2008 Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama


© 2008 Keyhole Photo, all rights reserved

People celebrate at the Polka Dots Mardi Gras parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Thursday night, Jan. 24, 2008. Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras at the Inca Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Friday night, Jan. 25, 2008. A parade-goer waits for the start of a Mardi Gras parade for Conde Cavaliers in Mobile, Alabama, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. Parade-goers wait for the start of a Mardi Gras parade for Conde Cavaliers in Mobile, Alabama, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. Dressed for the Conde Cavaliers ball, a reveler waits for the start of the Mardi Gras parade for Conde Cavaliers in Mobile, Alabama, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008.
Dressed for the Conde Cavaliers ball, a reveler waits for the start of the Mardi Gras parade for Conde Cavaliers in Mobile, Alabama, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras at the Mystic Stripers parade and the Crewe of Columbus parade, February 1, 2008, in downtown Mobile, Ala. A parade-goer waits for the start of the Mardi Gras parade for Conde Cavaliers in Mobile, Alabama, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. Spectators watch the parade and catch throws from a balcony of the Malaga Inn during the Mardi Gras parade for Conde Cavaliers in Mobile, Alabama, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. Conde Cavaliers parade through downtown Mobile, Alabama, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008.
Loot is scattered across the floor of a hotel room in the Malaga Inn during the Mardi Gras parade for Conde Cavaliers in Mobile, Alabama, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. People celebrate at a Mardi Gras parade for the Island Mystics in Dauphin Island, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. People celebrate at a Mardi Gras parade for the Island Mystics in Dauphin Island, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. The Mobile Mystics host an open house for their floats at their float barn in downtown Mobile, Ala., Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Krewe De La Dauphine parade in Dauphin Island, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008.
The Mobile Mystics take their Mardi Gras celebration on the road along with the Bay City Brass Band as they do a Goodwill Bus Trip Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Krewe De La Dauphine parade in Dauphin Island, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008. People celebrate at a Mardi Gras parade for the Island Mystics in Dauphin Island, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. The Mobile Mystics take their Mardi Gras celebration on the road along with the Bay City Brass Band as they do a Goodwill Bus Trip Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. Workers at Pollman's Bake Shop make King Cakes at their shop on South Broad Street in Mobile, Ala., Monday morning, Jan. 21, 2008.
Workers at Pollman's Bake Shop make King Cakes at their shop on South Broad Street in Mobile, Ala., Monday morning, Jan. 21, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Krewe De La Dauphine parade in Dauphin Island, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008. The Mobile Mystics take their Mardi Gras celebration on the road along with the Bay City Brass Band as they do a Goodwill Bus Trip Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Krewe De La Dauphine parade in Dauphin Island, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Krewe De La Dauphine parade in Dauphin Island, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008.
Mardi Gras beads hang from an empty branch after the Island Mystics Mardi Gras parade in Dauphin Island, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. The Mobile Mystics take their Mardi Gras celebration on the road along with the Bay City Brass Band as they do a Goodwill Bus Trip Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. The Mobile Mystics take their Mardi Gras celebration on the road along with the Bay City Brass Band as they do a Goodwill Bus Trip Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. The Mobile Mystics take their Mardi Gras celebration on the road along with the Bay City Brass Band as they do a Goodwill Bus Trip Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. The Mobile Mystics take their Mardi Gras celebration on the road along with the Bay City Brass Band as they do a Goodwill Bus Trip Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008.
The Mobile Mystics take their Mardi Gras celebration on the road along with the Bay City Brass Band as they do a Goodwill Bus Trip Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. The Mardi Gras parades for the Pharaoh's Mystic Society and the Conde Explorers roll through downtown Mobile, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. The Mardi Gras parades for the Pharaoh's Mystic Society and the Conde Explorers roll through downtown Mobile, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. The Mardi Gras parades for the Pharaoh's Mystic Society and the Conde Explorers roll through downtown Mobile, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. People celebrate at the Polka Dots Mardi Gras parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Thursday night, Jan. 24, 2008.
People celebrate at the Polka Dots Mardi Gras parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Thursday night, Jan. 24, 2008. The Mardi Gras parades for the Pharaoh's Mystic Society and the Conde Explorers roll through downtown Mobile, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras during the Maids of Mirth parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Saturday night, Jan. 26, 2008. Revelers dance at the Mobile Mystics Mardi Gras ball at the Mobile convention center in Mobile, Ala., Saturday night, Jan. 26, 2008. Revelers dance at the Mobile Mystics Mardi Gras ball at the Mobile convention center in Mobile, Ala., Saturday night, Jan. 26, 2008.
