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Parrot Heads flock to Mobile, AL for inaugural Son of a Sailor Fest

By Ashley Rains on Sep. 26, 2024

The City of Mobile served as the destination for flocks of “Parrot Heads” and visitors for the inaugural Son of a Sailor Fest on Saturday, September 21, 2024, in Cathedral Square, located in the…

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Mobile to host inaugural Son of a Sailor Fest, a musical tribute to Jimmy Buffett

By Ashley Rains on Aug. 15, 2024

Visit Mobile is excited to announce the City of Mobile will serve as the destination for flocks of “Parrot Heads” and visitors for the inaugural Son of a Sailor Fest, a tribute and sailor’s salute to…

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The story behind Mobile’s inaugural Son of a Sailor (S.O.S.) Fest

By Ashley Rains on Aug. 12, 2024

Jimmy Buffett Hometown Second Line in 2023 Parrot Heads are known as a lively, funky, fun bunch of margarita-drinking, flip flop-sporting, Jimmy Buffett music fanatics. They can trace their roots…

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Five Southern Spots for Even More Mardi Gras Fun

By Carrie Honaker on Feb. 02, 2024

Let the good times roll, in NOLA and beyond. Everyone knows New Orleans takes the (ahem) king cake during Carnival, but these five destinations also have plenty of history, interesting architecture…

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‘Flavor Fest’ to fill in for Mobile’s TenSixtyFive Fest

By Lawrence Specker on Sep. 17, 2019

Organizers of Mobile’s TenSixtyFive recently announced the event is on hiatus, but now there’s a designated hitter: Flavor Fest on Dauphin, a one-day free event that will bring Dumpstaphunk and some…

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TenSixtyFive festival won’t happen this fall in Mobile

By Lawrence Specker on Sep. 06, 2019

Organizers of Mobile’s TenSixtyFive Festival have announced that the free fall event will not take place in 2019, though they hope for a return in the future. TenSixtyFive was founded in a mad…

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Do Mardi Gras in Mobile with the Kids| Marriott Bonvoy Traveler

Dec. 27, 2018

Mobile is the birthplace of Mardi Gras in America, and it remains a city that celebrates the occasion in a variety of ways, making it a terrific choice for adults and kids alike. With roughly 40…

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Outdoor adventures, music, restaurants, museums, fun all meet in Mobile, Alabama

By Steve Ahillen on Dec. 04, 2018

It all meets in Mobile. The Mobile River meets Mobile Bay and the bay soon meets the Gulf of Mexico, which all makes the city of 190,000 people one of the busiest seaports in America. The French met…

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Mardi Gras in Mobile — where it started| Washington Post

By Bob Carden on Dec. 01, 2018

The cellophane-wrapped sugar bomb hurtled toward us in the Alabama night. Jostling for position, I boxed out the 7-year-old boy to my right, lunged in front of the grandmother to my left and snagged…

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Southern Comfort: A Visit to Mobile, Alabama

Southern Comfort: A Visit to Mobile, Alabama

By Nicole Pensiero on Nov. 10, 2018

I'll be honest: I've never been to a Southern city I haven't been charmed by. From New Orleans to Charleston; from Savannah to Charlotte, the cuisine and culture usually leave me eager to find another…

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