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Start your Mardi Gras adventure in Mobile at the Mobile Carnival Museum. The Mobile Carnival Museum highlights the history of Mardi Gras in its true birthplace - Mobile, Alabama. The museum features 14 galleries, video presentations, a pictorial hallway and an interactive float area - all in a restored historic mansion. This year’s Carnival season lasts 58 days, from 12th Night on Jan. 6 to Mardi Gras on March 4. But next year, Mardi Gras falls on Feb. 17. That means celebrations in 2026 will pack into just 43 Mardi Gras Day 2025, 2026 and 2027. Mardi Gras Day is celebrated with a public holiday in Alabama and Louisiana the day before the Christian season of Lent begins, and its festive atmosphere deliberately contrasts with the sombre mood of the following 40 days. The word "Mardi Gras" means "Fat Tuesday" in the French language. Celebrations include festivals, parades, dancing and feasting before the fasting starting on Ash Wednesday Days to Mardi Gras 2026. Tuesday, February 17th is day number 48 of the 2026 calendar year with 11 months, 16 days until Mardi Gras 2026. 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 Here, then, for your amusement as well as your information, is a list of Mardi Gras dates, past, present, and future, from 1950 until 2050: 1950 - February 21 1951 - February 6 1952 - February 26 1953 - February 17 1954 - March 2 1955 - February 22 1956 - February 14 1957 - March 5 1958 - February 18 1959 - February 10 1960 - March 1 1961 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 Carnival Season is the perfect time to visit Mobile, Alabama and experience the celebration of Mardi Gras. One thing you will notice is in Mobile, the social organizations that host Mardi Gras Parades and Balls are called "mystic societies," whereas, in New Orleans, Louisiana, you will hear them called "Krewes." But hope and gaiety were soon revived in 1866 by a Mobilian named Joseph Stillwell Cain. Joe Cain revived Mardi Gras and mysticism. Carnival is deeply rooted in the cultural fabric of the city. Today, there are over 80 mystic societies in Mobile, with more than 38 of them parading during the 2 ½ weeks leading up to Mardi Gras Day. Future Mardi Gras Dates February 13, 2024 March 4, 2025 February 17, 2026 February 9, 2027 February 29, 2028 February 13, 2029 March 5, 2030 2024 MAMGA The schedule below includes downtown Mobile parades. All downtown parades roll on Route A except where noted. For up-to-date Mobile Mardi Gras info, follow Mobile Mardi Gras on Facebook or visit us at mobile.org or our friends at mobilemask.com. Days, times and routes are subject to change. Parade Route A et. Parade Route B Parade Route C Mardi Gras is coming early next year. This year’s Carnival season lasts 58 days, from 12th Night on Jan. 6 to Mardi Gras on March 4. But next year, Mardi Gras falls on Feb. 17. That means Jan 30, 2026, 7:00 PM – Feb 01, 2026, 11:00 PM. Mobile, 900 Schillinger Rd S, Mobile, AL 36695, USA Mardi Gras Parking and Transportation Parade Parking. To accommodate revelers from the Port City and beyond, the City of Mobile will open additional parking on parade days during the 2025 Mardi Gras season. Beginning Friday, February 14, the Mobile Alabama Cruise Terminal will be available for public parking on Mardi Gras parade days. 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. But hope and gaiety were soon revived in 1866 by a Mobilian named Joseph Stillwell Cain. Joe Cain revived Mardi Gras and mysticism. Carnival is deeply rooted in the cultural fabric of the city. Today, there are over 80 mystic societies in Mobile, with more than 38 of them parading during the 2 ½ weeks leading up to Mardi Gras Day. The first person to celebrate Mardi Gras in America is rumored to be Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville in 1699. A few years after that, French soldiers wore masks and celebrated the occasion in what is now Mobile, Alabama. Mobile, Alabama is thought to be the first place Mardi Gras was celebrated in America. Mardi Gras began in Mobile, Alabama, back in 1703. Yes, you read that right. Mobile is home to the original Mardi Gras. While New Orleans' Mardi Gras gets a lot of attention, it is worth knowing that the event started in Mobile. Below you will find 2024 Mardi Gras Parade routes for Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Fairhope, Foley, and Fort Morgan. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Board members for the Mobile County Public School System have approved two options for the 2025-2026 school year calendar. Although the main holidays are the same, there The Krewe of Phoenix (KOP) is an all-inclusive Mardi Gras Organization (LGBTQ) in Mobile, Alabama. The organization was established by nine founding members in January 2009, and the inaugural general meeting with charter members took place on March 22, 2009.
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