Mardi Gras in the US

Mardi Gras Quick Facts - US 2023

AKA Name	Fat Tuesday
ℹ HashtagsCompiled on February 22, 2023 at 5:21 AM	#MardiGras, #MardiGras2023
Related Hashtags	#NewOrleans, #NOLA
2023 Date	February 21, 2023
2024 Date	February 13, 2024

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Updated February 22, 2023 at 5:19 AM

Every night during Mardi Gras hundreds of high school kids perform on the longest stage in the world for our entertainment. Carnival would be nothing without them. #illustration https://t.co/L457mTvwLT
— Niko (@NikRichard) February 20, 2023

America Today. People enjoying Mardi Gras & getting shot. This is what happens when we have politicians who politicize gun violence & lie to you about how to solve it. Our loved ones have been a cost of doing business for this lobby for far too long. https://t.co/GoVKTw4X9k
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) February 20, 2023

BREAKING: Reports of multiple people shot and injured at Mardi Gras parade New Orleans. https://t.co/LlhqqXsitJ
— Antonio Sabato Jr (@AntonioSabatoJr) February 20, 2023

Couldn’t make it home for Mardi Gras But you best to believe I’m walking around LA today with my parade outfit on 🤣 Happy Mardi Gras New Orleans 💜💚💛 https://t.co/RYRmvSXQmQ
— Sheba Turk (@ShebaTurk) February 21, 2023

This #TankTuesday also happens to be Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras, so today, we feature the heaviest American tank ever built: the 95-ton T28 super heavy tank. https://t.co/keBQdDtBo3
— U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection (@ArmorCollection) February 21, 2023

Would you smash or pass on some Mardi Gras Pasta? https://t.co/0CAEiQDg45
— Luke Combs Fan (@GoldBlooded79) February 16, 2023

Today is Mardi Gras! Repost of some of my Mardi Gras-related designs for my Louisiana-based fakemon region https://t.co/BLuSLJdkSC
— Vish (@Vish_mons) February 22, 2023

Meme turns 80 years young today! She wouldn’t miss Mardi Gras so we surprised her on the parade route🎉♥️ https://t.co/l8YlRdwjRf
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) February 21, 2023

Happy Mardi Gras! Here’s a program for Louis’s 1949 appearance at Mardi Gras in New Orleans as King of the Zulus, autographed by Louis, Earl Hines, Sid Catlett, Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, Arvell Shaw, Velma Middleton and Doc Pugh! What’s everybody listening to today? https://t.co/A1AJ4Pgm1W
— Louis Armstrong (@ArmstrongHouse) February 21, 2023

🎭 Krewe of Rex rolling past Gallier Hall in New Orleans earlier today. Photos from WGNO's Stephanie Oswald. Happy Mardi Gras! 💜💚💛 https://t.co/R6fePsE5Uk
— Brantly Keiek (@BrantlyWx) February 22, 2023

Mardi Gras in 2023

Mardi Gras marks the end of the Carnival season which is a period observed by many Roman Catholics. It starts at Epiphany on January 6 and ends on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.