Fairhope Brewing Throws Mardi Gras in July Party July 11-12
Fairhope Brewing Company brings the spirit of Carnival to summer with its Mardi Gras in July celebration, running this weekend, July 11 and 12, at the Baldwin County brewery’s taproom.…
Lundi Gras 2013: Infant Mystics, Cajun Bike Rides, and a Full Slate of Parades Hit Mobile and Fairhope
Lundi Gras — the Monday before Mardi Gras — brought a packed schedule of parades and festivities to Mobile and the Eastern Shore on February 11, 2013. From one of…
An Estimated 87,000 Turned Out for the Conde Explorers’ Pre-Parade Party
Mobile’s Mardi Gras season is measured in moon pies and marching orders, but the Conde Explorers’ 2011 pre-parade party delivered a number worth noting: an estimated 87,000 people filled the…
Le Krewe de Bienville Turns 50 With a Funky Meters Headline Ball
Mobile’s Carnival season reached a golden milestone in 2011, as Le Krewe de Bienville marked its 50th anniversary with a Mardi Gras ball built around one of the most celebrated…
Your Early Parade Forecast: The Full 2011 Mobile Mardi Gras Schedule
Mobile’s 2011 Carnival season ran from the first weekend of February through Fat Tuesday, March 8, with more than three dozen parades rolling through downtown — plus a pair of…
Mobile’s Integrated Conde Explorers Krewe Still Welcoming 2011 Riders
One of Mobile Mardi Gras’ most distinctive societies is recruiting: the Conde Explorers, the port city’s only integrated carnival krewe, are still signing up riders for the 2011 season. For…
Mobile Civic Center Sets Lottery for 24 Mardi Gras 2011 RV Parking Spaces
RV owners hoping to park in the heart of Mobile’s Mardi Gras action will have their chances drawn by lottery next week. The Mobile Civic Center will hold its drawing…
Bay City Brass Band: Mobile’s Musical Ambassadors of Mardi Gras Took the GCEH Jazz Fest Stage
Mobile’s own Bay City Brass Band played the 7:30 p.m. slot in Bienville Square — with 351 Water Street as the rain location — for the Gulf Coast Ethnic &…
Mobile Regional Airport Awarded a 15-Year Food and Newsstand Concessions Contract
In February 2006, Mobile Regional Airport awarded a 15-year concessions contract for newsstands, restaurants and bars, promising travelers Quiznos, a Chart Room bar and a Carpe Diem cafe.