Travelers who want to experience Mardi Gras should visit before Fat Tuesday. Still, travelers can find lively nightlife, incredible music, delicious food and plenty to do in the city all year.

The celebration is rooted in the traditions of various cultures. “Mardi Gras,” which is French for "Fat Tuesday," marks the culmination of festivities before the solemn season of Lent.

Because Mardi Gras is always observed on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, ... Universal's 30th annual Mardi Gras celebration will begin on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.

Mardi Gras is an entire season, also called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday — the day we see festivals, feasts and people enjoying sugar ...

The first Mardi Gras celebration in America was celebrated in 1703 in the settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile. Mardi Gras was celebrated soon after the city of New Orleans was founded in 1718 ...