Tag: Mardi Gras Culture
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!
Read Me Something, Mister!
How a love of literature and Mobile sparked a Midtown Little Free Library.
The Leading Ladies of Mobile Mardi Gras 2025
Celebrate eight of Mardi Gras’ lovely leading ladies and queens, poised to represent our fair city with frivolity.
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.
MoonPie, MoonPie, Fly to Me
Whether being thrown from a float, caught mid-air or dropped from a building, no town does MoonPies like Mobile.
A Look at the Art of Mardi Gras
In all its gaudy grandeur, Carnival utilizes — and manifests itself in — every form of art.
Best of Mardi Gras Photo Contest
Experience Carnival through the eyes of our readers in our 2023 Mardi Gras Photo Contest.
Mardi Gras Like An Expert
As a new Carnival season rolls into the Bay area, let’s take a peek into how a few seasoned insiders celebrate the festivities in style.