One of America's biggest cultural celebrations, Mardi Gras, will take place soon, just before the start of the Easter season. Here's what to expect.

Mardi Gras is a holiday celebrated with parades, costumes and parties, but where did it come from? Here's what to know about the holiday.

While the dates and exact celebrations of Carnival vary by location, the United States celebrates Mardi Gras beginning 10 ...

Super Sunday is one of the biggest gatherings of Mardi Gras Indians each year.

Lafayette's Mardi Gras celebration drew a crowd of about 50,000, with the majority being families from big households, as ...

After more than a month of krewe balls and Second Line pop-ups, Pensacola is finally ready for its biggest Mardi Gras parades of the season.

The Fifth Annual City of Trees Parade and Mardi Gras Festival has wrapped up in Sacramento, bringing the spirit of New ...

My neck was overloaded with colorful beads and I had just polished off an entire order of pillowy beignets. The good times were indeed rolling, but I was in an unexpected destination. From ...

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Although the District is thousands of miles away from New Orleans there are still plenty of ways to celebrate Mardi Gras in the D.C. Area. Mardi Gras — or Fat Tuesday— is a celebration to commemorate ...