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. 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) View and download the 2025 Mobile Mardi Gras parade schedule, complete with dates, times and routes for all Mobile & Baldwin County parades. Fat Tuesday is March 4; Mobile's parades start Feb. 14. Fat Tuesday is March 4; Mobile's parades start Feb. 14. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close. More on Mardi Gras in Mobile. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobilians are gearing up for the biggest season in the South – Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras parades will start rolling through the streets of downtown Mobile on Feb. 14 wi 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 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 Route F MOBILE MARDI GRAS 2025 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Parades start rolling Jan. 13, with Fat Tuesday falling on Feb. 13. Tuesday, Feb. 13: Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (MAMGA) Mammoth Parade, downtown Mobile Route B, 2 p.m. Route B starts Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – Mardi Gras Day FAT TUESDAY! 10:30 am Order of Athena Parade. 12:30 pm King Felix Parade. 1:00 pm Knights of Revelry Parade. 1:00 pm Bay St. Louis - Krewe of Real People. 1:00 pm Biloxi - Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade. 1:30 pm Comic Cowboys Parade. 2:00 pm Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (rolls The 2025 Mardi Gras celebration in the City of Mobile, Alabama begins on February 14 and continues through March 4, marking the city’s grand carnival season. This festive period stands as a testament to the rich history of Mobile Alabama Mardi Gras, dating back to 1703 when the tradition first started here. 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. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Although most Mardi Gras parades in Mobile use one route, there are multiple routes that parade-goers should know before heading out the door. Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more disciplined and give up habits for 40 days. 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. Mardi Gras Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. For weeks, the streets of downtown Mobile are filled with the sights and sounds of live marching bands, brilliant-colored floats and of course the crowds of parade goers that are Mardi Gras in Mobile. Mobile Mask is also an annual magazine and guide to Mardi Gras in south Alabama. The 2025 issue went on sale January 6. A day in the life of a Mobile bar, as the first Mardi Gras parade of the season rolls. Skip to Article. the start of Mobile's Mardi Gras parading season brings one of the venue's busiest, and WKRG News 5 is your guide for all things Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast. The Conde Cavaliers are scheduled to parade through downtown Mobile on Friday, Feb. 14 starting at 6:30 p.m. Mobile's Mardi Gras may be small compared to New Orleans, but it does bring in a lot of revenue for the city. "The last major study conducted by the University of South Alabama's business school in 2012 and it was determined, in less than a month, carnival generated over $400 million from Mobile County," Blackwell said. Mobile’s Mardi Gras traditions trace back to 1703 when French settlers held the first celebration to commemorate their first year of survival in the community they built. Today, the lively festivities showcase a variety of cultural influences and feature parades, elaborate costumes and other prized traditions.
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