2013 Mobile Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

Saturday, Jan. 12
  1 p.m. - Krewe de la Dauphine

Saturday, Jan. 19
  1 p.m. - Island Mystics

Friday, Jan. 25
  6:30 p.m. - Conde Cavaliers

Saturday, Jan. 26 
  10 a.m. - Hickory Ridge Kids Krewe 
  Noon - Bayport Parading Society 
  2 p.m. - Order of the Rolling River 
  7 p.m. - Pharaohs 
  7:30 p.m. - Conde Explorers

Sunday, Jan. 27
  2 p.m. - Krewe de Heron Lakes

Wednesday, Jan. 30
12:30 p.m. - Mystics of Ashland Place

Thursday, Jan. 31
  6:30 p.m. - Order of Polka Dots

Friday, Feb. 1
  6:30 p.m. - Order of Inca
  6:45 p.m. - Apollo's Mystic Ladies

Saturday, Feb. 2
  2 p.m. - Mobile Mystics   2:30 p.m. - Mobile Mystical Revelers 
  6:30 p.m. - Maids of Mirth 
  6:45 p.m. - Knights of Ecor Rouge 
  7 p.m. - Butterfly Maidens 
  7:30 p.m. - Krewe of Marry Mates

Sunday, Feb. 3 
  2 p.m. - Mystics of Children 
  6:30 p.m. - Neptune's Daughters 
  7 p.m. - Order of Isis

Monday, Feb. 4
   6:30 p.m. - Order of Venus

Tuesday, Feb. 5
  6:30 p.m. - Order of LaShe's
Thursday, Feb. 7
  6:30 p.m. - Mystic Stripers
Friday, Feb. 8
  6:30 p.m. - Crewe of Columbus
  6:30 p.m. - Mystical Order of Mirams
  6:45 p.m. - Maids of Jubilee
  6:45 p.m. - Mystic Order of Persephone

Saturday, Feb. 9
  11 a.m. - Foley parade  Noon - Floral Parade, Knights of Mobile, Mobile Mystical Ladies, Order of Angels
  Noon - Krewe of Goats Parade
  Noon - Mystic Revelers
  2 p.m. - Krewe of Mullet Mates
  5:30 p.m. - Mystics of Pleasure
  6 p.m. - Mystics of Time
  6:45 p.m. - Shadow Barons

Sunday, Feb. 10 (Joe Cain Day)
  2:29 p.m. - Loyal Order of the Firetruck
  2:30 p.m. - Joe Cain Procession
  5 p.m. - Le Krewe de Bienville

Monday, Feb. 11 (Lundi Gras)
  10 a.m. - Krewe of Kids
  Noon - King Felix III and Floral parades
  1 p.m. - Prichard Mardi Gras Association Parade
  3 p.m. - MLK Business and Civic Organization
  3:30 p.m. - MLK Monday Mystics
  4 p.m. - Northside Merchants
  6:30 p.m. - Infant Mystics
  6:45 p.m. - Order of Mystic Magnolias

Tuesday, Feb. 12 (Fat Tuesday)
  10 a.m. - Gulf Shores Mardi Gras Association
  10:30 a.m. - Order of Athena
  12:30 p.m. - Knights of Revelry
  1:30 p.m. - Comic Cowboys
  2 p.m. - Orange Beach Parade
  2 p.m. - MAMGA Mammoth Parade
  6 p.m. - Order of Myths

Mardi Gras Schedule Mobile, Alabama - 2012

All parades roll on Route A unless otherwise noted. Parade schedule dates and times are subject to change. Check this page for updates.

Saturday, January 21

1:00 PM Krewe De La Dauphine Parade Dauphin Island

 Saturday, January 28

1:00 PM Island Mystics Parade Dauphin Island

Friday, February 3

6:30 PM Conde Cavaliers Parade

Saturday, February 4

2:30 PM Bayport Parading Society Parade

 6:30 PM Pharaoh's Mystic Society Parade

7:00 PM Conde Explorers Parade

Thursday, February 9

6:30 PM Order of the Polka Dots Parade

Friday, February 10

6:30 PM Order of the Inca Parade

Saturday, February 11

2:00 PM Mobile Mystics Parade

6:30 PM Maids of Mirth Parade

7:00 PM Order of Butterfly Maidens Parade

7:30 PM Krewe of Marry Mates Parade

 Sunday, February 12

6:30 PM Neptune's Daughters Parade

7:00 PM Order of Isis Parade

 Monday, February 13

6:30 PM Mobile Mystical Ladies Parade

 7:00 PM Order of Venus Parade

Tuesday, February 14

6:30 PM Order of LaShe Parade

Thursday, February 16

6:30 PM Mystic Stripers Society Parade

 

Friday, February 17

6:30 PM Crewe of Columbus Parade

Saturday, February 18

12:00 PM Floral Parade

12:30 PM Knights of Mobile Parade

1:00 PM Order of Angels Parade

6:00 PM Mystics of Time Parade

 6:30 PM Coronation of Queen to King Felix III Mobile Convention Center

Sunday, February 19

2:00 PM Arrival of King Elexis I (at foot of Government Street)
2:30 PM Joe Cain Parade

5:00 PM Le Krewe de Bienville Parade

 5:30 PM Les Femmes Cassettes Parade

8:15 PM Coronation of King Elexis Mobile Civic Center

 Monday, February 20

11:00 AM Arrival of King Felix III (at foot of Government Street)
followed by King Felix, III Parade at Noon

12:00 PM Floral Parade

3:00 PM MLK Business and Civic Organization Parade (rolls on Route D)

 3:30 PM MLK Monday Nighter Mystics Parade (rolls on Route D)

 4:00 PM Northside Merchants (rolls on Route D)

6:30 PM Infant Mystics Parade

 

Tuesday, February 21
Mardi Gras Day FAT TUESDAY!

