NEW  ORLEANS CARNIVAL - ALSO KNOWN AS MARDI GRAS
 
THE FAMOUS MARDI GRAS CARNIVAL
Where: New Orleans 
(French Quarters -Downtown Area)
When: February 20-26, 2020
 
The most popular time to visit New Orleans is the extended weekend before Mardi Gras February 20-26, 2020
 Come then and you'll be sure to catch the most popular parades, like Endymion, Bacchus, Zulu, Rex and all of the festive celebrations throughout the whole city. Mardi Gras, or "Fat Tuesday," is the last day of the Carnival season as it always falls the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.