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A Mardi Gras parade on Royal Street in Mobile during the 2006 season. Mobile, founded by Bienville in 1702, is known for having the oldest organized Mardi Gras celebrations in the United States, beginning in 1703. [9] It was also host to the first formally organized Mardi Gras parade in the United States in 1830. [9] St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1764 by French fur traders, claims to host the second largest Mardi Gras celebration in the United States. [38] The celebration is held in the historic French neighborhood, Soulard, and attracts hundreds of thousands of people from around the country. [39] In the United States, Mardi Gras is an event that is very much celebrated in some southern cities. French for Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras is always on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. This year it will be held on Tuesday Feb. 13. Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, is the oldest Carnival celebration in the U.S.—even older than the one in New Orleans. The first known Mardi Gras celebration in the United States took place in this coastal Alabama town in 1703, and the town prides itself on being the birthplace of the American Mardi Gras tradition. The origins of Mardi Gras in the United States can be traced back to medieval celebrations in Venice and Rome, as well as to the French House of the Bourbons, which held lavish celebrations. Those spread to the colonies and soon to southern settlements, including the Fort Louis de la Mobile, which was founded in 1703 and later became the city However, elaborate carnival festivities draw crowds in other parts of the United States during the Mardi Gras season as well, including Alabama and Mississippi. Each region has its own events and The largest and most famous Mardi Gras celebration in the USA is in New Orleans, where Fat Tuesday is a legal holiday. NOLA has been celebrating Mardi Gras since the early 18th century and the Mardi Gras on Bourbon Street is known for booze, flashing and bead-throwing, while parades elsewhere in the city feature floats, doubloon coins and Moon Pies. Les Gilles de Binche celebrating Mardi Gras in Binche, Belgium. Mark Renders/Stringer/Getty Images 4. Binche, Belgium. Celebrated south of Brussels in Belgium’s Hainaut province from March 2-4, the Carnival of Binche centers on the area’s unique folklore. You may have seen its concluding March of the Gilles, which takes place on Mardi Gras. In the United States the principal Carnival celebration is in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Carnival season there opens on Twelfth Night (also called Epiphany, which is observed on January 6) and climaxes with the Mardi Gras festivities commencing 10 days before Shrove Tuesday. This period is filled with citywide revelry and elaborate parades A last-minute effort to save the SS United States emerged on Feb. 10, when the nonprofit New York Coalition to Save the SS United States Inc. called on Trump to issue an executive order preventing OWA 2025 Mardi Gras Parade at S Owa Blvd, Foley, AL 36535, United States on Sun, 02 Mar, 2025 at 03:00 pm. Mardi Gras Parade & Party March 2 from 2 – 8 p.m. Mardi Gras Park's concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of their past concerts & performances. Mardi Gras Park: Mobile, Alabama, United States Find tickets & information for 2025 Norman Mardi Gras Parade. happening at Downtown Main Street, Norman, OK, United States, Oklahoma, Norman, OK on Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm CST. Find tickets & information for MARDI GRAS - Carnival Nights. happening at 121 W Congress St, Savannah, GA, United States, Georgia 31401, Savannah, GA on Fri, 28 Feb, 2025 at 09:00 pm EST. Find tickets & information for Mardi Gras 2025 @ Kaktus Brewing Co.. happening at 471 S Hill Rd, Bernalillo, NM, United States, New Mexico 87004, Bernalillo, NM on Sun, 02 Mar, 2025 at 02:00 pm MST. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Find tickets & information for Mardi Gras in Downtown Aiken. happening at Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC 29801, United States, Aiken, SC on Sat, 15 Feb, 2025 at 04:00 pm EST. Find tickets & information for Mardi Gras 2025. happening at 5055 Broadway Place, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37203, Nashville, TN on Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 12:00 pm CST. Find tickets & information for Bluff Park Mardi Gras PARADE. happening at Bluff Park Rd, Hoover, AL 35226, United States, Hoover, AL on Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 11:00 am CST. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Enjoy a great meal, keynote speakers and entertainment from the Firestone CLC Choirs. Stop by the senior information tables from local vendors, possibly go home with a great prize and enjoy some special surprises! Celebrate Mardi Gras with friends, family, neighbors and Akron’s own 93.5FM/1590AM WAKR. Lunch provided by TLC Catering.
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