Mardi Gras Day in Mobile

Mardi Gras Day in Mobile

March 4th, 2025Visit website for event schedule

Mobile

Mobile is not only recognized as the location of the first-known American Mardi Gras celebration in 1703 (yes, even before New Orleans), but also as home to "America's Family Mardi Gras" delighting both young and old from around town and across the nation. This magnificent celebration lasts over two and a half weeks and concludes on Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent. For weeks, the streets of downtown Mobile are filled with the sights and sounds of live marching bands, brilliantly colored floats and, of course, teeming crowds of parade-goers. The floats are glowing spectacles manned by masked riders festooned in satin and sequins, and armed with crowd-pleasing "throws" such as beads, MoonPies, doubloons and candy. Mardi Gras must be experienced to be fully understood, and Mobile is the perfect place.

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    • South Royal Street
    • Mobile, AL 36602
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    Downtown Mobile

    Region

    Mobile is located in the The Gulf Coast Area of the Beaches Gulf Coast Region

    Where to Stay

    Home2 Suites by Hilton Mobile West I-10 Tillmans Corner

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    Holiday Inn Mobile Downtown Historic District

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    Quality Inn Downtown Historic District

    Quality Inn by Choicehotels in beautiful downtown offers rooms with two double beds or one king. Free breakfast, outdoor pool, free parking and flat screen TV's are just a few perks. We are located in the heart of downtown right off of I-10 w/in walk...

    Hampton Inn/Mobile I-10 Bellingrath Gardens

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    Drury Inn Mobile

    Experience Drury’s comfortable rooms, award-winning service and many free extras. This hotel provides easy access to the Gulf of Mexico and the beautiful city of Mobile.

    Intown Suites Extended Stay Inn Road

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    Extended Stay America -Mobile/Spring Hill

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    Mauvila Mansion Bed & Breakfast

    Details Beautiful 1871 Italianate bed and breakfast in historic Old Dauphin Way neighborhood. Superb, homemade breakfast. Close to downtown restaurants and nightlife, museums and tourist attractions. Convenient to I-10 & I-65.

    Days Inn by Wyndham North Mobile

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    Where to Eat

    The Trellis Room at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa

    Acoustical to blues music Wednesday through Saturday at the Cafe named after the legendary Mardi Gras figure Joe Cain.

    Captain's Table

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    McMillan Barbecue

    Barbecue restaurant in Mobile, Alabama

    Half Shell Oyster House

    The menu consists of fresh local oysters and seafood, steaks, monthly specials, pasta dishes and more. Mimicking a French Quarter atmosphere, the restaurant décor includes stained glass, wrought iron railings, local artist murals, exhibition-style o...

    Moe's Original Bar B Que

    Moe's Original Bar B Que serves up an award-winning, all things Southern, Alabama BBQ experience.

    Cotton State BBQ

    A new spin to a Southern tradition!

    Iron Hand Brewing

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    Boo Radley's

    Taking its name from a character in "To Kill A Mockingbird," this late night establishment, located on lower Dauphin Street, features live music Friday and Saturday.

    Dreamland Bar-B-Que

    Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Dreamland developed devoted fans who would travel across the nation to eat at this storied spot. Nowadays, servers deliver complimentary appetizer plates of white bread and the same sauce that the original owner, Big Dadd...
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    What to See & Do

    Turner Marine Yacht Sales

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    FOS Comics

    Alabama's Premier Comic Shop!

    Middle Bay Lighthouse

    The Middle Bay Lighthouse is a historic property of the Alabama Historical Commission - http://ahc.alabama.gov/properties/middlebay/middlebay.aspx

    St. Joseph Chapel - Spring Hill College

    The Chapel is in the Center of the Spring Hill College Campus.

    Personalized Tours of Historic Mobile

    Partake in an engaging and personalized tour of historic Mobile with your guide, L. Craig Roberts, Architect, AIA. Choose from three informative and interesting outings tailored to you and your group.

    Exploreum Science Center

    Visitors of all ages can discover science and adventure at the Exploreum. Make your way through the exhibits and enjoy movies in the Digital Dome Theater at this interactive museum in downtown Mobile.

    Toomey's Mardi Gras

    OPEN ALL YEAR! Mardi Gras and Party supply store. We sell FUN!!!

    Church Street Graveyard

    The cemetery is situated on four acres and is surrounded by a brick wall that dates to 1830. Many of the gravestones are significant examples of stone carving work done in New England and the Gulf Coast in the early 19th century.

    Big Zion AME Zion Church

    Church organized 1842, now one of oldest African-American institutions in Mobile. Originally named Little Zion, but after extensive remodeling in 1896, renamed Big Zion.
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