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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 Best of Our Mardi Gras Coverage Mobile Mask covers more than 50 Mardi Gras parades and events every year. We shoot thousands of photos - nowadays it's a lot more than 10,000 every Carnival season. From that, we post more than 2,000 photos every year. From all of that, we choose between 100 and 200 Best Of photos every year. The Online Home of Mobile Mask Magazine To see Mobile Mask's exclusive video from 2013, showing members of the Knights of Revelry inflating and treating cow bladders for Mardi Gras, click HERE . To see a gallery of additional photos from the Rob Hillman story, click HERE . The only British-born monarch of Mobile’s Mardi Gras was Arthur Shirley Benn. The year was 1896, but he served under the name of “Emperor of Joy” rather than King Felix. 1 2 3 Page 1 of 3 Mobile Mask is also an annual magazine and guide to Mardi Gras in south Alabama. The 2025 issue went on sale January 6. NOTE: This is the copyrighted property of Mobile Mask. View and download the 2025 Mobile Mardi Gras parade schedule, complete with dates, times and routes for all Mobile & Baldwin County parades. Mobile Bay Magazine 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. 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. 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) Royal Magazine Soiree The Regal Magazine Royal Luncheon Photos The MAMMOTH Parade M.A.M.G.A In The Community Previous MAMGA Monarchs Previous Jr Monarchs Mardi Gras Video 1947 Photos The Den MAMGA Articles Ticket Outlets PAYMENTS/DONATIONS “The Art and Design of Mardi Gras, ” organized in partnership with the History Museum of Mobile and the Mobile Carnival Museum, is open through May 3 at the Mobile Museum of Art, 4850 Museum Drive in West Mobile. A stunning display of all things Carnival and what’s required behind the scenes to make the magic happen. Mardi Gras 2025 will be our last as the small machine that is Mobile Mask, and we intend to go out there and have some fun and bring back lots of photos and video for you to enjoy. And we hope you'll pick up our 13th annual issue of Mobile Mask magazine. View and download the 2025 Mardi Gras parade schedule, complete with dates, times and routes for all Mobile and Baldwin County parades. Mobile Mardi Gras Parade Routes. Mobile Bay Magazine is the premier lifestyle magazine for Mobile and Baldwin counties since 1971. Each month, Mobile Bay covers Mardi Gras Mobile Bay Magazine Staff View and download the 2025 Mardi Gras parade schedule, complete with dates, times and routes for all Mobile and Baldwin County parades. Behind the Scenes: Building a Mardi Gras Float For the ladies of the court, there is a seemingly endless social calendar of balls, events, and parades throughout the Mardi Gras season—all of which Richlyn is excited to attend. But, one of the events Richlyn is looking forward to the most is the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association’s Magazine Release. 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. Fat Tuesday parades kick off at 10:30 a.m. with the Order of Athena, the only women’s group to parade on Mardi Gras in Mobile, and conclude with the city’s oldest continuous Mardi Gras parading group, the Order of Myths, who’ve been hitting the streets since 1868. Mardi Gras 2025 will be our last as the small machine that is Mobile Mask, and we intend to go out there and have some fun and bring back lots of photos and video for you to enjoy. And we hope you'll pick up our 13th annual issue of Mobile Mask magazine. Photo by Keyhole Photo Mardi Gras officially began in Mobile, Alabama, in 1703, a full 15 years before the city of New Orleans was even founded. Mobile’s first masked ball, Masque de la Mobile, was held the following year and the first parade in 1711. Sixteen men pushed a cart carrying a papier mache cow’s head through town. Mobile Mardi Gras has evolved and expanded since its rustic
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