Veteran Carnival Cruise Line passengers sailing out of Galveston aboard the Dream this spring may think they've boarded a completely different ship. The ship is on its way back across the Atlantic ...

After a 16-day dry dock, Carnival Dream returns to its Texas homeport with new guest spaces, retail areas, and casino updates ...

How much can you expect to spend at the Houston Rodeo for a proper festival experience, from carnival games to a giant turkey leg? To find out, we took a $100 budget to the carnival on Opening Day. We ...

This event introduces 15 of the children’s authors and illustrators whose books made the 2026–2027 award list. Each year, thousands of young readers in Texas vote for a Bluebonnet winner, and the 2026 ...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago was practically shut down on Tuesday as it neared the climax of its famed annual two-day carnival. But this year, the event — dubbed “the greatest ...

(RNS) — Rio de Janeiro’s lavish Carnival parades, which burst to life in the days before Lent begins, are famous for their colorful costumes, giant floats and the driving rhythm of samba that is a ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, marks the climax and end of the weekslong Carnival season and a final chance for indulgence, feasting and revelry before the Christian ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Mardi Gras marks the grand finale of Carnival season in New Orleans, with parades featuring signature “throws” ...

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.

The Boi Tolo, one of the city’s most iconic street parties, has come to represent the glittery, gritty grass-roots celebration far from the glamour of the official parades. Revelers taking part in the ...

Concerns about the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have continued worldwide. Even at the Winter Olympics, anti-ICE protests took place. Concerns about ICE were ...