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The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association Inc. (MAMGA), is a premier organization comprised of prominent businessmen and civic leaders, showcases the best in the Mobile community, and the entire Gulf Coast. But hope and gaiety were soon revived in 1866 by a Mobilian named Joseph Stillwell Cain. Joe Cain revived Mardi Gras and mysticism. Carnival is deeply rooted in the cultural fabric of the city. Today, there are over 80 mystic societies in Mobile, with more than 38 of them parading during the 2 ½ weeks leading up to Mardi Gras Day. 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. The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (formerly named the Colored Carnival Association) was founded in 1939. The Mobile Carnival Association , Mobile’s earliest Mardi Gras organization, dates back to the mid-1800s and was reformed in 1893. The Grand Marshal's Ball is not only a grand affair, it is the biggest party on the Gulf Coast during Mardi Gras weekend. It is ALWAYS held the Friday night prior to Fat Tuesday! Our 2025 Grand Marshals Ball will be held on Friday, February 28,2025 at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center. The Mobile Carnival Association is a group of civic minded people committed to promoting Mobile as the birthplace of Mardi Gras in America. It serves as a clearinghouse for issues related to carnival in the Port City. The association had it beginnings in 1872 at a time when Mobile was experiencing some tough economic times. The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (MAMGA) a 501 (C) non-profit organization (formally the Colored Carnival Association) was incorporated in 1938 under the trusteeship of W. L. Russell, D.D.S, C.T. McKinnis, a local Mortician, Sam Besteda, Jr., a local Tailor and J.A. Franklin, M.D. of which the current 15 Franklin Primary Health Clinics Save this event: Road Trip to Mobile Mardi Gras 2025 Share this event: Road Trip to Mobile Mardi Gras 2025 Road Trip to Mobile Mardi Gras 2025 Tomorrow at 6:00 AM Just hours before she died, Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone performed for the last time at a Mardi Gras ball in Mobile on Friday evening. Sparkling in a black suit, the 63-year-old singer Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association is located at 305 MAMGA Dr in Mobile, Alabama 36603. Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association can be contacted via phone at 251-432-3050 for pricing, hours and directions. Mobile, Alabama is the mother of mystics, the original birthplace of Mardi Gras as we know it! Each year, the city and its surrounding communities come together for weeks of parades, masked balls, MoonPies and merry-making leading up to Fat Tuesday, a season that is collectively known as Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is sort of a moveable feast, and we’re in for a couple of big swings. For 2025, Fat Tuesday falls on March 4, three weeks later than 2024’s Feb. 13 date. News For local news story in the Mobile Alabama Bay Area, this is where you want to come. Things To Do; Mardi Gras This is for all things Mardi Gras related along the Gulf Coast. Local Businesses If you live in the Mobile, Alabama region and you’re looking for a certain type of business, this is the category for you. An organization that educates while letting the good times roll is the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (MAMGA). Founded in 1938, this esteemed society has played a pivotal role in shaping and preserving the cultural richness of Mobile's Mardi Gras traditions. MLK Monday Mystics Adult Mardi Gras Association, Mobile, Alabama. 2,108 likes · 37 talking about this · 222 were here. MLK-MMAMGA has grown to be one of the largest parading societies (down MLK Monday Mystics Adult Mardi Gras Association | Mobile AL The purpose of this premier organization, which is comprised of prominent African-American businessmen and civic leaders, is to showcase the best in the Mobile community, and the entire Gulf Coast. We are proud to be the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association Inc. (MAMGA), and continue our tradition of presenting a magnificent cultural and street Every bead, every float, every shout of 'Throw me something, mister!' has a story, and for centuries, Mardi Gras has been the heartbeat of Mobile. At the center of this vibrant celebration is Judi Gulledge, executive director of the Mobile Carnival Association, who has spent the past two decades ensuring its legacy thrives in the The concept of a museum wholly dedicated to Mardi Gras had been a goal of numerous native Mobilians for years. When the opportunity to lease the historic Bernstein-Bush house became available, the Mobile Carnival Association took the lead in securing the building lease and acquiring important and appropriate memorabilia and props. Aliene Jenkins (Howard) served as the first Queen of The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association in 1940. She is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Jenkins of Mobile. After graduating from Dunbar High School, she earned her B.S., A.A. and Educational Specialist degrees from Alabama State University. In 1938, the Colored Carnival Association (now Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association, or MAMGA) was incorporated under the trusteeship of: W. L. Russell, D.D.S. J.T. McKinnis, a local mortician
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