Carnival season 2025 is approaching its climax in New Orleans and across the Gulf Coast, with big parades rolling down the main routes as

New Orleans revelers are looking forward to mild temperatures and clear skies for some of the biggest days of the Mardi Gras season this weekend, but rain is now increasingly likely for Fat Tuesday, according to forecasters.

Findlay Market brought a taste of New Orleans to Cincinnati on Sunday with its first-ever Mardi Gras tasting event.

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.

Fat Tuesday, the day before the start of Lent, is celebrated as Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Carnival in Brazil, but you don’t need to travel to get a taste of the fun.

"Wow, Omaha — you blew me away! All king cakes are sold out, and every slot is booked until Mardi Gras," the New Orleans native said on Facebook.

She describes herself as a "stereotypical 90s goth girl" who fell in love with the architecture and history of New Orleans. Here's how her partner surprised her with the engagement of a lifetime, plus a wedding reception overlooking the Krewe of Boo!

After a brief post- Super Bowl breather, an intense security presence will return to the streets and skies of New Orleans, as helicopters, drones, bomb-sniffing dogs, SWAT

Ollie Clark, adorned in colorful face paint, stands for a portrait during the Krewe de Prank parade on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel [email protected] Mardi Gras parades are not exclusive to New Orleans,

Each year, more than a million visitors travel to New Orleans to partake in the city’s world-famous Carnival celebrations.

Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled due to the dangers posed by extreme winds that could reach 60 mph in the New Orleans area on Fat Tuesday. “The range of where