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The Order of Myths (OOM) stands as Mobile Alabama's oldest continuously parading Mardi Gras society established in 1867. Renowned for its rich traditions and emblematic symbolism the OOM parade is a cornerstone of Mobile's Mardi Gras celebrations. Historical Significance: Founding Year: 1867 making it the oldest active mystic society in Mobile. The Order of Myths, (OOMs) founded in 1867, [1] is the second oldest mystic society to celebrate Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, after the Striker's Independent Society. It is the oldest continuously parading mystic society in Mobile. The Order of Myths chose, as its symbolic emblem, Folly chasing Death around Founded in 1867 and putting on its first parade in 1868, the Order of Myths was Mobile's first and is the oldest continuous Mardi Gras parading group. OOM always presents the last Mobile parade on Mardi Gras Day, closing the day with a procession that always nods back to the old days. From the beginning, the Order of Myths has always had the Gulf Shores Mardi Gras Association | 10 a.m. Gulf Shores Order of Athena | 10:30 a.m. Route A Knights of Revelry | 12:30 p.m. Route A King Felix III Parade | 1 p.m. Route A Comic Cowboys | 1:30 p.m. Route A MAMGA Mammoth Parade | 2 p.m. Route B Orange Beach Parade | 2 p.m. Orange Beach Order of Myths | 6 p.m. Route C The Order of Myths (OOM) stands as Mobile Alabama's oldest continuously parading Mardi Gras society established in 1867. Renowned for its rich traditions and emblematic symbolism the OOM parade is a cornerstone of Mobile's Mardi Gras celebrations. Historical Significance: Founding Year: 1867 making it the oldest active mystic society in Mobile. The Order of Myths (OOM) stands as Mobile Alabama's oldest continuously parading Mardi Gras society established in 1867. Renowned for its rich traditions and emblematic symbolism the OOM parade is a cornerstone of Mobile's Mardi Gras celebrations. Historical Significance: Founding Year: 1867 making it the oldest active mystic society in Mobile. 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. Days, times and routes are subject to change. Parade Route A et. Parade Route B Parade Route C Parade Route E Parade Route D Parade Mobile Mardi Gras Parades. Over 40 Mardi Gras parades travel through Downtown Mobile each year. These parades are family friendly and so much fun! Mobile Mardi Gras Parades run on one of eight different routes through the city. Make sure to check Visit Mobile's website for the current schedule and parade routes. Each parade is unique and fun! 1 p.m. – Mobile Mystics, Mobile Mystical Revelers, Mobile Mystical Friends (Mobile, Route A) 6:30 p.m. – Maids of Mirth (Mobile, Route G), Order of Butterfly Maidens, Krewe of Marry Mates (Mobile, Route A) WKRG News 5 is featuring every Mardi Gras Organization in Mobile. In this article, we will be featuring the Order of Myths. Order of Myths was founded in 1867 and had its first parade in 1868. Title The Order of Myths, Mobile's first and oldest Mardi Gras society, Mardi Gras, Mobile, Alabama; Names Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer The Order of Myths is a 2008 documentary film directed by Margaret Brown.It focuses on the Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Alabama, the oldest in the United States.It reveals the separate mystic societies established and maintained by Black and White groups, and acknowledges the complex racial history of a city with a slaveholding past. Mobile Carnival Museum. The Mobile Carnival Museum is a history museum that chronicles over 300 years of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. The museum is housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion on Government Street in downtown Mobile - The Order of Myths, Mobile's first and oldest Mardi Gras society, also remains one of its most secretive. The OOMs (Double-Ohh Mms) was founded in 1867, one year after Joe Cain's fateful first ride through the streets of Mobile in the guise of Chief Slacabamorinico, and the organization's first parade rolled on Feb. 25, 1868. Carnival, American Style: Mardi Gras at Mobile and New Orleans. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990. "Mardi Gras in Mobile: Excerpts from the 1908 Diary of Young Visitor, Senta Jones." Gulf Coast Historical Review 11 (Spring 1996): 69-76. Mardi Gras Vertical Files, Mobile Public Library Local History and Genealogy Section, Mobile, Alabama. Mobile Carnival poster from 1900. Floats lining up for an Order of Inca parade in 2007. Mardi Gras is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama.It is the oldest official Carnival celebration in the United States, started by Frenchman Nicholas Langlois in 1703 when Mobile was the capital of Louisiana. MOBILE, Ala. - Mobile’s first and oldest parading group — the Order of Myths — finishes out the 2024 Mardi Gras season. They were founded in 1867 and have been going strong ever since. The Order of Myths: Directed by Margaret Brown. In 2007 Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras is celebrated and complicated. Following a cast of characters, parades, and parties across an enduring color line, we see that beneath the surface of pageantry lies something else altogether. 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 This early Order of Myths invitation reads, “Compliments of the Order of Myths, Mobile Theatre, 13th Anniversary, Tuesday Evening, February 10th 1880.” Like the Cowbellions that preceded them, the OOM society was established in the tradition of secrecy, entailing mysterious initiation rituals coupled with public revelry in costume.
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