Mobile Mardi Gras Flag
We all know that Mardi Gras started in Mobile, Alabama (contrary to what those will tell you who live in New Orleans). So why not enjoy Mardi Gras where it started?!
Mobile is known for having the oldest organized Carnival celebrations in the United States, dating to the 18th century of its early colonial period. It was also host to the first formally organized Carnival mystic society or “krewe” in the United States, dating to 1830.
Here’s the schedule for the 2012 Mardi Gras events happening in the Mobile, Alabama area:
Mobile, Alabama (courtesy of the Mobile Bay CVB) –
| Saturday, January 21 | |||
| 1:00 pm | Krewe De La Dauphine Parade (Dauphin Island) |
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| Saturday, January 28 | |||
| 1:00 pm | Island Mystics Parade (Dauphin Island) |
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| Friday, February 3 | |||
| 6:30 pm | Conde Cavalier Parade | ||
| Saturday, February 4 | |||
| 2:30 pm | Bayport Parading Society | ||
| 6:30 pm | Pharaoh’s Mystic Society Parade (www.thepharaohs.org) | ||
| 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 (www.orderofinca.com) | ||
| Saturday, February 11 | |||
| 2:00 pm | Mobile Mystics Parade (www.mobilemystics.com) | ||
| 2:30 pm | Mobile Mystical Revelers | ||
| 6:30 pm | Maids of Mirth Parade | ||
| 7:00 pm | Order of Butterfly Maidens Parade | ||
| 7:30 pm | Krewe of Marry Mates | ||
| 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 Striper Parade | ||
| Friday, February 17 | |||
| 6:30 pm | Crewe of Columbus Parade | ||
| Saturday, February 18 | |||
| 12:00 noon | 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) | ||
| 12:00 Noon | King’s Parade and Floral Parade | ||
| 3:00 pm | MLK Business and Civic Organization Parade (rolls on Route D) |
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| 3:30 pm | MLK Monday Mystics Parade (rolls on Route D) | ||
| 4:00 pm | Northside Merchants Parade (rolls on Route D) | ||
| 6:30 pm | Infant Mystics Parade | ||
| Tuesday, February 21 – Mardi Gras Day – FAT TUESDAY! (always the day before Ash Wednesday) | |||
| 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) | ||
Parades in Daphne, Alabama:
| Friday, February 10th | ||
| 6:45 pm | Apollo’s Mystic Ladies | |
| Friday, February 17th | ||
| 6:45 pm | Mystic Order of Persephone | |
| Saturday, February 18th | ||
| 6:45 pm | The Shadow Barrons | |
| Saturday, February 18th | ||
| 2:00 pm | Loyal Order of the Firetruck | |
Parades in Fairhope, Alabama –
| Saturday, February 11th | ||
| 7:00 pm | Knights of Ecor Rouge | |
| Friday, February 17th | ||
| 10:00 am | Fairhope Kindergarten Mardi Gras Parade (downtown Fairhope) | |
| 6:30 pm | Maids of Jubilee | |
| Saturday, February 18th | ||
| 2:00 pm | Krewe of Mullet Mates | |
| Monday, February 20th | ||
| 7:00 pm | Order of the Mystic Magnolias | |
Parades in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, Alabama –
| Friday, February 17th | ||
| 6:30 pm | Mystical Order of Mirams Parade (Orange Beach) | |
| Saturday, February 18th | ||
| 5:30 pm | Mystics of Pleasure Mardi Gras Parade (Orange Beach) | |
| Tuesday, February 21st | ||
| 10:00 am | LuLu’s 8th Anniversary Celebration and Boat Parade (Gulf Shores) | |
| 10:00 am | Gulf Shores Mardi Gras Parade | |
| 2:00 pm | Orange Beach Mardi Gras Parade | |
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