Mobile-area Mardi Gras balls and receptions for 2025: NOTE: This is the copyrighted property of Mobile Mask. If you wish to reproduce it, email Mobile Mask for permission at editor@mobilemask.com Saturday, January 11 Massacre Island Secret Society (Fort Gaines) Queens With Dreams (The Grounds) Friday, January 17 Port City Secondliners (The Grounds) Mardi Gras parades will start rolling through the streets of downtown Mobile on Feb. 14 with the Conde Cavaliers. Most Mardi Gras organizations have balls that go along with the theme of their parade. SEE ALSO: Mobile Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2025. MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — City of Mobile releases information on Mardi Gras parking. Courtesy of Mobile Mask www.mobilemask.com. Saturday, January 11. Massacre Island Secret Society (Fort Gaines) Queens With Dreams (The Grounds) Friday, January 17. Port City Secondliners (The Grounds) Saturday Mardi Gras parades will start rolling through the streets of downtown Mobile on Jan. 26 with the Conde Cavaliers. Most Mardi Gras organizations have balls that go along with the theme of their parade. 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. 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. Most Mardi Gras balls are invite-only. Sometimes, tickets can [] MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — King cake, parades, and beads are some of the most popular parts of the Mardi Gras celebration. 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. MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — MOBILE PARADE ROUTES. OTHER PARADE ROUTES. MARDI GRAS BALLS SCHEDULE. City of Mobile releases information on Mardi Gras parking. Thursday, January 23. 12:30 pm Pass Christian - Mardi Gras Community King Cake Tasting. Saturday, February 8. 10:00 am Biloxi - Children's Mardi Gras Walking Parade 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. Over a million folks flock to downtown to experience carnival. In addition to parades, most societies celebrate in grand style with formal balls and abundant food and libations. Mobile Mask is also an annual magazine and guide to Mardi Gras in south Alabama. The 2025 issue went on sale January 6. 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. NOTE: This schedule is the copyrighted property of Mobile Mask. If you wish to use it, contact Mobile Mask for permission. Saturday, January 11 5:30 p.m. – second annual Saraland Mardi Gras tree lighting with the Krewe of Sparta will be held at Saraland Town Center Park (on the east side of U.S. 43, just north of Second Avenue). 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 A parade rider throws beads on Joe Cain Day during Mardi Gras in Mobile, Ala., Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Joe Cain Day, named for a clerk who started Mobile’s modern Mardi Gras by dressing up and MS GULF COAST. Biloxi: 13th Annual Run for the Beads 5k. 121 Cadet St., Biloxi, MS US 39530; Feb. 8; Krewe of Neptune Parade. March 1 @ 5:30 p.m. Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade These designated Mardi Gras parking areas will be available on all parade days, opening two hours before the first parade and remaining staffed until 11 p.m. Security will be on-site after hours to ensure that those attending Mardi Gras balls or other events in the downtown area can access their vehicles after 11 p.m. on parade days. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The first Mobile Mardi Gras Parade is only a few days away, but Mardi Gras balls for the 2025 season are already in full swing. “An occasion for a person is very special - February 19, 2025 -For Immediate Release Preparing For A Cleaner, Greener Mardi GrasMobile, Ala. —?Carnival Season Brings Thousands Of Revelers Downtown To Enjoy Parades, Balls, And Other Festivities. It Also Brings Thousands Of Pounds Of Trash, Most Of Which Ends Up On Our Streets And Sidewalks, And Far Too Much Of Which Enters The Storm Drains And Eventually Our Waterways. A Few Years MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — MOBILE PARADE ROUTES. OTHER PARADE ROUTES. MARDI GRAS BALLS SCHEDULE. City of Mobile releases information on Mardi Gras parking. Thursday, January 23. 12:30 pm Pass Christian - Mardi Gras Community King Cake Tasting. Saturday, February 8. 10:00 am Biloxi - Children's Mardi Gras Walking Parade
Articles and news, personal stories, interviews with experts.
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.
![]() | |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |