Mardi Gras

New Orleans’ annual Carnival season entered its ebullient crescendo Tuesday with thousands of revelers gathering in the French Quarter and lining miles of parade routes in a citywide Mardi Gras celebration underpinned this year by violent crime concerns and political turmoil.

Still looking for Mardi Gras plans for Fat Tuesday? The Scene’s Tommy McFly has some great last-minute options to get in on the New Orleans inspired celebrations.

The Wharf held its Mardi Gras celebration on Saturday. The festivities included a parade with stilt walkers and the Eastern High school marching band, live music and a firework finale.

Count down to Mardi Gras on Feb. 21

When you think of Mardi Gras, you think New Orleans. But not so fast. That’s not where it started.

A chef brought a little New Orleans flavor to an Arlington elementary school. News4 photographer Dave Carter went inside a classroom where the students are learning math with Mardi Gras.

The lead up to New Orleans’ annual Mardi Gras celebration intensifies Friday with events big and small.

Gourmet Goodies in Daphne, Alabama, is making a savory version of a the Mardi Gras treat.

It’s not Mardi Gras without a King Cake! Gourmet Goodies in Alabama created a savory crawfish King Cake that’s taking the carnival tradition to a whole new level.

Mardi Gras 2022 is officially over, and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called the celebration a success, after the 2021 celebrations were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Mardi Gras parades and celebrations returned to the streets of New Orleans after last year’s events were cancelled because of COVID-19.

Bayou Bakery Chef David Guas shares some facts about Mardi Gras and his take on the king cake.

Party-minded people dressed in traditional purple, green and gold filled New Orleans’ streets for the city’s first full-dress Mardi Gras since the coronavirus pandemic began

From Carnival to krewe to king cake, here are eight terms you need to know for Mardi Gras.

Things to do in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia this weekend include Mardi Gras celebrations and an barrier-breaking circus.

Mardi Gras is coming right up on Tuesday, and Tommy McFly lays out all the ways you can celebrate in the D.C. area this weekend.

Even though we’re hundreds of miles away from Mardi Gras in New Orleans, we can still partake in the celebration with one of their quintessential traditions. In this segment of Food Fare, we visit Dauphine’s in downtown D.C. for a piece of king cake.