Two days after Mardi Gras in 2013, national media descended on the Alabama Cruise Terminal, awaiting the nighttime arrival of a crippled cruise liner carrying 4,229 weary passengers. Hundreds of miles ...

Carnival’s Excel-class ships Celebration, Jubilee, and Mardi Gras, as well as Carnival Radiance, feature Big Chicken — onboard outposts of the fast-casual chicken restaurant founded by ...

Carnival Frolic: The half-marathon and 5K races will kick off the celebration Saturday at 7 a.m. at Founders Park. Last year, more than 220 runners from 11 states participated in the run.

During the day on Saturday, one and all are invited to a Mardi Gras inspired winter celebration at Culpeper Downtown Carnival. Over 45 downtown shops and restaurants will be participating, and there ...

The Friday before Mardi Gras has long been a rollicking scene at New Orleans restaurants. Now more places are embracing the Friday Gras spirit and opening the tradition to more revelers.

Nothing says "celebrate" like a Mardi Gras parade, and this year in the Pine Belt, paradegoers will not be disappointed with the many celebrations offered this season. Carnival season officially ...

Today, more than 70 krewes operate in New Orleans, with elite balls, parades and supper dances for Carnival and Mardi Gras, according to History. Krewe of Rex, founded in 1872, is among the most ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Fans of Universal’s Mardi Gras can start planning their visit for this year’s celebration, “International Flavor of Carnaval.” The fan-favorite event offers fun for the ...

Historians say that connecting the Mardi Gras or Carnival theme to the new train route resurrects a feature of the festival that predates Joe Cain’s memorable coal wagon ride past Union troops ...

New Orleans bade a typically joyous goodbye to Carnival season Tuesday with Mardi Gras parades, street parties and what amounted to a massive outdoor costume festival around the bars and ...

Mardi Gras, arriving Tuesday, Feb. 13 this year, is the mother of all celebrations. What you might not know is that it has brothers, cousins, nieces and nephews. Junkanoo in the Bahamas. La ...