What makes Mobile's Mardi Gras celebration distinct from others? The level of community involvement and ownership, curator of the Mobile Carnival Museum says.

MOBILE, Alabama -- Mobile's Mardi Gras traditions are reflected in the city's historic architecture, and vice versa, said Cart Blackwell, an architectural historian. Blackwell will give a ...

Learn more about the history of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile at this great museum. The museum has 14 galleries that ...

Mobile, Ala. • Quick question: Where is the birthplace of Mardi Gras in the U.S.?

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 ...

Cart Blackwell is curator at the Mobile Carnival Museum, the oldest such museum in the United States. Most people associate Mardi Gras with New Orleans, but Mobile is home to the country’s ...

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 ...

Mardi Gras is sort of a moveable feast, and we’re in for a couple of big swings. For 2025, Fat Tuesday falls on March 4, ...

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 ...

When most people think of Mardi Gras, they of New Orleans. But the birthplace of Carnival is in Mobile, Alabama. Skip to content. Main Navigation. Search. Search for: Local Weather U.S. & World ...