When is Mardi Gras?
Mardi Gras 2025 is Tuesday, March 4. A movable holiday, occurring on any Tuesday from February 3 through March 9, Mardi Gras always scheduled 47 days preceding Easter (the 40 days of Lent plus seven Sundays).
Parade Maps and Apps
In 2025, Mardi Gras happenings and parades begin on Twelfth Night (January 6) and run through Fat Tuesday (March 4). Never has it been easier to have vital information at your fingertips — and not just for the big float parades that draw most of the attention.
Parties and Balls
While “society” Carnival balls are private affairs for krewe members and their invited, formally attired guests, some krewe fêtes — including post-parade “extravaganzas” staged by Endymion, Orpheus and Tucks — are accessible to non-members. Costuming or fancy dress, drinking and dancing, live music, frivolity and pretend royalty are all key ingredients in the common quest to let pleasure rule.