Celebrate Mardi Gras in style with Mobile's vibrant parades, live music, and rich traditions! Parades start February 14th—discover event schedules and everything you need to enjoy the best Mardi Gras experience in Mobile, Alabama View and download the 2025 Mobile Mardi Gras parade schedule, complete with dates, times and routes for all Mobile & Baldwin County parades. Located at the site of the old Mobile County Courthouse at Government Street and Royal Street, Mardi Gras Park commemorates the city’s standing as the host of the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States. It features colorful statues of popular Carnival characters including Joe Cain. It is a popular corner of the main parade route. 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) 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. Events Manager: JeNyia Mobile, AL 36607 251-208-1600 MPRD@cityofmobile.org. MPRD kicks off Mardi Gras season with cycling parade. Jan 9th, 2025. Events; Rentals & Permits; Volunteers; Mardi Gras Park. District 2. 109 Government St Mobile, AL 36602. Get Directions. 48 North Sage Avenue Mobile, AL 36607 251-208-1600 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 Celebrate Caribbean Culture with the Gulf Coast Caribbean Carnival, on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Mardi Gras Park. Downtown Mobile will be the scene of beautiful Caribbean costumes, music, vendors, and good clean family fun. A parade through downtown will end at Mardi Gras Park with a Gulf Coast Caribbean Carnival Festival. Stops on the Mobile Mardi Gras Experience Trail include the Mobile Carnival Museum, Joe Cain's Home, Mardi Gras Park, History Museum of Mobile & Colonial Fort Conde, and Bienville Square. When you visit each location you can check in on the trail app and earn points. Once you earn 600 points you can get a really fun Mobile Mardi Gras strand of MOBILE LATIN FEST 2024. Oct 12th, 2024 12:00-21:00. Get ready for the Mobile Latin Fest on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Mardi Gras Park celebrating cultural heritage! Mobile Latin Fest is a fundraiser for the Hispanic American Business Association of the Gulf Coast to provide scholarships to local Hispanic students. Located at the site of the old Mobile County Courthouse at Government Street and Royal Street, Mardi Gras Park is a new park that commemorates the city’s standing as the host of the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States. Current plans call for a new open air market to be included in the park’s many features. For more than 100 years, the City of Mobile has welcomed a U.S. Navy Ship to the Port of Mobile during the height of the Mardi Gras season so that the sailors aboard can experience the country’s oldest Mardi Gras celebration. For more information, call (251) 776-4000 or email bacnavy94@gmail.com. Find tickets & information for Gulf Coast Caribbean Carnival 2025. happening at Mardi Gras Park, Mobile, AL on Fri, 23 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm CDT. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. 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 parade leads to Mardi Gras park for the start of the evening’s concert. An HBCU Fest starts at 6 p.m. in the park, featuring a pep rally and Greek exhibition concert. The City of Mobile is home to Mardi Gras! Join us for the Annual Lighting of the Mardi Gras Tree! When: Saturday, January 14, 2023. Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM. Where: Mardi Gras Park. Let the Good Times Roll with some festive Mardi Gras music from "The Juke Box Brass Band" as we Light the Tree to Celebrate the Season! Mardi Gras Park in Downtown Mobile is located at the site of the Old Mobile County Courthouse. The park celebrates and commemorates Mobile Mardi Gras with colorful statues. Mardi Gras Park. 104-148 S. Royal St. Upcoming Events. WELCOME CEREMONY FOR MOBILE'S 2025 MARDI GRAS SHIP. Feb 28th, 2025. Mobile's 2025 Mardi Gras Ship, the LIGHTING OF MOBILE'S MARDI GRAS TREE. Jan 9th, 2025 6:00 PM-8:00 PM. Take your family and friends to watch the spectacular Lighting of the Mardi Gras Tree from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at Mardi Gras Park. Experience the fun, music, and magic that marks the beginning of this festive season!
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