Come for the parade, stay for the flavors, and make this Mardi Gras one to remember! Let the good times (and good eats) roll! The shirts. As you revel in the festivities, make sure you are sporting the look as well! Stop by the Biloxi Visitors Center, 1050 Beach Blvd., and purchase a Mardi Gras shirt! The colorful long-sleeve shirt celebrating 1:00 PM | Lizana Mardi Gras Parade. Saturday, February 22 8:45 AM | Biloxi - GCCA Annual 5k Run for the Beads 10:30 AM | Pascagoula – Annual Krewe of Little Rascals Parade 1:30 PM | MKOPI Annual Mardi Gras Parade "Thunder on the Bayou" 6:00 PM | Long Beach - Annual Long Beach Mardi Gras Parade Ocean Springs Carnival Association Night Parade Route for 2025 (WLOX) Saturday, March 1. BILOXI: Second Liners Mardi Gras Club, noon, starts at the Frank Gruich Center on Howard Avenue. 2025 Second Liners Mardi Gras Club Parade Route (WLOX) BILOXI: Krewe of Neptune Night Parade, 5:30 p.m. Krewe of Neptune Night Parade 2025 (WLOX) Parade goers during the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade in Biloxi on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. 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. Here’s the list of 2025 MS Coast Mardi Gras parades Parade-goers get hit with foam during the Gulf Coast Carnival Association’s Mardi Gras parade in Biloxi on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Mark your calendars for Mardi Gras happenings in Biloxi! Carnival season officially kicked off in Biloxi with the Twelfth Night celebration at Biloxi City Hall on Jan. 10. And with Fat Tuesday set for Feb. 13, 2024, more Mardi Gras events are set to take place throughout January and February. Here is the lineup of Since 1908, Gulf Coast Carnival Association is Biloxi’s home of Mardi Gras and the Mississippi Coast’s oldest and most prestigious Carnival organization. GCCA leads the way in providing the biggest and greatest free show on the Coast Mardi Gras Day. 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. To see the parade route, click here. Friday, Feb. 22: Seniors Mardi Gras Mambo, Luncheon & Dance All adults age 55 and older are invited to celebrate Mardi Gras with a free luncheon and dance at the Donal M. Snyder Sr. Community Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Dress in Mardi Gras colors and listen to music while enjoying a meal and door prizes. The City of Biloxi, Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum, and Gulf Coast Carnival Association invite all children ages 12 and younger to participate in the Biloxi Children’s Mardi Gras Walking Parade on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 10 a.m. Participants may walk, bike, skate, or be pushed/pulled in strollers and wagons. Fat Tuesday is March 4, 2025, but Mardi Gras parades in Mississippi roll well ahead of the holiday. Biloxi Saturday, Feb. 8. 10 a.m. — Children’s Mardi Gras Walking Parade; Biloxi’s home of Mardi Gras & the Mississippi Coasts oldest and most prestigious Carnival organization. With over 425 Sponsors, GCCA leads the way in providing the greatest free show on the Coast. Its Mardi Gras Day parade has been judged the best on the Coast, and its King d’Iberville and Queen Ixolib are considered the official royalty of 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 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 The Gulf Coast Carnival Associations Mardi Gras Day Parade started in 1908 and included 17 floats, 50 flambeau carriers, the new 12-piece Herald Newspaper Band, a Due to incoming rainy conditions, multiple Mardi Gras parades in South Mississippi have been postponed. Biloxi, MS 39531 (228) 896-1313; FCC Public File (228) 896-1313 - publicfile@wlox.com. 7 pm – Ocean Springs Carnival Association Night Parade. 7 pm – Krewe of Mitheris - Biloxi Gruich Community Center. March 1st – Saturday. Noon – Second Liners Mardi Gras Club parade, Downtown Biloxi. Noon – Krewe of Diamondhead Mardi Gras Parade, Diamondhead. 12 pm – Jackson County Carnival Association Parade, Pascagoula The City of Biloxi, Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum, and Gulf Coast Carnival Association invite all children ages 12 and younger to participate in the Biloxi Children’s Mardi Gras Walking Parade on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at 10 a.m. Participants may walk, bike, skate, or be pushed/pulled in strollers and wagons. Our New Parade Route with Celebratory Toast! Roll Time 12 PM Saturday, March 1, 2025, in East Biloxi . We will start at Guich Community Center 591 Howard Ave. Biloxi, MS. PARADE LINE UP TIME: 10:00 AM Floats will be judged during the parade on originality and theme. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes to be awarded!!!
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