The 2025 Mardi Gras season is just beginning, and Coastal Mississippi is packed full of fun parades and events perfect for incoming visitors. Come along with us as we celebrate the Carnival season! Laissez les bon temps rouler ––"Let the good times roll!" 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule Saturday, February 15 Mardi Gras Ball: Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi @ 9 p.m. Sunday, January 21. Mardi Gras Brunch: The Camphouse in Diamondhead @ 11 a.m. Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball: Sunflower Ave in Drew @ 12 a.m. Saturday, January 27. 2024 Mardi Gras Parade: Downtown Yoga in Ocean Springs @ 1 p.m. LOUIS: Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Lundi Gras Parade, 5:30 p.m. Bay St. Louis Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Parade Route for 2025 (WLOX) Tuesday, March 4 - Mardi Gras. BAY ST. LOUIS: Krewe of Real People Parade, 1 p.m. The Krewe of Real People Next Generation Parade Route for 2023 (WLOX) BILOXI: Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras, French for “Fat Tuesday,” is an exciting, treasured celebration for all, brought to life with music, costumes, art, parades, and more! Many visitors journey afar to experience the fun and indulge in the revelry of the Mardi Gras season with locals. A girl catches a headband during the Krewe of Nereids Mardi Gras parade on Highway 90 in Bay St. Louis on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. 7 pm – Mystic Krewe of Pine Island Mardi Gras Ball, Vancleave. 7 pm – Gautier Mens Club Mardi Gras Ball – Jackson County Civic Center in Pascagoula. 730 pm – Krewe of Nereids Ball – Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum . February 14th - Friday. 7 pm – Krewe of Billikens - Biloxi Gruich Community Center. February 15th - Saturday Lizana Mardi Gras Parade: Lizana Elementary in Harrison County @1 p.m. Saturday, February 11. Krewe of Elaines 6 th Annual Mardi Gras Ball: Good Deeds Community Center in Gulfport; Biloxi Children’s Walking Parade: Downtown Biloxi @10 a.m. Mad Dash to Mardi Gras: Shenanigan’s Bar & Grill in Hattiesburg @12 p.m. March 3, 2025, 8pm Coronation Ball (MS Coast Coliseum) March 4, 2025, 1pm GCCA Mardi Gras Parade; May 1, 2025 – Sponsorship for 2026 Mardi Gras begins; GCCA . . . it’s all about our Community and Friendships!! Each year begins May 1st and ends April 30th. Friday, Feb. 9: Special Needs Mardi Gras Ball & Dance All physically and mentally challenged children, adults, and their parents are invited to attend the annual event at the Donal M. Snyder Sr. Community Center, 2520 Pass Road, from 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is free and door prizes, hors d’oeuveres, and a DJ will all be part of the event. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mardi Gras season is upon us once again! Mississippians will soon be celebrating with parades, balls, beads, King Cakes and more. This year, Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday The Portland Mardi Gras Parade North Mississippi Avenue Fat Tuesday March 4 Starting at 7PM Kid’s Costume Pageant at 6:00PM at Luke’s Frame Shop Marching bands and entertainers After parties at participating N Mississippi bars and restaurants For more details, click here. The Portland Mardi Gras Ball Tickets Available Here Wonder Ballroom Saturday March 1 Continue reading "Portland Fat Tuesday is March 4, 2025, but Mardi Gras parades in Mississippi roll well ahead of the holiday. Here is the schedule, according to Coastal Mississippi and other trusted local sources. As one of the starting points of Mardi Gras in the U.S., most of the Mississippi celebrations are concentrated in the southern part of the state. But the tradition has proliferated to many other areas, offering just about everyone the chance to catch a string of beads from a colorful float. Since 1908, Gulf Coast Carnival Association is Biloxi’s home of Mardi Gras and the Mississippi Coast’s oldest and most prestigious Carnival organization. GCCA leads the way in providing the biggest and greatest free show on the Coast Mardi Gras Day. Save the Date : Bacchus Ball 2025 Join us February 1, 2025 Where: Country Club of Jackson Time: 6:00-7:00 pm Corporate Sponsor Party 7:00-10:00 pm General Entry for Bacchus Ball Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025 "Laissez les bon temps rouler!" 2025 Bacchus Co-Chairs Trey & Heather Ward, Jay & Puja Craddock invite you to come Like New Orleans, Mardi Gras balls are central to Mississippi’s coastal Carnival culture. Each krewe upholds unique traditions for attire and tableaus, a ceremonial 7 p.m. – Mystic Krewe of Pine Island Mardi Gras Ball, Vancleave 7 p.m. – Gautier Mens Club Mardi Gras Ball, Jackson County Civic Center 7:30 p.m. – Krewe of Nereids Ball, Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum. February 14 7 p.m. – Krewe of Billikens, Biloxi Gruich Community Center. February 15 1 p.m. – Elks Club Parade, Ocean Springs MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobilians are gearing up for the biggest season in the South – Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras parades will start rolling through the streets of downtown Mobile on Feb. 14 wi Since its inception 1981, the Krewe of Neptune has been the largest all-male Carnival Krewe on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. After Neptune’s “rebirth” from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, it has grown to once again become the premier Krewe in the region. Known for the annual Neptune Ball, which is always the hottest ticket in town and hosts record-breaking attendance each year, Nep
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