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 Mardi Gras in Louisiana is a time of celebration. Its history follows the Reconstruction period in the South Central United States when locals in Mobile, Alabama began to regain their sense of humor and began to parade as mock royalty. The practice made its way over to New Orleans and filtered out in various forms to other South Louisiana communities where it has been a part of the culture ever since.
Mardi Gras typically occurs in the late winter, early spring often in February or March. Its exact date is tied to the celebration of Easter and the forty days of pennance known as Lent. The exact dates are as follows:
| 2008 February 5 |
2015 February 17 |
| 2009 February 24 |
2016 February 9 |
| 2010 February 16 |
2017 February 28 |
| 2011 March 8 |
2018 February 13 |
| 2012 February 21 |
2019 March 5 |
| 2013 February 12 |
2020 February 25 |
| 2014 March 4 |
2021 February 16 |
Mardi Gras is truly the world's greatest free celebration. It is a time for family and friends and the community to gather for fun and celebration. While fun and free-spiritness are a big part of the celebration, Mardi Gras in Thibodaux is a family event where extreme or outlandish behavior, sometimes depicted as a part of the event, is neither accepted or allowed. 
So come to the Mardi Gras and experience the sights and sounds unique to our area.
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