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2025 Events. Mardi Gras Saturday. Coronation of the Queen of Carnival 6:30 PM Juvenile Court Luncheon 1:00 PM Mobile Convention Center 201 Ballroom. The schedule below includes downtown Mobile parades. All downtown parades roll on Route A except where noted. For up-to-date Mobile Mardi Gras info, follow Mobile Mardi Gras on Facebook or visit us at mobile.org or our friends at mobilemask.com. Days, times and routes are subject to change. Parade Route A et. Parade Route B Parade Route C 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. Saturday, February 1. 1 p.m. – Krewe de la Dauphine (Dauphin Island) Saturday, February 8. 1 p.m. – Dauphin Island People’s Parade (Dauphin Island) Be a part of the historic celebration that has been in Mobile since 1703. Mardi Gras celebrations begin two and a half weeks before Fat Tuesday and the Port City comes to life. Elaborate themed floats manned by masked mystic societies, mounted police and marching bands wind through downtown Mobile and surrounding areas, entertaining nearly a million revelers The Mobile County Probate Court will close walk-in operations on the following dates at 4:00 p.m. to enable employees to depart the Court before Mardi Gras parade preparation (closure of downtown streets adjacent to the Mobile County Government Center Annex) commences: Friday, February 14, 2025 Thursday, February 20, 2025 Friday, February 21, 2025 visit the mobile mardi gras museum The Floral Parade was established in 1930 featuring automobiles decorated with flowers, and it rolled under the direction of the Merchants Retail Association. By 1940, MCA President, Alfred Lewis Staples, established the Floral Parade Committee and the first Juvenile Court Monarchs ruled over the parade. City of Mobile Mardi Gras 2025 Parade Schedule: Note: Use News 5’s Mobile Mardi Gras 2025 Parade Routes guide to learn about each parade’s travel path. Friday, February 14. 6:30 p.m. — Conde FILE- In this Feb. 12, 2015, file photo, the Mystic Stripers Society parade rolls along during Mardi Gras in downtown Mobile, Ala. Alabama’s state tourism agency has purchased 10 billboards Mardi Gras. The first Mardi Gras in North America was held in Mobile in 1703! Come be a part of a 320-year-old tradition and experience the birthplace of Mardi Gras! 2025 parades in Mobile County: The Town of Dauphin Island kicks off Mobile County’s parade season with Krewe de la Dauphine rolling at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. For three weeks, it is a way of life for the families that live here; from preschool parades, to Mardi Gras-themed birthday parties, to the Juvenile Court, mystic societies, and masked balls, there is something fun for every age.” They’re over the moon in Mobile. The Coronation is open to the public and throughout the years thousands have witnessed King Felix III crown his Queen – Empress of Charm and Beauty, Ruler of our Hearts. The Carnival Association partners with the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association on Mardi Gras issues, as well as their coronation held on the following evening. 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. 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. Mobile area native and graduate of St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Lady Richlyn Sydney Pugh is thrilled to be serving on the court of the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association as the 2023 Queen. Richlyn is the daughter of Mr. Richard Pugh and Mr. Raymond and Mrs. Frances Johnson, and the first of her family to have been chosen for such a Segregation in Mobile’s Mardi Gras . Parts of Mobile’s Mardi Gras celebrations continue to have long-standing customs that date back to the days of segregation. (We have no written or direct knowledge of this other than what we can see and experience as observers). The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (formerly named the Colored Carnival (FILE) Riders toss throws from a float during a parade dubbed “Tardy Gras,” to compensate for a cancelled Mardi Gras due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Mobile, Ala., Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Mardi Gras 2012: MCA Juvenile Court. announcing to the family that Susan had been chosen as the 2012 queen of the Mobile Carnival Association's juvenile court. (updated 1/1/2025). The first Black Queen of New Orleans' ALLA Parade dedicated her ride to a civil rights advocate and a diversity at Mardi Gras. 2025 IN-PERSON EVENTS Parish Juvenile Court led her to create Here we’re keeping track of Mardi Gras 2025 parade schedules in Northwest Florida. Fat Tuesday is March 4, 2025, but Mardi Gras parades in Northwest Florida roll well ahead of the holiday. Here
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