The modern idea that the Children’s Gasparilla Parade started in 1947 is a neat bit of marketing — but it skips earlier ...

New Orleans might have the largest Mardi Gras celebration in the United States, but Lake Charles, Mississippi, will boast the ...

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — 2026 is a big year for the United States of America: This year celebrates 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in the summer of 1776. America will celebrate ...

In the pantheon of parade float achievement, world-record titles are coveted. The longest parade float, a paper dragon in Gutian, China, spanned a half-mile in 2012. The heaviest, dubbed the "Gnarly ...

Matt Gigliotti has been a Mummer in Philadelphia since 1979. "Christmas is a little bump in the road to New Year's," Gigliotti said Wednesday night. He now leads the 120-member behind-the-scenes crew ...

Chewbacchus rolled through the Marigny despite stormy weather, with thousands of costumed marchers braving rain as organizers ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A 34-foot mechanical seahorse float at the Rose Parade set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest ...

Exclusive: Director Susanna Fogel, costume designer Anastasia Magoutas, and production designer Sara K. White tell IndieWire ...

For the Eaton and Palisades fire survivors on the “Rising Together” float, a wet and cold ride down Colorado Boulevard on New Year’s Day was a one-of-a-kind experience. “After all we’ve been through ...