Nov 6, 2023 - Culture

Get ready for Mardi Gras 2024

Chelsea Brasted

Two women, wearing festooned, glittery hats and pink wigs, smile from a Zulu parade float. — The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club parades on Mardi Gras. Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Mardi Gras 2024 will be Feb. 13.

Why it matters: The annual celebration turns New Orleans into a citywide street party, with official and unofficial parades, costumed revelry and out-and-out celebration.

Yes, but: Carnival, as the season-long festivities are collectively known, begins Jan. 6, which is also known as the Epiphany or Kings Day in the Catholic Church.

Zoom out: Mardi Gras is always celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which itself is 40 days before Easter.

That means Carnival celebrations vary in length from year to year, and the 2024 edition of 38 days will be shorter than 2023's 46 days.
The shortest Carnival can run just 28 days, and the longest 62 days, according to AL.com's calculations.

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