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The 2025 Mardi Gras season is just beginning, and Coastal Mississippi is packed full of fun parades and events perfect for incoming visitors. Come along with us as we celebrate the Carnival season! Laissez les bon temps rouler ––"Let the good times roll!" 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule Saturday, February 15 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. Carnival season kicked off in South MS, with 2025 Mardi Gras parade schedule that includes Biloxi, Gulfport, Bay St. Louis, Ocean Springs. Fat Tuesday is March 4, 2025, but Mardi Gras parades in Mississippi roll well ahead of the holiday. Here is the schedule, according to Coastal Mississippi and other trusted local sources. GAUTIER: Gautier Mardi Gras Tailgate, including a live DJ & food trucks, from 4 p.m., continuing until the fireworks show following the Gautier Men’s Club Parade at 7 p.m., 2800 Highway 90, next 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. 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 Annual Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade, March 4, 1 p.m. Parade route begins at Main Street and MLK Jr. Blvd. travels south, west on U.S. 90, north on Lameuse, east on MLK Jr. Blvd., east on Howard Ave, south on Porter Ave. and ends at Hwy 90. Details: www.msgcca.org or 228-432-8806. To see the parade route, click here. LIST: 2025 Mardi Gras parades, events schedule 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! By WLOX Staff February 25, 2025 at 12:33 pm EST Mardi Gras parade schedule for MS Gulf Coast includes parades in Gulfport, Biloxi, King cake pop-up is a preview to The Downtowner restaurant coming to South MS Updated February 17, 2025 8:08 Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Wednesday, February 5, Mayor Toby Barker and city partners gathered at City Hall to announce several events for the upcoming Mardi Gras season. The 2025 festivities will feature returning favorites, offering a variety of parades, block parties, pub crawls and cultural celebrations for residents and visitors of all ages. A glimpse 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! 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 Vancleave – MKOPI Annual Mardi Gras Parade “Thunder on the Bayou” | 1:30 p.m. Long Beach – Annual Long Beach Mardi Gras Parade | 6:00 p.m. 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. North Bay Mardi Gras Association Parade｜D’Iberville, 1:30 pm Come to Mississippi’s only bi-county parade, sporting the theme “Whimsical World of Wonka.” The parade starts on LeMoyne Boulevard and travels west before turning left on Central Avenue and then over to Auto Mall Parkway. 10 a.m.: Biloxi Children’s Mardi Gras Walking Parade, Biloxi Saturday, Feb. 15 1 p.m.: Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade, Ocean Springs Saturday, February 22 10:30 a.m.: Krewe of Little Rascals Parade, Pascagoula 6 p.m.: Carnival Association of Long Beach Parade, Long Beach 7 p.m.: Gautier Men’s Club Mardi Gras Parade, Gautier 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! 10 a.m.: Biloxi Children’s Mardi Gras Walking Parade, Biloxi Saturday, Feb. 15 1 p.m.: Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade, Ocean Springs Saturday, February 22 10:30 a.m.: Krewe of Little Rascals Parade, Pascagoula 6 p.m.: Carnival Association of Long Beach Parade, Long Beach 7 p.m.: Gautier Men’s Club Mardi Gras Parade, Gautier Each year, MSGCCA posts not just a comprehensive Mardi Gras parade and event list, but a list of their annual events, year-round, a one-stop-shop for all things rolling throughout the entire carnival season and more. Check back for updates as your Mardi Gras trip draws near. Read More at msgcca.com. Event details subject to change. Two big parades coming up in Biloxi with Neptune on Saturday and Gulf Coast on Fat Tuesday. This year, there will be a new parade route. Floats will no longer ride on Highway 90 down at Porter Avenue and the parades will stay south of the railroad tracks. Biloxi Police Chief John Miller stopped by WXXV and told us it’s all about public safety.
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