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Celebrate Mardi Gras in style with Mobile's vibrant parades, live music, and rich traditions! Parades start February 14th—discover event schedules and everything you need to enjoy the best Mardi Gras experience in Mobile, Alabama 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. 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. Do Some Good Mobile There are countless non-profits in the Mobile Alabama area that do good things. So, this section is to The best ways to celebrate Mobile Mardi Gras! The top things to do, food specials, and so much more. Things to do during Mobile Mardi Gras. Did you know that Mobile is the birthplace of Mardi Gras in the United States? In 1703, Joe Cain was fed up with the post-war misery after the Civil War. He led an impromptu parade through Downtown Mobile. Mobile Mardi Gras is family-friendly! It is the perfect reason to plan a visit to southern Alabama. There are over 40 parades that roll through downtown Mobile during the two and half weeks before Fat Tuesday. Day 1 Mobile, Alabama Mardi Gras. We drove to Mobile from Gulf Shores, which is about an hour's drive. For Weeks, The Streets Of Downtown Mobile Are Filled With The Sights And Sounds Of Live Marching Bands, Brilliant-colored Floats And Of Course The Crowds Of Parade Goers That Is Mardi Gras In Mobile. Below Are Various Links Of Information On The Carnival Festival For Seasoned Revelers, Novice Parade Attendees And Anyone Generally Interested In The Annual Celebration. Experience the unique blend of history and excitement that defines the Mardi Gras Mobile Alabama season, drawing both locals and visitors into its spirited embrace. Below is the Mobile Alabama Mardi Gras schedule for 2025 downtown Mobile parades: Friday, February 14, 2025. Conde Cavaliers Parade – 6:30 PM; Saturday, February 15, 2025 Experience Mardi Gras-Themed Dinner Cruises aboard the Perdido Queen. Enjoy a festive dinner complemented by views of the Mobile River while aboard the Perdido Queen this Mardi Gras season. Put your improv skills to the test with a carnival-themed murder mystery or soak in the beauty of the downtown skyline during a scenic dinner cruise. Mardi Gras in the Port City dates back to 1703 (New Orleans’ version became popular in the 1730s), when New World French explorers had a celebration at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, the first settlement in what is now Mobile. The original “parade” took place on Dauphin Street (a major thoroughfare where the festivities still happen today) in Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – Mardi Gras Day FAT TUESDAY! 10:30 am Order of Athena Parade. 12:30 pm King Felix Parade. 1:00 pm Knights of Revelry Parade. 1:00 pm Bay St. Louis - Krewe of Real People. 1:00 pm Biloxi - Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade. 1:30 pm Comic Cowboys Parade. 2:00 pm Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (rolls Young courtiers Several young courtiers will attend King Elexis I, C'aracher "C.J." Small, and Queen Tasha Montae Lang this Mardi Gras season as they reign over the festivities of the Mobile Area Celebrate Mardi Gras in style with Mobile's vibrant parades, live music, and rich traditions! Parades start February 14th—discover event schedules and everything you need to enjoy the best Mardi Gras experience in Mobile, Alabama A day in the life of a Mobile bar, as the first Mardi Gras parade of the season rolls. Gina Jo Previto says it’ll be three or four before everything is squared away and the last staffers go For a modern twist on Southern fare, visit The Noble South in Mobile, AL, where locally sourced ingredients shine in every dish. Listen to the Sounds of Mobile. Music is woven into the very fabric of Mobile. The city’s musical history is as rich as its food, from the brass bands of Mardi Gras parades to the soulful rhythms of jazz and blues. MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The USS McFaul has made its way to the port city to help celebrate Mardi Gras. Sailors on board were welcomed by iconic mobile ambassadors like the USS Alabama crewmates, the City of Mobile Mardi Gras 2025 Parade Schedule: Note: Use News 5’s Mobile Mardi Gras 2025 Parade Routes guide to learn about each parade’s travel path. Friday, February 14. 6:30 p.m. — Conde
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