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The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association Inc. (MAMGA), is a premier organization comprised of prominent businessmen and civic leaders, showcases the best in the Mobile community, and the entire Gulf Coast. The Mobile County Probate Court will close walk-in operations on the following dates at 4:00 p.m. to enable employees to depart the Court before Mardi Gras parade preparation (closure of downtown streets adjacent to the Mobile County Government Center Annex) commences: Friday, February 14, 2025 Thursday, February 20, 2025 Friday, February 21, 2025 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. 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. 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. 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 Carnival poster from 1900. Floats lining up for an Order of Inca parade in 2007. Mardi Gras is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama.It is the oldest official Carnival celebration in the United States, started by Frenchman Nicholas Langlois in 1703 when Mobile was the capital of Louisiana. VISIT THE MOBILE MARDI GRAS MUSEUM 2025 Events. Mardi Gras Saturday Juvenile Court Luncheon 1:00 PM Mobile Convention Center 201 Ballroom. Children’s luncheon; 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. 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. MCA Mardi Gras Juvenile Court leaders ready for their royal duties. Published: Feb. 09, 2014, 12:01 p.m. By . King Thomas’ favorite book is “Alabama Moon,” by Mobile’s Watt Key; his Get acquainted with the court system. There are two courts in the Mobile Mardi Gras, The Mobile Carnival Association and the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association. Both elect a king and queen each year to “rule over” the city with their courts. 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 The Coronation is open to the public and throughout the years thousands have witnessed King Felix III crown his Queen – Empress of Charm and Beauty, Ruler of our Hearts. The Carnival Association partners with the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association on Mardi Gras issues, as well as their coronation held on the following evening. Mobile Carnival Museum. The Mobile Carnival Museum is a history museum that chronicles over 300 years of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. The museum is housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion on Government Street in downtown Mobile With Mardi Gras parades officially beginning Friday, Feb. 14, the City of Mobile has shared general guidance to help participants have fun and be safe during the festivities. For the 2025 Mardi MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Although most Mardi Gras parades in Mobile use one route, there are multiple routes that parade-goers should know before heading out the door. Discover Alabama’s most adorable Mardi Gras parade where the dogs steal the show. Get ready to fall in love with the Mystic Mutts of Revelry, a parade where dogs steal the show and help a great Lucy descends from an impressive Mardi Gras lineage— her father was a Herald in the MCA Court in 1976 and a Knight in the MCA Juvenile Court in 1982. Lucy’s brother Dru was also a Herald in the MCA Court in 2006, a Knight in the MCA Juvenile Court in 2012, and a Knight in the MCA Court in 2020. 2 tapped as MAMGA escorts Two members of the U.S. Army will take part in this season's MAMGA festivities Photo by Lillian DeanIsland Mystics Parade Baldwin County Carnival Carnival continues to
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