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Tuesday, March 4 Mardi Gras* Monday, April 28 Confederate Memorial Day . Monday, May 26 National Memorial Day . Monday, June 2 Jefferson Davis’ Birthday . Friday, July 4 Fourth day of July . Monday, September 1 Labor Day 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. Mardi Gras. The first Mardi Gras in North America was held in Mobile in 1703! Come be a part of a 320-year-old tradition and experience the birthplace of Mardi Gras! 2025 parades in Mobile County: The Town of Dauphin Island kicks off Mobile County’s parade season with Krewe de la Dauphine rolling at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. 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. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — In observation of Mardi Gras, the Mobile County Health Department and Family Health will be closed on Monday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 4, according to a news release. Due 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. Carnival, American Style: Mardi Gras at Mobile and New Orleans. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990. "Mardi Gras in Mobile: Excerpts from the 1908 Diary of Young Visitor, Senta Jones." Gulf Coast Historical Review 11 (Spring 1996): 69-76. Mardi Gras Vertical Files, Mobile Public Library Local History and Genealogy Section, Mobile, Alabama. 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 Located at the site of the old Mobile County Courthouse at Government Street and Royal Street, Mardi Gras Park is a new park that commemorates the city’s standing as the host of the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States. Current plans cal 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. Mobile County Holiday Schedule . Columbus Day - Monday, October 9, 2023. Veterans Day - Friday, November 10, 2023. Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 23, 2023 and 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. Mobile’s history as a bustling port city brought together diverse cultures, resulting in a unique blend of food, music, architecture and traditions. In fact, Mobile was the first city in which French settlers introduced Mardi Gras to North America, a celebration that lies at the heart of Mobile’s identity to this day. County Holidays. Mobile County offices are closed on certain legal holidays during the year. Mardi Gras: Monday, March 3, 2025 Alabama Legislative Act #2010 RELATED: Experience the magic of Alabama’s Mardi Gras at Mobile Carnival Museum Gulledge’s contributions to Mobile’s Mardi Gras have not gone unnoticed by those who work closely with her. Cartledge W. Blackwell III, curator at the Mobile Carnival Museum, described her as “one of the unsung heroes of carnival in Mobile.” 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 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Multiple cities in Baldwin County will have Mardi Gras parades during the 2025 carnival season. The Mobile Mask has compiled a list of parade routes for those Mardi Gras is observed only in Baldwin and Mobile Counties. All other State Employees are granted one personal leave day each year if in employment status on January 1. FILE- In this Feb. 12, 2015, file photo, the Mystic Stripers Society parade rolls along during Mardi Gras in downtown Mobile, Ala. Alabama’s state tourism agency has purchased 10 billboards State of Alabama 2020 Official State Holidays. Holiday Date in 2020 New Year’s Day January 1 . Robert E. Lee Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday January 20 . George Washington Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday February 17 . Mardi Gras * February 25 . Confederate Memorial Day April 27 . National Memorial Day May 25 . Jefferson Davis’ Birthday
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