NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the sun rose over New Orleans on Tuesday, a crowd gathered in the historic Treme neighborhood, their ...

Mardi Gras means parties and parades along the Alabama Gulf coast. That means it’s also prime time for people who like to ...

NEW ORLEANS — Only in New Orleans will you see a parade based solely on beans. The Krewe of Red Beas, Dead Beans and Queer beans rolled through the Bywater, usually the three krewes' roll separately, ...

In 1980, the Krewe of Bacchus delighted crowds with their uniquely detailed parade floats. Inspired by aquatic explorer ...

Mardi Gras is a long-standing tradition, filled with fun, families and often, a lot of booze. But there's something really ...

Of all the gifts thrown at the New Orleans parades, one of the newest and most unusual is a collection of South Asian family ...

The good times rolled in Decatur’s Oakhurst community on March 1 as Mead Road Mardi Gras celebrated its 20th anniversary with ...

The Krewe of Bacchus rolled through Uptown in all of its bead-throwing glory Sunday. Countless revelers got a ground-level look at Uptown's biggest parade. Thousands more at-home viewers watched the ...

Special Events The Florida Strawberry Festival is an 11-day community event celebrating the strawberry harvest of Eastern Hillsborough County. Each year, over 500,000 visitors enjoy the festival’s ...

During New Orleans’ festival season, people say, “Laissez les bons temps rouler” — or “Let the good times roll.” And sure enough, Mardi Gras, and the carnival that leads up to it, is a big, rolling ...

On the tail end of the Great Recession, as nonprofits struggled with decreased donations, a local arts center created a whimsical, unique Mardi Gras-style event that stretched the boundaries of ...