mardi gras

Celebrate Mardi Gras, enjoy delicious Cajun food and help the dogs of It Takes A Village No-Kill Rescue.

The delicious strudel is a Mardi Gras tradition, but do you know the meaning/origin of the King cake? I didn't - until today.

Get ready to collect some beads and check out all of the festivities on Franklin Street for the Mardi Gras including a Pub Crawl and Grand Parade!

Entries are now being accepted for Evansville's 7th Annual Mardi Gras Grand Parade on Franklin Street February 22, 2020.

There is still time to purchase a bowl for the 6th Annual Gumbo Cook Off on Franklin Street Saturday, February 23rd from 1pm - 4pm.

It's that time of the year again...the time when we all begin celebrating.  It's March Madness time, St. Patrick's Day is coming up, Mardi Gras is just around the corner and there are other festivities that typically pop up where drinking is part of the celebrating.

There are a lot of traditions that go along with Mardi Gras. One of them is the serving of the King Cake, but why? I'll tell you a little about their history, and there's a video so you can make your own!

The non-profit organization looks to "laissez les bons temps rouler" (let the good times roll) with Cajun-themed events beginning in late-February and ending in early-March.

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday") or Shrove Tuesday, is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. For the date of Mardi Gras in other years, see When Is Mardi Gras...

Stuck at home for Mardi Gras this year and want to make it more special than ordering Cajun shrimp pasta at Red Lobster? Try these tips: