The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.

Carnival in Louisiana and around the world is rooted in Christian and Roman Catholic traditions. It’s marked by feasting, ...

There’s something almost magnetic about carnivals. The energy, the colors, the way a whole city seems to pulse with life. They’re not just parties or tourist attractions. These celebrations bind ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The mere idea that U.S. soldiers on leave from Iraq see Rio's carnival as a free-floating sex party has Brazilians outraged. A report in Britain's The Guardian newspaper that ...

John Joseph Carneval Sr., age 96, of Erie, passed away Friday, December 19, 2025. Born in Erie on May 18, 1929, he was a son of the late Dominic “Dan” and Antonietta “Anna” (Pate) Carneval. Besides ...

After days of Spanish fiestas, something magical happens: Benidorm hands the party over to the Brits BOUNCING down Benidorm’s strip on an inflatable horse, a wall of 15 Popeyes hurtles past me. Party ...

On January 1, 2026, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, @vladivals shared a video showing crowds of people celebrating the New Year by marching and singing in the streets of the city. Rio’s New Year’s Eve ...

The Krewe of Centaur will hold its Grand Bal XXXIV Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Shreveport Convention Center in downtown.

The FBI is investigating her death. The family of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, who was reported dead while aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship on Saturday, says they will remember her as a happy, ...

Rio de Janeiro has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the host of the world's largest New Year's Eve ...