When Is Mardi Gras In New Orleans Next Year
When Is Mardi Gras In New Orleans Next Year. Mardi Gras, like Christmas, is a whole season - not just one day. New Orleans Mardi Gras celebrations draw hundreds of thousands of tourists to the city to mingle with the locals at the famed parties and parades.
The city of New Orleans held a news conference Monday to address public safety ahead of the busiest parade weekend of the Carnival Season. Mardi Gras is on in New Orleans, with changes. After a two-year hiatus, America's most legendary street festival is back, baby: Mardi Gras.
Like a lot of native New Orleanians, Muhaimin lives for Mardi Gras.
New Orleans Mardi Gras celebrations draw hundreds of thousands of tourists to the city to mingle with the locals at the famed parties and parades.
The date of Fat Tuesday changes from year to year based on when the Christian holiday Ash Wednesday, or the first day of Lent, occurs. Fat Tuesday is the last day of the Carnival season as it always falls the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. And over the last week and a half, the city's beloved high school bands have returned to the streets. "This is what makes Mardi Gras," says Asia Muhaimin, the band director at Warren Easton Charter High School.