Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.

New Orleans erupts into a dazzling display of parades, music, and revelry for Mardi Gras. Known as "Fat Tuesday," this celebration marks the final day before Lent and is so deeply ingrained in ...

In the Presbytère parade, everything – floats, riders, buildings and even spectators – is made of about 35,000 LEGO bricks.

Carnival Season is in full swing and Fat Tuesday will soon be here. If you're planning to hit the parades, these are the top ...

Still, it’s not a treat enjoyed year-round. Tradition holds that king cake is not to be eaten before Carnival season begins ...

Head to Gallery 2000 on the nearby ACC Highland Campus Saturday night for the opening reception of new exhibit “The ...

To be fair, it was also the first time I'd seen Bourbon Street in the daylight. The streets of the French Quarter were still wet from overnight street cleaning. There were more people working to set ...

Mobile police unveiled a portable vehicle barrier along Dauphin Street Tuesday, exactly one more before Fat Tuesday.

If Mardi Gras season is the biggest party of the year, then Fat Tuesday is the ultimate final bash before the solemn Lenten season. In states along the Gulf Coast, the day is marked with parades, rich ...

Hodges founded Church of the Highlands in 2001, when the church met in the Mountain Brook High School auditorium. Since then ...

Dallas Blooms The largest annual floral festival in the Southwest features 500,000 blooming bulbs, including 350,000 tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils, alongside vibrant azaleas and cherry trees, ...

LAYERS THIS WEEK. ALL RIGHT, GET READY TO PARTY LIKE YOU ARE IN NEW ORLEANS. MARDI GRAS FESTIVITIES ARE KICKING OFF TODAY AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO. THERE’S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ALREADY GOING ON THIS ...