Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, marks the climax and end of the weekslong Carnival season and a final chance for ...

Costume maker, float builder and shoe decorator fuel billion-dollar industry ...

Beads flew, cannons roared, and revelers filled Bayshore Boulevard as Gasparilla 2026 took over Tampa. Comedy legend Catherine O'Hara dies at 71 after brief illness Enormous freshwater reservoir ...

This weekend, two of these holidays will be celebrated simultaneously at 118 North (118 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne, ...

Last month, while scrambling to make a flight out of Newark Airport, I was detained by the TSA. All because of a few baubles. “They’re not weapons. It’s costume jewelry,” I said to the officer as he ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - The African American Parade Celebration in Shreveport will celebrate its 38th year on Saturday with a big parade. This year the event will feature the national theme, A Century of ...

The city traded its workday routine for beads, music and Mardi Gras spirit Tuesday as the Krewe of Real People the Next Generation held its annual Fat Tuesday parade.

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans school leaders are asking Carnival paradegoers to help keep the route safe for students and marching bands. On Tuesday, they held a news conference to share important ...

The Olympic cauldrons were lit in Milan and Cortina, symbolizing the start of the Games. Located in Milan at the Arco della Pace and in Cortina d'Ampezzo in Piazza Dibona, the cauldrons pay homage to ...