No, really. If you want more than the most obvious Mardi Gras experience, stay off Bourbon Street. On Fat Tuesday, Feb. 16 this year, and the gloriously chaotic days prior, that fabled party route ...

Here's what Bourbon Street looked like on Mardi Gras weekend 2024. Revelers walk on Bourbon street on the Friday before Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer ...

The rain appeared to keep many away from Bourbon Street on during the day on Mardi Gras. However, the crowd certainly got bigger as the day went on.

Bourbon Street Awards hosts Varla Jean Merman and Fatsy Cline watch as a best drag costume contestant poses during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The ...

This combination of Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, left, and Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 photos shows Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Mardi Gras day. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, Rusty Costanza ...