What are you supposed to do with Mardi Gras beads after you catch them? How about planting them in your garden – new LSU ...

According to throw-importer Dan Kelly, owner of Beads by the Dozen, the most sought-after throws in 2026 are “anything that ...

Got any extra, unwanted beads from Gasparilla Pirate Festival? You can bring them to this Florida aquarium to prevent further ...

Waist beads have an illuminating rich history behind them. There are accessories, and there are exquisite adornments that hold symbolic meaning. Waist beads ultimately fall within the latter. Waist ...

Beads will be plentiful as they fly through the air during Saturday's Gasparilla parade, and the Florida Aquarium wants your ...

If the phrase, “Go big or go home,” had its own holiday, it would have to be Mardi Gras. Filled with beads, sequins, parades, ...

It’s the time of year when plastic Mardi Gras beads are in plentiful supply – at parties, parades, fundraising events and even cemeteries. Why do people leave beads on certain grave sites? Sometimes ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- It's the morning after Gasparilla and you find yourself still weighed down with all those beads. So what do ...