MARDI GRAS PARADES:
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FRIDAY:
6:30pm- Conde Cavaliers
SATURDAY:
2pm- Bayport Parading Society, Mystic DJ Riders (Mobile, Route A)
2pm- Order of the Rolling River (Dauphin Island Parkway)
4pm- Milton Mardi Gras Parade- Right after the parade join us at Jernigan's Landing on the beautiful Blackwater River for the FREE Afterparty with Live music, vendors, food trucks, kids zone, fireworks, and more.
6:30 pm- Pharaohs, Conde Explorers (Mobile, Route A)
SUNDAY:
6:30 pm- Massacre Island Secret Society (Dauphin Island)
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PENSACOLA MARDI GRAS MAMBO- Fri 6:30pm, Pensacola Bay Center
Pensacola Mardi Gras Foundation, Inc. is proud to announce that Flo Rida will be headlining the inaugural Pensacola Mardi Gras Mambo. Doors will open at 6:30 pm with full beverages and Mardi Gras-themed food available inside. All ages are welcome, and Mardi Gras Krewes are encouraged to come in Krewe attire. CLICK HERE
PENSACOLA PAW-DI GRAS- Sun 11am-4pm, 50 E Garden St, Downtown Pensacola
This Garden Street block-party is jammed packed with sponsors, vendors, music, food, contests, craft beer, family games, and adoptable dogs! The 3rd Annual theme is Bow Wow Luau, so get those leis and hula skirts ready for a day of Mardi Gras fun that is all about your pup. There’s a costume contest and a one- mile downtown PAWrade. This event is FREE and open to the public. You only need to register your pooch if you want to strut in the PAWrade. CLICK HERE
****CANCELLED DUE TO WX ****** MYSTIC KREWE OF SALTY PAWS MARDI GRAS PET PARADE- Sat 10am, Water Tower, Dauphin Island
The pirate theme this year will be “Mythical Creatures and Other Fantastic Beasts”. Prizes will be awarded for Best Group, Most Creative, and Best Cart. Proceeds benefit ARF, Animal Rescue Foundation. Registration begins at 9am. CLICK HERE
GUMBO & ALABAMA SLAMMER FESTIVAL - Sat 10am-6pm, Heritage Park, Foley
Don't miss this day of family fun with gumbo, Alabama Slammers, live bands (including the Tip Tops at 4pm), kids activities, arts & crafts and more. CLICK HERE
OWA ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL- Sat 12noon- 6pm, Downtown OWA, OWA Parks & Resort, Foley
Over 100 vendors will line the streets of Downtown sharing their handcrafted goods! Free to attend, plus kids’ activities and live music on the OWA Island Amphitheater Stage. CLICK HERE
TOOL- Sat 7:30pm, Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, CLICK HERE
DIRECT FROM SWEDEN: THE MUSIC OF ABBA- Thurs 8pm, Hard Rock Biloxi, CLICK HERE
DEXTER AND THE MOONROCKS, BALLASTELLA- Fri 8:30pm, Soul Kitchen, Downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE
MICKEY AVALON, YES DADDY- Sat 8:30pm, Soul Kitchen, Downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE
BREAKING BENJAMIN: UNPLUGGED - Sat 8pm, Beau Rivage Biloxi, CLICK HERE
GREAT WHITE & SLAUGHTER- Sat 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE
PENSACOLA OPERA presents LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR- Fri 7:30pm, Sun 2pm, Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Lucia Ashton is madly in love with Edgardo, leader of the Ravenswoods, her family’s fiercest political enemies. However, her marriage to Lord Arturo Bucklaw has already been arranged by her brother Enrico, in order to save their family from poverty. Caught in the middle of the two rival families, Lucia loses her strength and descends into madness, leading to the opera’s tragic conclusion. CLICK HERE
MADAME BUTTERMILK- Thurs/Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm, Jan 18th-28th, Chickasaw Civic Theatre
This hilarious musical comedy is fun for the whole family. Carly Speranza has always dreamed of singing the lead in Carmen. When she wins the role, however, she quickly learns that there’s been a terrible misunderstanding. It’s not Carmen . . . it’s the Car Men, a Country-Western group. But Carly promised to be there, and she keeps her promise. CLICK HERE
GEES BEND- Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm, Jan 19th-Feb 4th, Joe Jefferson Playhouse, Mobile
Gee’s Bend is the story of the Pettway women, quilters from the isolated community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Beginning in 1939, the play follows Alice, her daughters Sadie and Nella, and Sadie’s husband, Macon, through segregation, family strife, and the Civil Rights movement. CLICK HERE
STEEL MAGNOLIAS- Thurs/Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm, Jan 12th-Jan 28th, Theatre 98, Fairhope
Set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle, Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the ladies of the town; Ouiser, Clairee, M’Lynn, and Shelby. CLICK HERE
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