After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash—complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls, and seafood boils—Louisiana’s 2025 Carnival Season is approaching its grand conclusion.
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, which takes place March 4, marks the party’s climax and the end of Carnival Season on the Gulf Coast. The conclusion falls the day before Ash Wednesday and is seen as a final day of feasting and revelry before the solemnity of Lent.
