As Carnival continues to evolve beyond the road itself, a new premium hospitality concept is redefining how masqueraders, creatives, and culture lovers experience their most anticipated annual ...

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 ...

Put on your purple green and gold running shoes, because next year’s Carnival is going to be a sprint. Mardi Gras 2027 will arrive on Feb. 9, just 34 days after the start of the traditional Carnival ...

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 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome hosted a glitzy parade Sunday evening celebrating Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a year he bids for his fourth nonconsecutive term.