Mobile Mardi Gras 2024

Live Stream, TV, Parade Dates, Schedule, Start Time, Webcams

Mobile, Alabama hosts the original Mardi Gras, the oldest such event anywhere in the United States, and to the locals, it is still the best one too.

The Mobile mardi gras event has been taking place since since way, way back in 1703, more than a decade before New Orleans joined the party.

The Mobile Mardi Gras is focused on a number of parades that take place over many weeks leading up to a large series of parades on Lundi Gras or Fat Monday, the day before Mardi Gras, and then the main event on Fat Tuesday itself, which actually consists of several different parades throughout the day. The main organisers and participants of the parades are the mysterious Mystic Societies, another tradition that can be traced right back to the very roots of the event.

Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

Mobile takes Mardi Gras very seriously and the events leading up to Fat Tuesday normally start way back in the previous November, but for the sake of brevity we'll restrict the listings on this page to the main parade events, the full schedule can be found here.

Monday 12th February (Lundi Gras)

King Felix III, Floral Parade at Noon
MLK Business andCivic, MLK Monday Mystics, Northside Merchants at 3pm
Order of Mystic Magnolias at 6.45pm
Infant Mystics, Order of Doves at 7pm

Tuesday 13th February (Fat Tuesday)

Gulf Shores Mardi Gras Association Parade in Gulf Shores at 10am
Order of Athena in Mobile at 10am
Knights of Revelry, King Felix III, Comic Cowboys at 12.30pm
Orange Beach Parade in Orange Beach at 2pm
MAMGA Mammoth Parade at 2pm
Order of Myths at 6pm

If you would like to see the full, in depth parade schedule for the entire parade season, along with the main parade routes then they are available online here.

TV & Live Streaming

In recognition of the importance of the Mobile parades on Mardi Gras, there is a generally a decent range of live coverage available, including all of the biggest events on Fat Monday and Tuesday.

Previous years have seen some very good TV and online coverage by the Local 15 channel via UTV 44, covering the weeknight parades between 6.45 and 7.30pm and the Grand Parade on Fat Tuesday all day, as well as many of the earlier parades:

UTV 44 online live

There is also a live stream of the local NBC channel which may provide some good live mardi gras coverage:

NBC15 watch live

Hotels and Accommodation

Mobile is a welcoming town at any time of year, but especially so during Mardi Gras season, so it is very much recommended to visit during this time.

Accommodation prices are very reasonable compared to some of the larger cities where you might find Fat Tuesday parades taking place.

You can check out availability and make reservations for local hotels here.

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