Revelers dance at the Mobile Mystics Mardi Gras ball at the Mobile convention center in Mobile, Ala., Saturday night, Jan. 26, 2008. Revelers dance at the Mobile Mystics Mardi Gras ball at the Mobile convention center in Mobile, Ala., Saturday night, Jan. 26, 2008. Revelers dance at the Mobile Mystics Mardi Gras ball at the Mobile convention center in Mobile, Ala., Saturday night, Jan. 26, 2008. Conde Cavaliers parade through downtown Mobile, Alabama, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. The Mardi Gras parades for the Pharaoh's Mystic Society and the Conde Explorers roll through downtown Mobile, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008.
Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras, Sunday, January 27, 2008, at the Carnival Association of Long Beach's parade in Long Beach, Miss. Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras, Sunday, January 27, 2008, at the Carnival Association of Long Beach's parade in Long Beach, Miss. Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras, Sunday, January 27, 2008, at the Carnival Association of Long Beach's parade in Long Beach, Miss. People celebrate Mardi Gras with a parade through the streets of Long Beach, Mississippi, Sunday afternoon, Jan. 27, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras with a parade through the streets of Long Beach, Mississippi, Sunday afternoon, Jan. 27, 2008.
People celebrate Mardi Gras with a parade through the streets of Long Beach, Mississippi, Sunday afternoon, Jan. 27, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras with a parade through the streets of Long Beach, Mississippi, Sunday afternoon, Jan. 27, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras with a parade through the streets of Long Beach, Mississippi, Sunday afternoon, Jan. 27, 2008. Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras at the LaShe Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras at the LaShe Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008.
Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras at the LaShe Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras at the LaShe Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. Ricky and Sheila Strickland wait outside the Mobile Civic Center for a Mardi Gras ball after the LaShe Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras at the LaShe Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras at the LaShe Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008.
Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras at the LaShe Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras at the LaShe Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. People watch the Infant Mystics Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Monday, Feb. 4, 2008, the day before Mardi Gras. Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras at the Mystic Stripers parade and the Crewe of Columbus parade, February 1, 2008, in downtown Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Mystics of Time parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., early Sunday morning, Feb. 3, 2008.
People watch the Infant Mystics Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Monday, Feb. 4, 2008, the day before Mardi Gras. King Elexis I, aka C'aracher People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Floral Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Floral Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Floral Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Monday, Feb. 4, 2008.
People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Floral Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Floral Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Floral Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the Floral Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. People celebrate Joe Cain Day during Mardi Gras in Mobile, Ala., February 3, 2008.
People celebrate Joe Cain Day during Mardi Gras in Mobile, Ala., February 3, 2008. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Joe Cain Day during Mardi Gras in Mobile, Ala., February 3, 2008. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Joe Cain Day during Mardi Gras in Mobile, Ala., February 3, 2008.
People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala.
People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala.
People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. Beads litter the street after Mardi Gras parades in downtown Mobile, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the MLK Monday Nighters parade in Mobile, Ala., February 4, 2008 in downtown Mobile. People celebrate Fat Tuesday at the Mammoth Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
People celebrate Fat Tuesday at the Mammoth Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Joe Cain day Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Mobile, Ala. People celebrate Mardi Gras at the MLK Monday Nighters parade in Mobile, Ala., February 4, 2008 in downtown Mobile. People celebrate Fat Tuesday at the Mammoth Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
People celebrate Fat Tuesday at the Mammoth Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008. People celebrate Fat Tuesday at the Mammoth Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008. People celebrate Fat Tuesday at the Mammoth Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008. People celebrate Fat Tuesday at the Mammoth Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008. People celebrate Fat Tuesday at the Mammoth Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
Beads litter the street after Mardi Gras parades in downtown Mobile, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. People watch the Infant Mystics Parade in downtown Mobile, Ala., Monday, Feb. 4, 2008, the day before Mardi Gras. People celebrate Mardi Gras in downtown Mobile, Ala., Friday night, Feb. 1, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras in downtown Mobile, Ala., Friday night, Feb. 1, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras in downtown Mobile, Ala., Friday night, Feb. 1, 2008.
People celebrate Fat Tuesday in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008. People celebrate Mardi Gras in downtown Mobile, Ala., Friday night, Feb. 1, 2008. People celebrate Fat Tuesday in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008. People celebrate Fat Tuesday in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008. People celebrate Fat Tuesday in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
People celebrate Fat Tuesday in downtown Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, February 5, 2008.