For many WashU students, Mardi Gras is a rare reason to wake up early on a Saturday. Students travel to downtown St. Louis to party in a crowd — and maybe power through a 3 p.m. hangover. While students may spend three or four hours in Soulard,

The Taste of Soulard event in St. Louis offers a preview of the city’s Mardi Gras celebrations with authentic Cajun cuisine from over 20 vendors, featuring a ‘Choose Your Own

Kansas City is a big St. Patrick’s Day town, but Mardi Gras? Not so much. While New Orleans and St. Louis celebrate the end of the pre-Lenten season for weeks, our events are limited to a few hours. And although the actual holiday of Mardi Gras — Fat Tuesday in French — is Tuesday,

Series Six is a St. Louis inspired apparel company who focuses on everything there is to love about St. Louis.

The annual family-friendly event is a St. Louis Mardi Gras tradition and is the world’s largest costumed pet-parade. The event benefits the Open Door Animal Sanctuary, one of th

The 46th Mardi Gras weekend kicks off in St. Louis with the Mayor's Ball, followed by the Bud Light Grand Parade, and concludes with outdoor sales and events in the Soulard neighborhood.

The weekend’s Soulard Mardi Gras celebration draws thousands of people to the historic south St. Louis neighborhood, providing an economic boost to local restaurants, bars, and shops.