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When is Mardi Gras in 2020?
Carnival celebrations officially start on January 6, a date referred to in the Christian calendar as the Twelfth Night because it marks the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas (and hence the holiday season). Every year, Carnival season kicks off on this date at sundown, followed by a weeks-long schedule of lively parades and street parties put on across the city by famous Mardi Gras krewes and New Orleans marching bands. The festivities continue on weekends and various weekdays until Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday, which falls on a different day each year. (Fat Tuesday marks the final day of feasting before the Lent season begins on Ash Wednesday, which starts 46 days before Easter.)
This year, Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans will take place from Monday, January 6, through Tuesday, February 25, 2020.
If you’re in the city at the start of 2020 Mardi Gras, don’t miss the Phunny Phorty Phellows Streetcar Ride on January 6 at 7 p.m. Every year, this group of about 50 costumed men and women trumpet the “Carnival Countdown” and mark the opening of Carnival season by riding a decorated streetcar along the St. Charles Avenue line while tossing Mardi Gras beads to onlookers.
Jan 6 2020
French Quarter
Krewe of Joan of Arc – 7:00PM Societe Des Champs Elysee – 7:30PM
Uptown New Orleans
Phunny Phorty Phellows – 7:00PM Funky Uptown Krewe – follows
Covington
Fools of Misrule – 6:00PM
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