Commemorating Carnival season (the time of indulgence and feasting before the Lent season), the string of festivals and parades preceding (and including) Mardi Gras day does not disappoint.
This enormous New Orleans celebration in the southeastern United States is one of the best-known festivals both in the country and worldwide. Commemorating Carnival season (the time of indulgence and feasting before the Lent season), the string of festivals and parades preceding (and including) Mardi Gras day does not disappoint. The festival features impeccable costumes, music events, parade floats, and of course, bead throwing. The event only gets bigger and bigger every year when hundreds of thousands of people gather in New Orleans each February and generate an estimated $1 billion economic impact!