When Is Fat Tuesday 2025 New Orleans. Crowds walk down bourbon street on mardi gras day in new orleans, tuesday, feb. According to dynamic catholic, a catholic guide to fat tuesday, mardi gras is french for fat tuesday.

Mardi gras was celebrated soon after the city of new orleans was founded in 1718, but was briefly banned when the spanish took control of new orleans until louisiana became. For a list of future mardi gras day dates, see here.