ARTHUR HARDY: OUR MARDI GRAS GUIDE
Thursday, January 22 at 7:30pm; additional airdates below
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Arthur Hardy’s name is synonymous with New Orleans Mardi Gras. The man who literally wrote the book on Carnival marks a milestone anniversary of his Mardi Gras Guide as he prepares for retirement. WYES celebrates the life and career of this local legend in the new documentary produced by Dennis Woltering.
STEPPIN’ OUT “It’s Carnival Time”
Thursday, January 29 at 7:30pm; additional airdates below
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Host Peggy Scott Laborde welcomes Carnival historians Arthur Hardy, founder of Arthur Hardy’s Mardi Gras Guide, and Errol Laborde, Mardi Gras historian, author and columnist, for an annual overview of the season. Among this year’s topics: krewe anniversaries, including Muses’ 25th; the resiliency of the New Orleans Carnival during difficult times; and the Rex Organization’s new location for their Carnival Day Queen and Court toasts.
THE 2026 REX BALL AND THE MEETING OF THE COURTS OF REX AND COMUS
Broadcast live on Mardi Gras day on Tuesday, February 17 at 7pm and 11:30pmWatch on WYES-TV. Stream live at wyes.org/live or on the PBS app. Viewers outside WYES’ broadcast area—and around the world—can watch on the WYES YouTube channel.
WYES host and producer Peggy Scott Laborde, along with Errol Laborde, Carnival historian and author of Mardi Gras: Chronicles of the New Orleans Carnival and Will French, Rex Organization historian, provide commentary throughout the evening. The live program contains interviews with past and present Rex and Comus royalty along with historical video vignettes. Executive Producers are Peggy Scott Laborde and Jim Moriarty. Coordinating Producer is Will Morrow.
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ARTHUR HARDY: OUR MARDI GRAS GUIDE
Thursday, January 22 at 7:30 p.m. (PREMIERE)
Saturday, January 24 at 5 p.m.
Sunday, January 25 at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, January 28 at 3 p.m.
Saturday, January 31 at 5 p.m.
Saturday, February 7 at 7 p.m.
Monday, February 9 at 9 p.m.
Sunday, February 15 at 4:30 p.m.
Monday, February 16 at 9 p.m.
Tuesday, February 17 at 4 p.m.
STEPPIN’ OUT: IT’S CARNIVAL TIME
Thursday, January 29 at 7:30 p.m. (PREMIERE)
Saturday, January 31 at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 4 at 10 p.m.
Thursday, February 12 at 7 p.m.
ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY
Monday, February 2 at 9 p.m.
Saturday, February 7 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 8 at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, February 11 at 10 p.m.
Tuesday, February 17 at 5 p.m.
BLAINE KERN: THEY CALL HIM MR. MARDI GRAS
Wednesday, February 4 at 3 p.m.
Saturday, February 7 at 5 p.m.
Sunday, February 15 at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, February 17 at 12 p.m.
BIG CHIEF
Wednesday. February 4 at 10:30pm
Monday, February 9 at 9:30 p.m.
BIG CHIEFS OF CARNIVAL: THE SPIRIT MOVES MY NEEDLE
Sunday, January 18 at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, February 15 4 p.m.
Tuesday, February 17 at 3 p.m.
BIG QUEENS OF CARNIVAL: IT’S YOUR GLORY
Saturday, January 24 at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 28 at 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 17 at 3:30 p.m.