Mardi Gras 2024 Celebrations in Full Swing on Fat Tuesday: Here’s the Next Super Bowl Location!

Festivities Unfold in New Orleans

Lots of festivities have been unfolding in New Orleans these past several days — including elaborate parades that have been trotted up and down local streets there … with some awesome floats on display.

Celebrity Sightings at Mardi Gras

There’ve been a handful of stars on the scene as well to celebrate Mardi Gras — Neil Patrick Harris was spotted in NOLA on Monday … and Kevin Dillon was out there on Sunday.

Festive Spirit with Neil Patrick Harris and Kevin Dillon

Yes, both of them both in the spirit of things … with NPH in some fancy wardrobe, and KD dressed like a king.

Notable Figures at Mardi Gras

There’ve been some other notable figures this week out and about to ring in the occasion … like New Orleans Saints kicker Blake Grupe and Harry Connick Jr., who were both also seen on floats Monday night.

Fat Tuesday: The End of Carnival Celebration

Like we said, Fat Tuesday is the tail end of the Carnival celebration in NOLA — coming right before Ash Wednesday starts, and when people will presumably give up foods and crap.

Significance of Fat Tuesday

Yes, there’s some religious significance behind it — even though many just treat it as an excuse to eat, drink, and be merry in the streets.

That’s certainly how some starts have gone about it over the years, anyway.