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The initiative organizes volunteers, both locals and visitors, on the two Saturdays and Sundays before Fat Tuesday to gather the thousands of cans—as much as 10,000 pounds worth—discarded along the parade routes.
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 12 Jan. 2026
Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, will be celebrated on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
The unofficial Midwest holiday doesn't fall on the same day every year because it is celebrated on Fat Tuesday, which takes place in relation to Easter and the Christian observance of Ash Wednesday.
—Jelissa Burns, Freep.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 12 Jan. 2026
Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, will be celebrated on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
The unofficial Midwest holiday doesn't fall on the same day every year because it is celebrated on Fat Tuesday, which takes place in relation to Easter and the Christian observance of Ash Wednesday.
—Jelissa Burns, Freep.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Fat Tuesday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Fat%20Tuesday. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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