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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. 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." 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. A three-story antebellum home and former inn located in Mobile, AL, is parading onto the market for $559,900. The Mardi Gras House is known for its iconic color scheme and proximity to the Mardi When it comes to Mardi Gras, it’s natural for people to think of the Crescent City, New Orleans, with its wild and raucous partying and revelers, but Mardi Gras wasn’t born in NOLA. In fact, the birthplace of Mardi Gras in America is Mobile, Alabama. The city began celebrating in 1703 and has never looked back. Now, don’t get me wrong. The parade rolled, entertaining a crowd estimated by the Mobile Police Department at 92,928 people. Afterward, along Dauphin Street, sailors roamed amid revelers in formal attire. Now $354 (Was $̶3̶9̶9̶) on Tripadvisor: The Petrinovich House, The Mardi Gras House, Mobile. See 42 traveler reviews, 75 candid photos, and great deals for The Petrinovich House, The Mardi Gras House, ranked #2 of 3 B&Bs / inns in Mobile and rated 4 of 5 at Tripadvisor. 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 Mardi Gras means “Fat Tuesday” and is celebrated on the day before “Ash Wednesday.” The first Mardi Gras was celebrated in 1703 by French settlers in the newly established port town of Mobile. Although this celebration was much smaller and unlike what Mardi Gras is today, it set the precedent for future celebrations. A stay at The Mardi Gras House places you in the heart of Mobile, within a 5-minute walk of Mobile Civic Center and Mobile Carnival Museum. This bed & breakfast is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Saenger Theatre Mobile and 0.6 mi (1 km) from History Museum of Mobile. Best Times to Visit: Plan your trip during Mobile Alabama Mardi Gras season for an unforgettable experience or in the fall when festivals abound. Creating a Self-Guided Tour: Plan stops at Wintzell’s Oyster House, The Noble South, and, of course, local breweries and bakeries. Did you know that Mardi Gras originated in Mobile, Alabama? Yes, it's true! Mobile is the birthplace of America's original Mardi Gras, which took place in 1703. Get ready for flying Moon Pies, great music, colorful floats, and all the Mardi Gras fun! Mobile Mardi Gras is family-friendly! It is the perfect reason to plan a visit to southern Alabama. A walking or driving route that recreates the history of Mobile from the colonial period to the early twentieth century and particularly the birth of America's Mardi Gras traditions. Discover the festive side of life during the steamboat era, learn about Creole culture and Guilded Age extravagance, mixed with the intrigue of secret societies 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 Be a part of the historic celebration that has been in Mobile since 1703. Mardi Gras celebrations begin two and a half weeks before Fat Tuesday and the Port City comes to life. Elaborate themed floats manned by masked mystic societies, mounted police and marching bands wind through downtown Mobile and surrounding areas, entertaining nearly a million revelers Blow House Brass Band is a Second Line Jazz ensemble based out of Mobile, Alabama. Blow House has performed for revelers of all kinds at parades, balls, parties, and festivals since 2007. Described as "The Sound of Mardi Gras," Blow House plays a blend of classic Carnivale fare and down and dirty funk culminating in a unique and lively musical 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. 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. Most of the Mobile He’s celebrating Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras, and the grand opening for some friends’ new Dauphin Street business, Mobile’s House of Vintage, a shop stocking vintage clothing, vinyl 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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