Dust churned by Tuesday’s high winds pushed air quality into poor conditions, leaving the San Antonio region’s sky hazy into ...

The last day of Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans is March 4, making it the actual day of Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. It refers to the last day of carnival before Ash Wednesday, when ...

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes are filling the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day ...

By the 1850s, a group of men in New Orleans established a secret society to help celebrate the holiday. The city’s first ...

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

Carnaval San Francisco will commemorate its 47th anniversary with a Mardi Gras kickoff party spanning nearly eight blocks of ...

The ring-shaped, sugar-topped cake is a Mardi Gras staple. Typically decorated with icing and sugar or sprinkles in the traditional yellow, green, and purple colors of Mardi Gras, king cake is so ...

The Glammas are something of an institution, having performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, the Texas ...

Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more disciplined and give up habits for 40 days.

A change of venue didn't stop Southeast Texans from showing up at the Saturday Valero Krewe of Aurora Grand Parade.

The weekend's festivities kick off Friday evening with the Chicken Chase and parade at 5 p.m., followed by the first main ...

Most float riders tossed the traditional Mardi Gras beads to the crowd, but others tossed candies and rubber ducks. The ...