Friday, September 8, 2023 9:00 AM by Jane Ammeson
We may be in the midst of prime summertime, and there’s still fall and the whole holiday season ahead, but we’re getting ready and counting the days to one of the most exciting cultural events in the
Friday, February 17, 2023 9:00 AM by Laura Kiniry
Mobile is considered by many to be the birthplace of
Monday, December 6, 2021 9:00 AM by Megan DuBois
Alabama: Attend Mardi Gras in Mobile
When people think about Mardi Gras, they often think about New Orleans; however, the celebration takes place in many cities in the south, including Mobile. While
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:00 AM
Mobile, AL, is a city booming with culture, cool restaurants, and an all-over fun vibe. When this Northern gal headed south for a month this winter, Mobile was my last stop
Monday, February 3, 2020 3:00 PM by Brandon Schultz
Mardi Gras isn’t a day; it’s a season. Okay, officially Mardi Gras is specifically the Tuesday before Lent begins in the Catholic liturgical calendar, but it’s the culmination of carnival, a period of
Monday, February 3, 2020 3:00 PM
Some claim the earliest Mardi Gras celebration was in Mobile, Alabama, not New Orleans, but it depends on a few technicalities—and who's answering the question.
If you thought Mardi
Sunday, February 2, 2020 3:00 PM
An expert shares tips on how to celebrate Mardi Gras
BY DANA FORD-
Our Expert Cart Blackwell is curator at the Mobile Carnival Museum, the oldest such museum in the United States.
Saturday, February 1, 2020 3:00 PM
Valerie Fraser Luesse
We usually associate Mardi Gras with New Orleans and all the parade revelry in the French Quarter and Uptown. But the oldest carnival celebration as we know it—parades, masked
Thursday, December 27, 2018 8:00 AM
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
Saturday, December 1, 2018 4:00 PM by Bob Carden
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
