A Mardi Gras Cocktail for Every Kind of Reveler
Whether donning fascinators or partying in the streets this Mardi Gras, there’s a cocktail just right for every Carnival celebration!
Three Generations of Mardi Gras Royalty
Discover the glitz and glamour of three generations of Mardi Gras queens.
Searching for the True Beginning of the Cowbellions
A local Mardi Gras historian digs deep into the myth and lore of the origins of the famous rake and cowbells.
Mobile Mardi Gras 2025 Parade Schedule
View and download the 2025 Mardi Gras parade schedule, complete with dates, times and routes for all Mobile and Baldwin County parades.
Behind the Scenes: Building a Mardi Gras Float
Go behind the scenes as artists get ready for the revelry and see how the pageantry comes to life.
Quiz: You Think You Know Mardi Gras?
Only an in-depth knowledge of the customs, founders and symbols make you a true Mardi Gras aficionado. Answer these 30 questions to see how you rank, Carnival-style.
Designing the Ultimate Mobile Mardi Gras Train
Leading ladies, kings and queens will be dripping in rhinestones and shimmery satins come Mardi Gras. But what does the ultimate Mobile Bay train look like? Designer Julia Greer Fobes maps it out.
Don’t Rain on Our Parade
A close-knit group of Mardi Gras lovers can always be found on Battle House balcony on Fat Tuesday, no matter the weather.
Mardi Gras 2024 Parade Schedule
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Let the good times roll, Mobile!
Ask McGehee: Who was the British nobleman who served as king of Mobile’s Mardi...
The only British-born monarch of Mobile’s Mardi Gras was Arthur Shirley Benn. The year was 1896, but he served under the name of “Emperor of Joy” rather than King Felix.