I knew comparisons between Mobile’s Mardi Gras and New Orleans’ Mardi Gras were inevitable. I grew up in New Orleans and lived there until I moved to Illinois for college. Those four years in ...

Of course, he did. He created the day. Yet, nearly 45 years after Rayford’s death, his contributions to Mobile’s Mardi Gras and his unique talents are fading into obscurity, just like the man ...

The best ways to celebrate Mobile Mardi Gras! The top things to do, food specials, and so much more. Did you know that Mobile is the birthplace of Mardi Gras in the United States? In 1703 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mardi Gras festivities in the Port City have come to an end. With all of the excitement that comes with Mobile Mardi Gras like the beads, moon pies, and stuffed animals ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — If there’s one thing the birthplace of Mardi gras does not play about, it’s MoonPies. Mardi Gras revelers are over the moon for the sweet treat that is a common throw ...

Mardi Gras actually began in Mobile, Alabama – a port city with close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, located about 140 miles east of the Big Easy. “By virtue of being established prior to ...

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.