The Weekend Rundown is now brought to you by Cockeyed Charlie’s Sports Bar and the all new Wemo club, The Music Matrix
THURSDAY:
Mystic Stripers Society Parade- 6:30pm (Mobile)
BEER BBQ BINGO- Thurs 7-8:30pm. Moe’s BBQ Daphne. Join our own Clint and Cornbread as they serve up some fun free bingo, with prizes fun, and that great Moe’s BBQ and drinks.
LINE DANCING BY LISA- Thurs 7:30pm. The Music Matrix. No experience needed. Happy hour before from 3-6pm.
FRIDAY
Crewe of Columbus Parade, Krewe De Secondline – 6:30pm (Mobile)
Maids of Jubilee – 6:45pm (Fairhope)
FAT LINCOLN LIVE- Sat 9:30pm-1am. Cock Eyed Charlie’s.
KREWE OF YOUNG EXPLORERS BALL- Sat 9am-2pm, Exploreum Science Center, Downtown Mobile.There will be thrilling STEAM experiments and activities all throughout the building, as well as traditional Mardi Gras festivities including mask making, enjoying delicious treats, and parading around the Exploreum! There will be a special showing of Disney’s Princess and the Frog in our PCI Digital Dome Theater at 10:00am. INFO HERE
BUDWEISER CLYDESDALES- Tues-Sat 10am-3pm (except Wednesday, 10am-12noon); , USS Alabama Battleship Park. You can see the Clydesdales in their stalls at Battleship Park, but they will not be brought out for photos or demonstrations. Parking is $5 per car.The Clydesdales will also be in 4 Mobile parades: Mystic Stripers Thursday; Crewe of Columbus Friday; Joe Cain Procession Sunday; Order of Athena on Fat Tuesday. INFO HERE
NIGHTVIBE KARAOKE & ELECTRIC PARTY– Fri 9pm-1am. The Music Matrix. Sing and dance the night away with DJ Heavy T.
Sketch Club in the Gardens – 2:00pm – 4:00pm.A casual sketch club experience with oversight from Derek Norman, botanical arts instructor
SATURDAY:
PARADES:
11:00 am Foley Parade
12:00 pm Krewe of Diamondhead Mardi Gras Parade
12:00 pm Floral Parade, Knights of Mobile Parade (Mobile)
1:00 pm Mobile Mystical Ladies, Order of Angels Parade (Mobile)
2:00pm Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade (Pensacola)
2:00 pm Krewe of Gemini Carnival Day Parade (Gulfport)
2:00pm Krewe of Mullet Mates (Mullet Point)
5:45 pm Mystics of Time Parade (Mobile)
6:00pm Mystics of Pleasure (Orange Beach)
6:45pm Shadow Barons (Daphne)
JOE “CANINE” PARADE & FUNDRAISER- Sat 2-5pm. Waterfront Restaurant, Daphne. Dog parade with live music, a shrimp boil, with proceeds benefitting the Baldwin County Humane Society.
OWA MARDI GRAS PARADE & PARTY- Sat 2pm-9pm, Downtown OWA, OWA Parks & Resort, Foley.Perfect for families and Mardi Gras enthusiasts, this free event offers a community-based Mardi Gras parade, where colorful floats and dazzling beads will fill the streets of Downtown OWA. There’s also live music and a King Cake Eating competition. INFO HERE
VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY– Sat 7pm-11pm. The all new Music Matrix. Bring a date or all your Galentines friends and dress to impress. DJ Heavy T will be spinning the best tracks and there will be contests including best dressed, Hottest outfit, Cheesiest, and classiest outfit for for your own bottle of champagne or wine of choice!
SUNDAY:
Joe Cain Day in Mobile! OWA MARDI GRAS PARADE & PARTY- Sat 2pm-9pm, Downtown OWA, OWA Parks & Resort, Foley
Perfect for families and Mardi Gras enthusiasts, this free event offers a community-based Mardi Gras parade, where colorful floats and dazzling beads will fill the streets of Downtown OWA. There’s also live music and a King Cake Eating competition. INFO HERE
11:20 a.m. – Widows Arrival at Church Street Graveyard to wail at the
gravesite of their beloved Joe – setting the stage for a day of revelry!
11:50 a.m. – Arrive at Joe Cain House, 906 Augusta Street, to celebrate their life there with Joe.
12:25 p.m. – Arrive at Malaga Inn – Join the Widows for a drink and share in the merriment!
2:00 pm Arrival of King Elexis I (rolls on Route E) (Mobile)
2:30 p.m. – The Widows Lead the Joe Cain “People’s” Procession
2:30 p.m. Loyal Order of the Firetruck (Daphne)
5:00 pm Le Krewe de Bienville Parade (Mobile)
JOE CAIN CLASSIC 5K RUN, 1 MILE & “MOONPIE DASH” – Sun 8am-12 noon, Broad Street at Canal St, Downtown Mobile.All registered runners and walkers are welcome to enjoy food, refreshments, and festivities at post race block party. The Post Race Party will be held outside Joe Cain’s House on Augusta Street, a few blocks from the finish line. INFO HERE