Mardi Gras 2027 falls on February 9, 2027, Fat Tuesday, the final blowout of Carnival season, celebrated biggest in New Orleans with parades, beads and king cake. The date moves with Easter each year; this countdown always targets the next one.
Mardi Gras, French for 'Fat Tuesday', is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. New Orleans' krewes parade through the streets for weeks beforehand, building to the biggest parades and crowds on Mardi Gras day itself.
Mardi Gras lands 47 days before Easter, so it shifts between early February and early March. Purple, green and gold, justice, faith and power, have been the official colors since 1872.