Then the floats get shipped on [Universal ... I can check a lot of boxes.” Universal’s Mardi Gras parade and menu are available daily through March 30. (Concerts are held on select evenings.

And what would the Mardi Gras parade be without the gigantic, ornate floats? The world-famous floats take a year to make. Well, nearly a year. 50 weeks, to be exact, because for two weeks they're ...

From the Ground Up: Mardi Gras Floats is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

Mardi Gras World offers a close-up look at some of the flamboyant floats and costumes used during New Orleans' famous party. One thing to know upfront: This isn't a museum – it's a warehouse ...

Everybody's got 200 pounds of beads and their attic from past Mardi Gras parades," she said. The idea soon blew up. Before she knew it, people around the city were turning their homes into floats.

The Mardi Gras Parade Safety Committee is established ... Video footage shows flames on the back of the float and boxes being ...

Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. Costumed ...

A new Mardi ... made floats, said Castle of Schulkens Communications. The parade will be followed by a midnight fireworks display. The krewe founder, who, as per old-line Mardi Gras custom ...

The state is home to more than 400 festivals, celebrating everything from jazz and blues to crawfish and Christmas The Mardi Gras floats just keep coming, swathed in colour, giant flowers and ...

The krewe customarily selects and designs next year’s throws soon after Mardi Gras ends. The krewe then ... “We had 34 floats this year,” she said, “we may not have that again.” ...

Credit: Supplied by Albie Prias About 208 floats and 12,500 participants fill the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade in Oxford street. Through their unique costumes, participants like the Filipino community ...