Mardi Gras
The City of New Orleans identifies the 2026 Mardi Gras season as 6–17 February, providing an official edition boundary for local event wording.
Date and recurrence
2026 New Orleans carnival season 6–17 February; Mardi Gras culmination 17 February
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; Carnival/Mardi Gras cultural and pre-Lenten tradition. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- City of New Orleans — Mardi Gras permits and 2026 seasonMunicipal Government
Frequently asked questions
When is Mardi Gras?
2026 New Orleans carnival season 6–17 February; Mardi Gras culmination 17 February The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 2026 New Orleans carnival season 6–17 February; Mardi Gras culmination 17 February.
Does Mardi Gras fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is Mardi Gras an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; Carnival/Mardi Gras cultural and pre-Lenten tradition. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Mardi Gras?
The stored designation basis is: The City of New Orleans identifies the 2026 Mardi Gras season as 6–17 February, providing an official edition boundary for local event wording.. Supporting provenance includes City of New Orleans — Mardi Gras permits and 2026 season. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Mardi Gras international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; Carnival/Mardi Gras cultural and pre-Lenten tradition. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.