• Purple - Royalty & Justice
• Green - Love or Faith
• Gold - Purity of Purpose, Loyalty
  and Power

What does Mardi Gras mean?

• Fat Tuesday

What is Carnival?

• Refers to the long celebration which 
  begins 12 days after Christmas with 
  the 12th night celebration and ends 
  on Fat Tuesday.

When does Mardi Gras Start?

• Mardi Gras can occur on any Tuesday
  from Feb. 3 through Mar. 9.
• Mardi Gras is always scheduled 46 
  days proceeding Easter (the 40 Days 
  of Lent, plus 6 Sundays)

What is a Krewe?

• Krewes (Carnival Clubs) are chartered 
  as non-profit entities.

How to send photo's for Mardi Gras website?

• All Photo's must contain to Port Arthur Mardi Gras.
• Subject Line must have Date of Photo's.
• Body Line must contain release of photo
  to be post in Mardi Gras Web Site.
• Photo content must be clean.
• Webmaster makes final decision on all photo's.
• Photo's must be in .jpg or .gif format
• Webmaster will modify photo to fit pages.
• Send to Webmaster via Email.

How to Contact the Official Mardi Gras Office?

• 409-721-8717
• Email

Where is the Official Mardi Gras Store?

• 409-721-8717
• 3830 Hwy 365 Port Arthur, Texas