Photos: Clarendon Mardi Gras Parade

Clarendon's annual Mardi Gras parade marched up Wilson Boulevard last night, to the delight of hundreds of paradegoers. Among the those marching in this year's parade were the Ballou High...

Morning Notes

Happy Fat Tuesday -- It's Fat Tuesday, the traditional day of feasting (or partying) before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. To celebrate the occasion, the annual Clarendon Mardi Gras...

Bring Out the Beads for Mardi Gras Celebrations

If you can't make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras on Tuesday, that doesn't mean you can't celebrate. There are a number of options throughout Arlington for living it up with beads, food and...

Clarendon Mardi Gras Parade Two Weeks Away

Clarendon's annual Mardi Gras parade is only two weeks away, and already some 30 groups have signed up to participate. The parade -- featuring homegrown floats, Mardi Gras beads, and people and...

Photos: Clarendon Mardi Gras/St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Missed last night's festivities in Clarendon? After the jump are our photos from the 2011 Clarendon Mardi Gras/St. Patrick's Day parade on Wilson Boulevard....

Fat Tuesday Events Within Walking Distance of the Parade

If you're heading to the Clarendon Mardi Gras/St. Patrick's Day parade tonight, you might also be considering heading out to the bars afterward. Here are a few places where you can find some festive...

Road Closures for Tonight’s Clarendon Mardi Gras Parade

In honor of Fat Tuesday, the Clarendon Alliance is holding its annual Mardi Gras parade tonight. (Although technically, it's now a combined Mardi Gras/St. Patrick's Day parade.) The parade is...

Clarendon Mardi Gras Parade Date Set

Last year, the Clarendon Mardi Gras parade became a St. Patrick's Day parade due to a snow-related postponement. This year, the two holidays are close enough together that organizers are planning...

Photos From the Clarendon St. Paddy’s Parade

Last night's Clarendon St. Patrick's Day (eve) parade had it all: bagpipers, kids dancing, Mardi Gras beads, roller derby girls, a leprechaun on a unicorn, a Republican congressional candidate,...

To Do Tonight: Clarendon St. Paddy’s Day Parade

The first (annual?) Clarendon St. Patrick's Day parade kicks off tonight at 8:00 p.m. at the intersection of Wilson Blvd and N. Barton St. Homegrown floats will roll down the parade route towards...

Clarendon To Hold St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Today the Clarendon Alliance announced that in lieu of this year's Mardi Gras parade, which was canceled due to snow, Clarendon will host a St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade is being held on...

To Do Tonight: Celebrate Fat Tuesday

This year's Clarendon Mardi Gras parade, scheduled for today, was canceled due to complications caused by last week's snow storms. But worry not, Fat Tuesday partying will still go on. Ragtime...