Traditionally, on what day does a Mardi Gras Festival take place?
Mardi Gras in New Orleans Mardi Gras in New Orleans The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in Southern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (the start of lent in the Western Christian tradition). Usually there is one major parade each day (weather permitting); many days have several large parades. The largest and most elaborate parades take place the last five days of the Mardi Gras season. In the final week, many events occur throughout New Orleans and surrounding communities, including parades and balls (some of them
Mardi Gras Film Festival festival" by the Australian Film Institute, the film festival joined the Mardi Gras in 1986 to present an annual "Sydney Gay Film Week" in conjunction with the parade. Queer Screen took control of the festival in 1993. In addition to the "Mardi Gras Film Festival", Queer Screen organises the "Queer Screen Film Fest", "My Queer Career" and "queerDOC" as part of its aim to celebrate and promote Australian and international queer screen culture in all its diversity and richness. Mardi Gras Film Festival The Mardi Gras Film Festival is an Australian LGBTIQ film festival held in Sydney, New South Wales