many people spend in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum executive director Abreeza Thomas explains Mardi Gras dates back to ancient times overseas. The museum was founded on the Coast in the late 80s.