An economic impact analysis hasn't been performed on Mobile Mardi Gras since 2004. That's a long time, and now Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson would like to see updated figures as decisions loom on ...

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson says he believes the Health Department should provide a lead on Mardi Gras decisions for 2021. Health Officer Dr. Bernard Eichold says he doesn't have any authority ...

I prefer to celebrate Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, instead of New Orleans, Louisiana. Tourists can watch parades, eat delicious food, and party all night at both festivals. But I've found ...

Before New Orleans, there was Mobile, Alabama — the birthplace of Mardi Gras in America. Mobile, founded by Roman Catholics from France in 1702, was home to the first mystic society, or "krewe ...

Okay, so Mobile Mardi Gras is no secret to the citizens of the state and maybe a few other nearby southerners, but did you know that there's a Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, Alabama? Better yet ...

Mobile, Alabama, kicks off 1st Mardi Gras since 2020. With clear skies and nighttime temperatures in the 50s, a big crowd was in attendance to go after plastic beads, trinkets and Moon Pies.

Finding the roots of when Mardi Gras was first celebrated in America is as complicated as the act of celebrating it today is simple.. Some historians say it first appeared in Mobile, Alabama ...

In 1703, the first "organized" Mardi Gras was held in Mobile. From 1710 to around 1860, Mobile was the center of the celebration, with the city holding parades and parties celebrating Mardi Gras.

And Mardi Gras celebrations in Alabama extend well beyond Mobile. Fairhope, the postcard-pretty town across Mobile Bay, has its own parades, as do the beach towns farther south — Gulf Shores and ...

The citizens of Mobile, Ala., know it’s the birthplace of Mardi Gras in America. If the subject of New Orleans comes up, they might mention the Big Easy’s ...