FILE - Maurice Lightfoot, a member of 'The Tramps,' the oldest unit of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, a historic New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe, participates in King's Day festivities in New SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - The 2025 Mardi Gras season is right around the corner, and South Mississippi is packed with fun parades and events for locals and tourists alike! Ocean Springs Carnival Association Night Parade Route for 2025 (WLOX) Saturday, March 1. BILOXI: Second Liners Mardi Gras Club, noon, starts at the Frank Gruich Center on Howard Avenue. 2025 Second Liners Mardi Gras Club Parade Route (WLOX) BILOXI: Krewe of Neptune Night Parade, 5:30 p.m. Krewe of Neptune Night Parade 2025 (WLOX) Senior Meteorologist Wesley Williams details today's sunshine with crisp low humidity, and the latest on what you can expect for all the Mardi Gras parades this weekend. Plus, a look at possible BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Gulf Coast Carnival Association’s (GCCA) theme for Mardi Gras 2025 is “In Search of Lost Legends.” FLOAT DEN. GCCA crews are busy spending time in the Float Den decorating to the theme. The Gulf Coast Carnival Association float den is located in Biloxi. (WLOX) The 2025 Mardi Gras season is right around the corner, and South Mississippi is packed with fun parades and events for locals and tourists alike! By WLOX Staff February 25, 2025 at 12:33 pm EST Video When is Mardi Gras 2025? This year, Mardi Gras, which translates from French to "Fat Tuesday," is on March 4. Ash Wednesday is on March 5, the day marking the start of the 40-day Lenten season As Mardi Gras approaches in New Orleans, maskers and parades take center stage 1 of 8 | New Orleans has the largest and best-known Carnival celebrations in the U.S. where the Krewe of Muses, an all female krewe, has become famous for their custom-made, bedazzled shoes that krewe members hand out during the parade. Mardi Gras is in full swing and three parades rolled this evening in downtown Mobile. Order of Inca and Order of Kahos parades kicked off Friday night Updated : Feb. 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM CST Here is a list of your 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. If you don’t see your parade listed here, please email us at news@wxxv25.com and we will add it to the lineup. Jan. 4 2 pm — King’s Parade, Main Street, Moss Point Jan. 25 1:30 pm — Krewe of Waggus Mardi Gras Pet Pawrade, Pass Christian It was a gorgeous weekend! The sky will remain mostly clear tonight, and we’ll cool down into the low to mid 40s by Monday morning. There will be a little more cloud cover on Lundi Gras, but it BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Gulf Coast Carnival Association’s (GCCA) theme for Mardi Gras 2025 is “In Search of Lost Legends.” FLOAT DEN OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Despite the wet weather, nothing could rain on the Krewe of Confetti Sensory Sensitive Mardi Gras Parade in Ocean Springs on Sunday. The Junior Auxiliary Biloxi-Ocean BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — The heart of Mardi Gras comes alive as the Gulf Coast Carnival Association crowns its royal duo: King D’Iberville and Queen Ixolib. The king and queen were introduced in BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - When many think of Mardi Gras, they may think of beads, king cake, and parades. However, its history is much deeper than that. Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - This Mardi Gras season, a ton of beads will be tossed. While it is all a part of the fun, multiple groups are asking community members to recycle unwanted beads. GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The residents at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport are getting the good times rolling. The Krewe of NAMAC (Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, & Coast Guard The heart of Mardi Gras comes alive as the Gulf Coast Carnival Association crowns its royal duo: King D’Iberville and Queen Ixolib. News Krewe of Neptune celebrates 40th anniversary with VANCLEAVE, Miss. (WLOX) - The good times rolled in Vancleave on Saturday afternoon as the Mystic Krewe of Pine Island’s Thunder on the Bayou rolled through the streets. The parade consisted of Mardi Gras fever is back and is in Moss Point as the King’s Parade rode in style down Main Street on Saturday in celebration of this year’s city royalty.
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