Mobile-area Mardi Gras balls and receptions for 2025: NOTE: This is the copyrighted property of Mobile Mask. If you wish to reproduce it, email Mobile Mask for permission at editor@mobilemask.com Saturday, January 11 Massacre Island Secret Society (Fort Gaines) Queens With Dreams (The Grounds) Friday, January 17 Port City Secondliners (The Grounds) Mardi Gras parades will start rolling through the streets of downtown Mobile on Feb. 14 with the Conde Cavaliers. Most Mardi Gras organizations have balls that go along with the theme of their parade. Mardi Gras parades will start rolling through the streets of downtown Mobile on Jan. 26 with the Conde Cavaliers. Most Mardi Gras organizations have balls that go along with the theme of their parade. The Grand Marshal's Ball is not only a grand affair, it is the biggest party on the Gulf Coast during Mardi Gras weekend. It is ALWAYS held the Friday night prior to Fat Tuesday! Our 2025 Grand Marshals Ball will be held on Friday, February 28,2025 at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — King cake, parades, and beads are some of the most popular parts of the Mardi Gras celebration. The organizations that hold parades also hold balls for their members whe 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. SEE ALSO: Mobile Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2025. MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — City of Mobile releases information on Mardi Gras parking. Courtesy of Mobile Mask www.mobilemask.com. Saturday, January 11. Massacre Island Secret Society (Fort Gaines) Queens With Dreams (The Grounds) Friday, January 17. Port City Secondliners (The Grounds) Saturday While the Order of Osiris Ball "Tableau” has become a signature feature of Mobile’s oldest living alternative lifestyle organization, it was not all sequins and glitter in the beginning. The founder of Osiris began fundraising efforts in 1981 with the intent to establish a strictly gay Mardi Gras association. 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 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. 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. The Best Places To Celebrate Mardi Gras In The U.S. | Time Out. 1 min read Mobile Mardi Gras | Mobile, Alabama The first actual Mardi Gras celebration in the US took place in Mobile, Ala. in 1703, and it was a city clerk named Joe Cain Whether you’re an active duty member, reservist, auxiliary, retired or Coast Guard civilian employee, the Gulf Coast Military Mardi Gras Ball is an event not to be missed. Mark your calendars and get ready to create memories that will last a lifetime. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 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. Event in Mobile, AL by Mobile Mystics on Saturday, February 3 2024 with 577 people interested and 556 people going. 537 posts in the discussion. Mobile Mystics Mardi Gras Ball 2024 Facebook These designated Mardi Gras parking areas will be available on all parade days, opening two hours before the first parade and remaining staffed until 11 p.m. Security will be on-site after hours to ensure that those attending Mardi Gras balls or other events in the downtown area can access their vehicles after 11 p.m. on parade days. A day in the life of a Mobile bar, as the first Mardi Gras parade of the season rolls. it helps to know something about the way Mobile’s Mardi Gras balls and parading societies tend to work When Is Mardi Gras In Mobile Alabama? The 2025 Mardi Gras celebration in the City of Mobile, Alabama begins on February 14 and continues through March 4, marking the city’s grand carnival season. This festive period stands as a testament to the rich history of Mobile Alabama Mardi Gras, dating back to 1703 when the tradition first started here. NOTE: This schedule is the copyrighted property of Mobile Mask. If you wish to use it, contact Mobile Mask for permission. Saturday, January 11 5:30 p.m. – second annual Saraland Mardi Gras tree lighting with the Krewe of Sparta will be held at Saraland Town Center Park (on the east side of U.S. 43, just north of Second Avenue). Organized in 1950, The Etruscans is the oldest Husband and Wife Mystic Society in the Mobile area. Our Annual Ball is held on a Saturday night, four weeks prior to to Mardi Gras. We are a non parading couples’ organization, but instead focus on providing one of the best Mardi Gras Mystic Balls in Mobile, Alabama.
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