2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule Saturday, February 15 1:00 PM | Ocean Springs - Ocean Springs Elks & Krewe Unique Parade 1:00 PM | Pass Christian - Pass Christian Carnival Association. Sunday, February 16 1:00 PM | Lizana Mardi Gras Parade. Saturday, February 22 8:45 AM | Biloxi - GCCA Annual 5k Run for the Beads SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - The 2025 Mardi Gras season is right around the corner, and South Mississippi is packed with fun parades and events for locals and tourists alike! Not sure where to start? We’ve got you covered. Friday, February 28. OCEAN SPRINGS: Ocean Springs Carnival Association Night Parade, 6 p.m. OCEAN SPRINGS: Ocean Springs Carnival Association Night Parade, 6 p.m. Saturday, March 1 BILOXI: Second Liners Mardi Gras Club , noon, starts at the Frank Gruich Center on Howard Avenue What started in 2009 with the Ocean Springs Carnival Association's first Night Parade has grown into one of the most anticipated Mardi Gras parades on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The OS Night Parade is always on the Friday night before Fat Tuesday, rolling at 6:00pm from Front Beach in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The OS Night Parade will be BAY ST. LOUIS: Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Lundi Gras Parade, 5:30 p.m., lineup starts at the Bay St. Louis Depot; Tuesday, February 13. BILOXI: Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade, starts at 1 p.m. (airing on WLOX) Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade Route for 2024 (WLOX) BAY ST. LOUIS: Krewe of Real People, 1 p.m. The Ocean Springs Mardi Gras Parade is an annual event which is sponsored by the Ocean Springs Elks Lodge #2501. The parade has been rolling for 48 seasons and is typically the Coast's first major parade of the Mardi Gras season. The parade will roll on January 27, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. The theme for this year's parade is 'Elks Got Talent - Vegas Edition.' For further information, please call This Saturday, February 15, 2025, Ocean Springs will kick off the Mardi Gras Parade Season on the Coast with the annual Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade: The parade includes Elks, Local Krewes and Clubs, Krewe of Barry, and followed by the Krewe Unique Parade. LIZANA: Lizana Carnival Association Parade, starts and ends at Lizana Elementary. (Ocean Springs, MS) – The community of Ocean Springs is starting off the New Year with afull calendar of events that includes Mardi Gras parades, Spring Arts Festival, Annual Taste of Ocean Springs, Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival, Silent Light Festival, Breakfast with the Mayor networking events and much more. To promote tourism and encourage visitors to Ocean Springs, enhance Here is a list of your 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. If you don’t see your parade listed here, please email us at news@wxxv25.com and we will add it to the lineup. Jan. 4 2 pm — King’s Parade, Main Street, Moss Point Jan. 25 1:30 pm — Krewe of Waggus Mardi Gras Pet Pawrade, Pass Christian Mardi Gras is a time of revelry, tradition, and joy—and Coastal Mississippi knows how to celebrate in style. While New Orleans may be the most famous destination for Mardi Gras, the Gulf Coast boasts its own unique blend of parades, delicious king cake, and family-friendly fun. For 2025, Coastal Mississippi’s Mardi Gras calendar is packed Celebrate Mardi Gras season on the Mississippi Gulf Coast with the first parade of the season in Ocean Springs. Hosted by the Elks Lodge, nearly 100 floats grace downtown offering beads and trinkets to festival goers.Ocean Springs Night Parade hosted by the Ocean Springs Carnival Association lights up the night in downtown with floats, music and more. Laissez les bons temps rouler! The OS Night Parade will be Friday, February 28, 2025. The parade route begins on Front Beach, goes north on Porter Ave., turns left onto Washington Ave., then right onto Government St. The parade ends at the Ocean Springs School District Central Office on Holcomb Ave. Scroll to the bottom of this page to see a map of the route. Be sure to like our Night Parade Biloxi Saturday, Feb. 8. 10 a.m. — Children’s Mardi Gras Walking Parade; Sunday, Feb. 23. 12:30 p.m. — Krewe of Barkloxi Pet PAWride; Saturday, March 1 The 2025 Mardi Gras season is right around the corner, and South Mississippi is packed with fun parades and events for locals and tourists alike! advertisement Biloxi-Gulfport WLOX Gautier – Gautier Men’s Club Parade & Mardi Gras Tailgate Party | 7:00 p.m. Laurel – Mardi Gras Parade | 5:30 p.m. Sunday, February 23 Waveland – Krewe of Nereids Parade | 12:00 p.m. Biloxi – Krewe of Barkloxi Pet PAWrade | 12:30 p.m. Friday, February 28 Ocean Springs – Ocean Springs Carnival Association Night Parade | 6:00 p.m. Ocean Springs Carnival Assn. Night Parade|Ocean Springs, 6:00 pm Catch this fabulous night parade in downtown Ocean Springs! Like its day parade counterpart on February 15, the night parade begins on Porter Avenue before turning left on Washington Avenue and continuing down Government Street. See parade route here. What started in 2009 with the Ocean Springs Carnival Association's first Night Parade has grown into one of the most anticipated Mardi Gras parades on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The OS Night Parade is always on the Friday night before Fat Tuesday, rolling at 7:00pm from Front Beach in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The OS Night Parade will be Friday, February 9, 2024 at 7:00pm. The parade route Thursday, January 30. PASS CHRISTIAN: Mardi Gras Community King Cake Tasting, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Randolph Center (315 Clark Avenue) Saturday, February 15. LIZANA: Lizana Carnival Association What started in 2009 with the Ocean Springs Carnival Association's first Night Parade has grown into one of the most anticipated Mardi Gras parades on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The OS Night Parade is always on the Friday night before Fat Tuesday, rolling at 7:00pm from Front Beach in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The OS Night Parade will be Friday, February 9, 2024 at 7:00pm. 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