Mardi Gras 2026

Mardi Gras 2026 is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (in 239 days).  Calendar for 2026

Mardi Gras 2025 has already passed: it was on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (110 days ago).  Calendar for 2025

Mardi Gras, also called Pancake Day, Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday and Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday"), is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras depends on date of Easter (it always falls 47 days before Easter Sunday) which is a movable feast, meaning the date of Mardi Gras also changes every year. The date can vary from as early as February 3 to as late as March 9.

While there are carnival festivals in many countries on Mardi Gras, in the English-speaking world the term "Mardi Gras" is particularly associated with the carnival celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Recently it has evolved to refer to the whole period of festivities, not just the single day of Mardi Gras.

Further reading:

• Mardi Gras on Wikipedia
• Mardi Gras New Orleans by the City of New Orleans

Mardi Gras 2027 is on Tuesday, February 9, 2027 (in 596 days).  Calendar for 2027

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