Mardi Gras 2020 Travel Deals: Last Minute New Orleans Hotel and Flight Package Offers

Mardi Gras 2020 falls on February 25 and it's not too late to book a last minute package for New Orleans to join the celebrations next week.

Festivities in New Orleans include various foot parades throughout the city, including in the French Quarter, with various people dressed in colorful costumes.

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, marking the last day of feasting before the beginning of Lent.

The history of Mardi Gras can be traced back to the French House of the Bourbons in medieval Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville arrived in a region just south of New Orleans in March 1699 and called it "Pointe du Mardi Gras."

In 1703, the tiny settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile celebrated the country's first-ever Mardi Gras. By the 1830s, the elaborate procession we see today, with people wearing masks and on carriages and horseback, began its tradition.

Mardi Gras Travel Deals

Three nights at the four-star Magnolia New Orleans hotel in the Central Business District costs from $765 (reduced from $879) on Travelocity. Includes return flight from New Jersey to New Orleans departing on February 24.

Save $528 on four nights at the New Orleans Marriott hotel in the French Quarter, which costs from $1,466 (reduced from $1,994) on Expedia. The hotel is located 10-minute walk from Canal Street and Jackson Square, while Cafe Du Monde and French Market are within a 15 minute walking distance. The offer includes a return flight from Chicago to New Orleans departing on February 22,

Four nights at the Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery costs from $818 (reduced from $958) on Expedia. The hotel is located in the Central Business District, a 10-minute walk from the Louisiana Children's Museum, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, and National World War II Museum. The offer includes a return flight from Los Angeles to New Orleans departing on February 23.

A five-night stay at the Royal St. Charles French Quarter/Downtown hotel costs from $809 on Travelocity. The Central Business District hotel is located 0.1 mile from Bourbon Street and steps from Canal Street and Royal Street. The offer includes a return flight from New Jersey to New Orleans departing on February 23.

Save $515 on a four-night stay at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans in the Central Business District, which costs from $960 (reduced from $1,475) on Expedia. The hotel is located a 15-minute walk from Bourbon Street and the Contemporary Arts Center. Includes return flight departing Boston on February 23.

Four nights at the Super 8 by Wyndam New Orleans costs from $1,082 on Expedia. It is located around three miles from Frenchmen Street and around six miles from Bourbon Street and Cafe Du Monde. The offer includes a return flight from Austin, Texas to New Orleans departing on February 22.

Four nights at The Cornstalk Hotel in the French Quarter, steps from Bourbon Street and Royal Street, costs from $1,298 (reduced from $1,437) on Travelocity. The hotel is about 0.2 miles from Cafe Du Monde and the French Market. The offer includes a return flight departing New York City on February 23.

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