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Organized in 1874, the Knights of Revelry is the third oldest Mardi Gras parading group in Mobile, Alabama. From the start, KOR has paraded during the day on Fat Tuesday. In the earliest years, the KOR emblem float had folly dancing on a golden goblet between two crescent moons. In later years, the cup became a champagne glass. This year, KOR will rolled on Mardi Gras Day, of course, March 4, at 12:30 p.m. The theme will be The Gold Standard. The parade will include 14 floats, designed by Mark Calametti and built by Ben Kaiser's Mirth Artists, plus three floats rented from the Crewe of Columbus. Be a part of the historic celebration that has been in Mobile since 1703. Mardi Gras celebrations begin two and a half weeks before Fat Tuesday and the Port City comes to life. Elaborate themed floats manned by masked mystic societies, mounted police and marching bands wind through downtown Mobile and surrounding areas, entertaining nearly a million revelers KOR Mardi Gras Parade Mobile. 7:00 Band Room Opens 7:45 Depart for Claiborne Street Mobile AL 10:00 Arrive at Parade Route *Unload/ Get dressed/ Warmup 12:30-2:30 Parade The USS Mobile ship sponsor, Rebecca Byrne, placed a KOR doubloon into the ship during the mast stepping ceremony in 2020. A KOR executive committee member said, “This is a unique and special connection between the Navy, the USS Mobile, our beloved port city, and our Mardi Gras society, and we wanted to highlight how much this means to us. Mardi Gras is in full swing and three parades rolled this evening in downtown Mobile. Order of Inca and Order of Kahos parades kicked off Friday night Updated : Feb. 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM CST Mardi Gras This is for all things Mardi Gras related along the Gulf Coast. Local Businesses If you live in the Mobile, Alabama region and you’re looking for a certain type of business, this is the category for you. The History Of Mardi Gras. From its beginning in 1874 in Mobile, Alabama, through good times, bad times, easy times, tough times. Reorganizing, rebuilding, strengthening and moving on through 138 years of outstanding preeminence, the Knights of Revelry have evolved into a singular and unique Mardi Gras society, presenting unforgettable, exceptional parades, receptions, and balls throughout the The CCA, renamed the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (MAMGA) in the 1970s, set up a voting system that allowed members to elect a "mayor" to serve as grand marshal of their parades. The African American celebration has its own king, named Elixis. The first king of Mobile's African American Mardi Gras was Mobile politician Alex Herman. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — WKRG News 5 is your guide for all things Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast. Multiple organizations are scheduled to parade in the News 5 area on Saturday. Watch the Mystics of Segregation in Mobile’s Mardi Gras . Parts of Mobile’s Mardi Gras celebrations continue to have long-standing customs that date back to the days of segregation. (We have no written or direct knowledge of this other than what we can see and experience as observers). The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (formerly named the Colored Carnival Mobile, Alabama is the mother of mystics, the original birthplace of Mardi Gras as we know it! Each year, the city and its surrounding communities come together for weeks of parades, masked balls, MoonPies and merry-making leading up to Fat Tuesday, a season that is collectively known as Mardi Gras. My son Joseph served as my photographer, and dutifully blurred out the faces of the secret society members of The Knights of Revelry (KOR) as they finished the last step in a long process of cleaning, inflating, drying and painting the cow bladders used in their parade on Mardi Gras Day. Be a part of the historic celebration that has been in Mobile since 1703. Mardi Gras celebrations begin two and a half weeks before Fat Tuesday and the Port City comes to life. Elaborate themed floats manned by masked mystic societies, mounted police and marching bands wind through downtown Mobile and surrounding areas, entertaining nearly a million revelers MOBILE, Alabama -- The "Show Me Your Gown!" photo gallery series ends the 2012 Mobile Mardi Gras season with well over 100 photos of the hats worn by the ladies attending this year's KOR Reception. View and download the 2025 Mobile Mardi Gras parade schedule, complete with dates, times and routes for all Mobile & Baldwin County parades. Mobile Mask is also an annual magazine and guide to Mardi Gras in south Alabama. The 2025 issue went on sale January 6. NOTE: This is the copyrighted property of Mobile Mask. Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) Tue, Mar 4, 2025. Be ready for all the parades leading up to Mardi Gras 2025, with the FREE Fox10 Float Tracker app. Organized in 1874, the Knights of Revelry is the third oldest Mardi Gras parading group in Mobile, Alabama. From the start, KOR has paraded during the day on Fat Tuesday. In the earliest years, the KOR emblem float had folly dancing on a golden goblet between two crescent moons. In later years, the cup became a champagne glass. The KOR’s use cow bladders. Why? Mobile Mardi Gras 2025 Parade Routes Mobile News; Baldwin County News; Pensacola News; Mobile Pensacola Weather; Sports; Video Center;
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