Tag: Mardi Gras

Five years ago, New Orleans was turned upside down by Covid. Last year, however, confirmed a postpandemic renaissance and a tourism boom—a return for New Orleans as a prime destination location. The city had record or near-record attendance for Mardi Gras and the Jazz Fest, among other events, as if the entire world were crawling out of a dark cave and sought New Orleans as a place to bask in the glow of sunshine again.

Lake Charles, the largest city in Southwest Louisiana, reflects the wide variety of cultures that make up this region claimed by both Louisiana and Spanish Texas in the early 19th century.

How is Atlanta celebrating Mardi Gras? Find out where you can eat crawfish and snag some free beads this weekend.

"Mobile’s Carnival is approachable. It’s very family-friendly. Also, the parade floats and costume designs change each year. That’s something special."

Even if you can't make it to New Orleans, there are plenty of places in Atlanta where you can find crawfish boils, beads, and Hurricanes just in time for Mardi Gras.

Watch an award-winning play, Goodnight, Tyler, at Alliance Theatre, celebrate Fat Tuesday early with a Mardi Gras Streetcar Adventure, and enjoy Galentine's Day at Center for Puppetry Arts.

Mardi Gras in Atlanta, 16 Atlanta bartenders face off at the High, and WISH ATL's new art gallery.

Welcome to Tremé: the historical neighborhood where the seeds of New Orleans’s culture were sown more than 200 years ago—and where those roots held fast through Hurricane Katrina, anchoring the city during a decade of rebuilding.

Escape it all and experience the Philadelphia Flower Show, arts and crafts in Asheville, the French Market’s Dutch Alley, and more.