Don’t let the 1,523-mile distance from New Orleans fool ya – Phoenix loves Mardi Gras. And rightfully so, as this final indulgence before Lent sweeps us into deep introspection is basically how we ...

Everyone in New Orleans knows the essential Mardi Gras songs. The likes of “Carnival Time,” “Mardi Gras Mambo,” “Go To the Mardi Gras,” “Big Chief” and “Second-Line, Pt. 1” are as baked into the ...

Mardi Gras is a little over a week away. While Mardi Gras is technically only one day, also known as Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras celebrations and carnivals are held for weeks leading up to the actual day.

New Orleans is preparing to make Mardi Gras 2025 an unforgettable celebration. The festivities commence on January 6 and culminate on Fat Tuesday, March 4, during which the city will be alive with ...

Back in 2003, musician John Averill was working with a group that threw large parties around Portland, Oregon, and pulled together musicians to play the events. When they decided to put on an event ...

Feb. 28-March 1: Leonard Ouzts at Raleigh Improv- Leonard can most recently be seen in a breakout role of the producer Lawrence in season two of the Netflix series "Master of None." Feb. 28-March 2: ...

We’re fast approaching the end of Carnival, the traditional Christian season of festivities before Lent. “Mardi gras” means “fat Tuesday” in French, marking a centuries-old ritual of feasting before ...

Carnival season is in full effect and has been for weeks. Now, it's almost time for Mardi Gras! Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the Christian Lenten season, Mardi Gras has since ...

When most people think of Mardi Gras, they immediately think of New Orleans. It makes sense that the two are so closely ...

Watching a half-mile-long parade with stilt walkers, costumed dancers and floats with riders flinging beads. Dancing to the peppy, swaggering chorus of a brass band. Feasting on freshly baked king ...