Think Fiesta is all about the parades? These family-friendly, pet-friendly and free events say otherwise.

NEW ORLEANS — This Carnival season brought celebration to the streets of New Orleans — but it was also marked by a series of high-profile controversies that sparked investigations, internal reviews ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The world’s biggest party is back as Carnival celebrations return to Brazil with glittery, outrageous costumes, samba rhythms ringing out until dawn and hundreds of raucous ...

In February 2026, social media users (archived) shared images of a parade float with a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump licking a gagged Statue of Liberty. According to a Facebook post, the ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — As people head back to work Tuesday after the long holiday weekend, beads will be flying, crawfish boiling and parades rolling in New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras.

US President Donald Trump (L) features in a German carnival float as a heavy-handed ICE immigration agent - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP Michael M ...

The world’s biggest party is back as Carnival celebrations return to Brazil with glittery costumes, samba rhythms ringing out until dawn and hundreds of raucous roaming parties flooding the streets.

Mardi Gras in New Orleans can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up. By Jackie Delamatre New ...