NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — As people head back to work Tuesday after the long holiday weekend, beads will be flying, crawfish boiling and parades rolling in New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras.

The Boi Tolo, one of the city’s most iconic street parties, has come to represent the glittery, gritty grass-roots celebration far from the glamour of the official parades. Revelers taking part in the ...

Sculptor Jacques Tilly, head float designer for Duesseldorf's parade, is on trial in absentia in Moscow, accused of spreading false information about the Russian military. "Humour can hurt and ...

The biggest day of Carnival celebrations puts political caricatures at the center of it, with tens of thousands of revelers set to line the streets to watch the Rosenmontag parades in Cologne and ...

Brazil president to receive unprecedented honour at opening night of procession with a giant effigy of him He is a giant of Brazilian politics and soon he will become a giant of Brazilian carnival too ...

Remnants of donated props and floats from parades past lie around the space under a viaduct that doubles as a driving school parking lot. The scene stands in stark contrast to the glittering spectacle ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - In a faded rehearsal hall in the gritty concrete sprawl of northern Rio de Janeiro, samba dancers and drummers fine-tune their rhythms for a grassroots carnival parade few tourists ...

Police in Germany’s Carnival hotspots say they are on high alert, but point out there are no concrete security threats to this year’s celebrations. Meanwhile, carmaker Mercedes-Benz has seen profits ...

For two weeks every February, Nice, on the Cote d'Azur, bids goodbye to winter with the biggest carnival in France. The annual event traditionally celebrates the king, but this year the theme will be ...

Investigators from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) boarded a major cruise ship the Carnival Encounter as it docked in Darwin on Monday. The Maritime Union of Australia says the ...

Carnival Cruise Line will sail to some brand-new destinations starting in 2027. The company’s Carnival Sunshine ship will offer weeklong – and longer – itineraries from Barcelona and Civitavecchia, ...