Tag: Mardi Gras Culture
Welcoming the Navy to Mobile Mardi Gras
The Navy makes Mardi Gras part of its mission year after year, and many locals love to play host.
The Crown Runs in the Family for Two MAMGA Kings
Mardi Gras royalty, brotherhood and an 88-year legacy define this year's MAMGA rule.
Meet the Queens and Leading Ladies of Mardi Gras 2026
Celebrate nine Mardi Gras Leading Ladies and Queens who bring fun and cheer to Mobile's annual Carnival celebration and are poised to lead in style.
Toomey’s: Keeping it Custom Since 1978
Since 1978, Toomey’s has shaped Mardi Gras traditions by designing and producing custom beads and local throws that keep parade-goers waving for more.
Best of Mobile Mardi Gras Photo Contest
Share your favorite Carnival snapshots with our readers.
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.