 10:30 AM Order of Athena Parade

 12:30 PM Knights of Revelry Parade

 1:00 PM King Felix Parade

1:30 PM Comic Cowboys Parade

2:00 PM Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (rolls on Route B)

 6:30 PM Order of Myths Parade (rolls on Route C)

Future Mardi Gras Day Dates:

 2013 - February 12
2014 - March 4

2015 - February 17

Mobile Parade Routes

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Christmas Parade Route:

Mardi Gras Lady Mobile Has Moved

I have been asked by the wonderful people over at Alabama Live to write a Mobile Mardi Gras weblog for them. It is featured right under the Masked Observer's column. In order to save time and still be able to bring you all the Mobile Mardi Gras news, events, and pictures I am moving this section of my Mardi Gras Lady site to al.com. The other areas of my site will remain the same.

Mardi Gras has already begun here in the Port City with the Krewe de la Dauphine Parade on Saturday and of course I was there. Please visit me at my new home to read all about it and see all the great pictures.

This is my new address www.al.com/mardigras/lady or you can click on the title link above.

Dauphin Island Mardi Gras parade Saturday

Dauphin Island's Krewe de la Dauphine will present its Mardi Gras parade Saturday with the theme "What I Want to Be When I Grow Up."

The group has designed nine floats celebrating several admirable and not-so-admirable vocations -- beach bum, pirate, firefighter, flight attendant and shrimper, among others.

The krewe put the parade together despite the devastation of Hurricane Katrina on the island Aug. 29. Three families among the krewe lost their homes, said Jake Simms, one of the krewe's parade organizers.

Click the title link for the rest of the story from The Mobile Register.

Mobile Mardi Gras ads a rarity

A new $85,000 television and radio campaign touts Mobile's "family friendly" Mardi Gras in hopes of enticing visitors from regional cities such as Baton Rouge, La., Montgomery and Destin, Fla., according to the Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The campaign is the first of its kind for the bureau, which hopes to use the ads to fill hotel rooms along Beltline Highway, according to bureau President Leon Maisel.

"We rarely market Mardi Gras because we're booked," Maisel said. "It'd be like marketing the sun coming up."

Click on the title link to read the rest of the story from the Mobile Register.

A Mardi Gras Experience from a Visitor

This is an article written by a visitor to our Mardi Gras here in Mobile. I thought it was really interesting to see it through the eyes of a newcomer. It is long but worth it. Just click the title link to read.

Look Out Mobile

This is an organization for new Mobilians. You can learn about the city and get to know other people who are new to the area. They have a great site. Click on the title link to go there and find out all the happenings.

They are having a Mardi Gras party soon. Here are some of the details. You can get all the information by visiting their site. You have to RSVP to attend so if you are interested go to their site and click on the RSVP link.

Mr. Jim's Cannon Brew Pub Presents Lookout Mobile's Mardi Gras Meet and Greet

You're invited to come celebrate Lookout Mobile's 3rd birthday and kick off the Mardi Gras season in downtown Mobile, AL. Join us on the 3rd floor of Mr. Jim's Cannon Brew Pub for this private party on Saturday, Feb. 4.

What to bring:

$5 per person for food (heavy hors d'oeuvres) and $2.50 per pint of beer.
Mardi Gras beads and costume.
a friend (optional)

Saturday, Feb. 4, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Mr. Jim's Cannon Brew Pub
225 Dauphin Street (LoDa)
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 432-7556

**Door Prizes are back by popular demand!**

All black Mardi Gras krewe makes history in Mobile

For the first time ever, an all black Mardi Gras crew will parade through downtown Mobile on a Saturday night.

(Mobile, Ala.) January 17 - For the first time ever, an all black Mardi Gras Krew will parade through downtown Mobile on a Saturday night.

The Conde Explorers, which currently has more than 150 members, will roll on parade route "A" February 11th at 6:30p.m. WBLX radio personality "Ray-Ray" will serve as the parade's Grand Marshall. The theme will be "70's & 80's Greatest Hits."

In the past, the Conde Explorers nor the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (MAMGA) has held a primetime parade schedule. Marching bands from LeFlore, Williamson, Vigor, and Davidson High Schools have already made commitments to participate in the parade. Many other local and regional groups plan to attend.

The Conde Explorers was established in May 2003. It started with 20 people.

Click the title link to watch the video from WPMI-TV.

Mammoth Parade moves back to The Avenue

The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association's Mammoth Parade is returning to The Avenue on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 28.

The Mobile Police Department and Mayor Sam Jones approved the parade route expansion request that includes Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, where the parade traveled until about 12 years ago.

Also the parade will have a 2 p.m. start time this year instead of the usual 3 p.m. start, officials said.

Click the title link to read the rest of the story.