Mardi Gras Dates

Fat Tuesday can be as early as February 3 or as late as March 9. It all depends on the date of Ash Wednesday, which depends on the date of Easter.

Here, then, for your amusement as well as your information, is a list of Mardi Gras dates, past, present, and future, from 1950 until 2050:

1950 - February 21
1951 - February 6
1952 - February 26
1953 - February 17
1954 - March 2
1955 - February 22
1956 - February 14
1957 - March 5
1958 - February 18
1959 - February 10
1960 - March 1
1961 - February 14
1962 - March 6
1963 - February 26
1964 - February 11
1965 - March 2
1966 - February 22
1967 - February 7
1968 - February 27
1969 - February 18
1970 - February 10
1971 - February 23
1972 - February 15
1973 - March 6
1974 - February 26
1975 - February 11
1976 - March 2
1977 - February 22
1978 - February 7
1979 - February 27
1980 - February 19 
1981 - March 3
1982 - February 23
1983 - February 15
1984 - March 6
1985 - February 19
1986 - February 11
1987 - March 3
1988 - February 16
1989 - February 7
1990 - February 27
1991 - February 12
1992 - March 3
1993 - February 23
1994 - February 15
1995 - February 28
1996 - February 20
1997 - February 11
1998 - February 24
1999 - February 16
2000 - March 7
2001 - February 27
2002 - February 12
2003 - March 4
2004 - February 24
2005 - February 8
2006 - February 28
2007 - February 20
2008 - February 5
2009 - February 24
2010 - February 16
2011 - March 8
2012 - February 21
2013 - February 12
2014 - March 4
2015 - February 17
2016 - February 9
2017 - February 28
2018 - February 13
2019 - March 5
2020 - February 25
2021 - February 16
2022 - March 1
2023 - February 21
2024 - February 13
2025 - March 4
2026 - February 17
2027 - February 9
2028 - February 29
2029 - February 13
2030 - March 5
2031 - February 25
2032 - February 10
2033 - March 1
2034 - February 21
2035 - February 6
2036 - February 26
2037 - February 17
2038 - March 9
2039 - February 22
2040 - February 14
2041 - March 5
2042 - February 18
2043 - February 10
2044 - March 1
2045 - February 21
2046 - February 6
2047 - February 26
2048 - February 18
2049 - March 2
2050 - February 22