For many who celebrate Carnival in Mobile, Alabama watching parades with family ... Finding the roots of when Mardi Gras was first celebrated in America is as complicated as the act of celebrating ...

The French settlers brought with them the tradition of Mardi Gras, although the early celebrations ... after Mobile’s founding, when the growing port city was part of the State of Alabama ...

The city of Mobile is hosting a Juneteenth celebration Thursday at Mardi Gras Park. There will be a live DJ, games, ...

News 5’s own Simone Sharod is helping the City of Mobile celebrate Juneteenth as she leads the 2025 Miss Juneteenth America ...

The best ways to celebrate Mobile Mardi Gras! The top things to do, food specials, and so much more. Did you know that Mobile ...

Before New Orleans, there was Mobile, Alabama — the birthplace of ... or "krewe," which held America’s first Mardi Gras celebration in 1704 — 14 years before New Orleans was even founded.

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 ...

The celebration of Fat Tuesday in the New World began in Mobile ... and the one on Alabama’s gulf coast. Mobilians will readily admit that New Orleans’ Mardi Gras is much bigger but they ...

In 1817, the Alabama Territory was formed and ... Such societies, now known as krewes, became popular in celebrations in Mobile and New Orleans. Mardi Gras begins on Jan. 6 and ends on Fat Tuesday ...