Event Brief
New Orleans Celebrates Mardi Gras Festivities
Filed: Feb 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
Summary: Mardi Gras marks the end of Carnival season with feasting and revelry before Lent.
WHO: Residents and visitors of New Orleans
WHAT: Celebration of Mardi Gras
WHEN: Feb 17, 2026 at 11:26 AM ET
WHERE: New Orleans
WHY: To indulge before the Christian Lent period
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