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100 Fantastic Mardi Gras Captions for Instagram

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Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is a festive day that is full of color and culture. If you’ve taken some fantastic photos then you’ll love this collection of the best Mardi Gras captions for Instagram photos.

For the witty among you, we’ve also created a hilarious list of Mardi Gras sayings and puns that you may prefer to use. Simply browse this article and choose your favorite!

There’s also a great section containing a comprehensive assortment of our favorite Mardi Gras quotes for Instagram posts.

Mardi Gras Captions for Instagram

Mardis Gras Captions for Instagram
  • Beads, bling, and Bourbon Street.
  • Fat Tuesday: I’ve been training for this.
  • You have to experience Mardi Gras in New Orleans at least once.
  • What happens on the float, stays on the float.
  • We don’t hide crazy, we parade it down the street.
  • Fat Tuesday for the win. 
  • OK, but first beads.
  • Mardi Gras is always a good idea.
  • Beads, masks, and memories! That’s Mardi Gras for you.
  • Pass the beads!
  • Life of the Mardi.
  • In a Mardi Gras state of mind. Nothing but beads and happiness here.
Mardi Gras Captions
  • On Tuesday, we wear beads.
  • Will do bad deeds for plastic beads.
  • Big fun in the Big Easy.
  • I’m kind of a bead deal.
  • Fat Tuesday is the best Tuesday.
  • When life gives you Mardi Gras, you dance!

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  • Meet you on Frenchmen Street!
  • Girls just wanna have fun.
  • Mardi on.
  • Lookin’ snazzy, feelin’ jazzy.
  • Sip Sip Hooray.
Mardi Gras Captions Instagram
  • Beads or it didn’t happen.
  • It’s Carnival time!
  • I don’t need an excuse to drink on a Tuesday.
  • I’ve been put under the NOLA spell.
  • It’s been one blur of fun.
  • Beale Street Squad.
  • It’s good to be king.
  • Shrimp and rice and everything nice.
  • It’s the beads and bling that matter most
  • Frenchman Street love.
Mardi Gras IG Captions
  • Life of the Mardi.
  • Pour me a Mardi-rita!
  • Goodbye reality, Hello Mardi Gras.
  • From now on sweet dreams are made of king cake & dancing at Mardi Gras.
  • I’m kind of a bead deal.
  • Bringing Beale Street to my street.
  • My favorite Tuesday of the year.
  • Everywhere else, it’s just Tuesday.
  • Go hard or go home.
  • Who says you need to be at Mardi Gras to drink all day?
  • I am fat every tuesday.
  • Remind me to delete these posts when I have kids.
  • Life is short, go to New Orleans on Mardi Gras! 
  • Beads or bust.
  • There is nothing King Cake can’t fix.
  • Po-Boys > Boys

Mardi Gras Quotes for Instagram

Mardis Gras Quotes for Instagram
  • “Mardi Gras is in our soul.” — Kim Priez
  • “There was a change in the air. It was Mardi Gras in New Orleans, after all.” — Penelope Douglas
  • “If you love New Orleans, she’ll love you back.” — Drew Brees
  • “Mardi Gras is a state of mind.” — Ed Muniz
  • “There is no other place on Earth even remotely like New Orleans. Don’t even try to compare it to anywhere else.” — Anthony Bourdain
  • “It’s in our soul to have Mardi Gras.” — Arthur Hardy
  • “An American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi-Gras in New Orleans.” — Mark Twain
  • “There are a lot of places I like, but I like New Orleans better.” — Bob Dylan
  • “New Orleans is my essence, my soul, my muse.” — Harry Connick, Jr.
  • “New Orleans is like the bad-kid island in Pinocchio.” — Jonah Hill
Mardi Gras Quotes
  • “It’s a great party, and anyone who doesn’t enjoy Mardi Gras is not of this world.” — Franklin Alvarado
  • “Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins.” — Paris Hilton
  • Bringing the Big Easy to my living room.
  • Catch me in the French Quarter.

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Mardi Gras Quote
  • King cake bakes me crazy.
  • It all starts with one little bead.
  • Leaving a little glitter in New Orleans.
  • You can’t buy happiness but you can buy beads and king cake and  that’s pretty much the same thing.

Mardi Gras Sayings

Mardi Gras Sayings
  • Let the good times roll.
  • Beignet, done that.
  • Peace, love, and lots of Mardi Gras parties.
  • Beads and bling, it’s a Mardi Gras thing.
  • Keep calm and throw on.
  • It’s beignet a while.
  • Hey mister, throw me one of those.
  • What happens on Bourbon stays on Bourbon.
  • Nobody puts baby in the king cake.
  • New year, new me…after Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras Puns
  • There is nothing King Cake can’t fix.
  • Life is short. Buy the beads.
  • I found the baby!
  • What happened at Mardi Gras, stays at Mardi Gras.
  • Happy Mardi Gras!
  • Stay in your Mardi Gras magic, babe.
  • There’s no time like Mardi Gras.
  • Laissez les bons temps rouler (Let the good times roll)
  • My Mardi krewe!
  • Straight outta New Orleans.
Mardi Gras Phrases
  • Beads are a girl’s best friend.
  • Let them eat king cake.
  • You can’t bead Mardi Gras.
  • You’re not fully dressed until you sparkle.
  • Less bitter, more glitter.
  • It’s time to get jazzy.
  • I’m immature, unorganized, irresponsible, and loud. Thank God is Mardi Gras
  • Throw me something!
  • King cake calories don’t count.
  • All things are possible with beads and bling.
  • Pass the beignets, it’s Mardi Gras!
  • All you need is love and some really nice beads.
  • Confetti hair, don’t care.
  • Some dream of king cake, others bake it happen.
  • Mardi on.
  • Will run for king cake.
  • Ready for parades and party vibes.
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Iain Salter

Founder & Editor of The Road Trip Expert

Iain founded The Road Trip Expert in 2019 and continues to manage the website to this day. The inspiration to start the blog came during an extensive road trip around Europe with two friends that spanned several months and involved over 25,000km of driving. He first developed a passion for backpacking in 2014 and has had the pleasure of exploring over 60 countries.

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