As the start time for the night’s Mardi Gras parade draws near, traffic in downtown Mobile slowly crystallizes. One minute, everything is flowing freely. The next – generally about 4:31 p.m. – things ...

WKRG’s Simone Sharod interviewed Queen Kena, who talked about her ties to Mobile Mardi Gras and the impact she hopes to make during her reign. Kena Xavier Lane, the 2026 Mobile Area Mardi Gras Queen. ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — WKRG News 5 is your guide for all things Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast. Here we’re keeping track of Mardi ...

Downtown Mobile hosts more than 40 parades in the weeks preceding the holiday. I'm staring up at a giant silver goblet bookended by two crescent moons when my view is obscured by a sudden flash of ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The countdown is on for Mardi Gras in the Port City. It’s the time of year most Mobilians look forward to. Parades, Moonpies and more. Situated just off Airport Boulevard, ...

If you happened to approach downtown Mobile via eastbound I-10 late Saturday morning, you got to see an aspect of the Port City that would have sounded like a pipe dream just a few years ago. First, ...

The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association made the announcement on Facebook on Friday, Feb. 27, that Tom Withers had passed away. He was the longest living member of MAMGA and a life-long friend of Hank ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — If you’re searching for some unique Mardi Gras creations, some artistic Mobile natives have just the creations for you. Bond set for Mobile teen accused of stabbing father to ...

Growing up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, we thought most of the Mardi Gras action was in New Orleans. But a mere 40 miles east, “The Mother of the Mystics” provided a different take on the ...