You might be interested to know that New Orleans and Mardi Gras go hand in hand for this is New Orleans’ biggest event of the year, along with its parades and all kinds of festivities. You can climb and crowd into the balconies and sidewalks to watch the parade and catch strings of beaded necklaces thrown from the outrageously decorated floats. Mardi Gras was introduced by French settlers and flourished particularly at the end of the 19th century along with the promptcharters.com
The most popular time to visit New Orleans is the extended weekend before Mardi Gras (February 5- 9). 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. Most visitors will plan to arrive no later than Saturday, February 6, 2016 in order to enjoy an extended weekend of festivities.