Mardi Gras or 'Fat Tuesday' is today. Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday will kick off the start of Lent and 'fish' Fridays. Here are Easter 2026 dates to know

Life comes at you fast sometimes, and in 2026 so does Mardi Gras. Mobile’s first parade rolls Jan. 30, Joe Cain Day comes up on Feb. 15 and Fat Tuesday follows on Feb. 17. Here’s a guide to major parades in the Mobile area. Information is drawn from ...

Mardi Gras is coming early in 2026, with a few parades rolling as early as January. Mardi Gras Day or Fat Tuesday is Feb. 17. Ironically, or not, the date for the Bacchanalian celebration of Mardi Gras is determined in part by religion and in part by the moon.

The Pensacola Mardi Gras 2026 season has been chugging along since it kicked off in early January. After nearly a month of krewe balls and weekly Second Line parades, the Pensacola area is now setting its sights on mid-February, when all of the biggest ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — WKRG News 5 is your guide for all things Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast. Here we’re keeping track of Mardi Gras 2026 parade schedules in Mobile. Fat Tuesday is Feb. 17, 2026, but Mardi Gras parades in Mobile roll well ahead of the ...

ASHEVILLE - All hail Queens Delia Bailey and Lois Jolly, the royals for the 2026 Asheville Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, falls on Feb. 17. In Catholic tradition, it's the last day of indulgence before Ash Wednesday and Lent. It's preceded by ...

Jefferson Parish Transit announced bus service changes for the 2026 Carnival Season. It will be effective Friday, Feb. 6, through Tuesday, Feb. 17. Bus detours go into effect two hours before parades begin and return to normal service once the parade has cleared.

Here are the bus service changes happening during the Carnival Season.