BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The good times are rolling earlier this year in South Mississippi, with Fat Tuesday landing on February 17.
Get in the carnival spirit with tons of events and parades rolling in every city, from Waveland to Pascagoula!
Can’t make it out to the parades? WLOX will be airing live coverage of four parades and replays of two.
Sunday, February 22
- BAY ST. LOUIS: Krewe of PAWseidon Parade, 2 p.m., festivities start at 1 p.m.
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Saturday, January 3
- MOSS POINT: The King’s Parade
- 11 a.m.- Parade lineup at Southgate Shopping Center
- 2 p.m.- Parade rolls from the Southgate Shopping Center along Main Street to Downtown Riverfront
- Parade entry fee is $25 if you enter by December 31, or $50 for late registration
Monday, January 5
- BILOXI: 12th Night Celebration, 5-9 p.m., Biloxi City Hall (140 Lameuse Street)
Friday, January 9
- LONG BEACH: Jeep-A-Gras (Day 1)
- 6-8 p.m.- Registration at Coastal Daiquiri Bar & Grill (501 Jeff Davis Avenue)
- 6:30 p.m.- Sound system contest
- 7 p.m.- Light show contest, food specials
- 7-11 p.m.- Live music
Saturday, January 10
- LONG BEACH: King Cake Krawl 5K, Harper McCaughan Town Green
- Registration at 7 a.m.
- $25 per adult, $10 per child
- LONG BEACH: Jeep-A-Gras (Day 2)
- 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Jeep the Beach Crawl & Social
- $30 registration
- 1-5 p.m., Live music at Coastal Daiquiri Bar & Grill (501 Jeff Davis Avenue)
- 4 p.m.- Parade lineup and best decorated Jeep contest
- $50 early registration, $60 weekend of
- 6 p.m.- Parade rolls
- 7 p.m.- After Party at Coastal Daiquiri, food specials
- 7-11 p.m.- Live music
Saturday, January 17
- PICAYUNE: Krewe of the Pearl parade, 2 p.m., Goodyear Boulevard
Saturday, January 31
- OCEAN SPRINGS: OS Elks & Krewe Unique Day Mardi Gras Parade (follow same route), 1 p.m., downtown Ocean Springs
Sunday, February 1
- BILOXI: Krewe of Barkloxi PAWrade, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Point Cadet (121 Cadet Street)
- LIZANA: 22nd Annual Lizana Parade, 1 p.m., leaves from Lizana Elementary School, heads up Cable Bridge Road, makes a right turn onto Northrop Cuevas Road, following it to the end, then making a second right turn onto Moran Road, following it to the end, then turning left onto Cable Bridge Road, and ending back at the school.
Saturday, February 7
- BILOXI: Annual Children’s Mardi Gras Walking Parade, 10 a.m., downtown, open to children ages 12 and younger who want to walk, skate or be pushed/pulled in strollers or wagons. Registration forms available online and at the Biloxi Visitors Center.
- GAUTIER: Gautier Men’s Club, 7 p.m.
- LONG BEACH: Carnival Association of Long Beach Parade, time 6 p.m.
- PASCAGOULA: Krewe of Little Rascals Parade, downtown Pascagoula
- Parade lineup at 10 a.m.
- Parade rolls at 10:30 a.m.
- VANCLEAVE: MKOPI Annual Mardi Gras Parade “Boot Scoot Boogie,” starts at John’s Bayou Road and ends at Paige Bayou Marine (watch for signs)
- Line-up- 11:30 a.m.
- Parade start- 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 8
- WAVELAND: 58th annual Krewe of Nereids Parade, 12 p.m., Highway 90
Friday, February 13
- OCEAN SPRINGS: Ocean Springs Carnival Association Night Parade, 6 p.m., route begins on Front Beach, goes north on Porter Avenue, turns left onto Washington Avenue, then right onto Government Street. The parade ends at the Ocean Springs School District Central Office on Holcomb Avenue.
Saturday, February 14
- BILOXI: Second Liners Parade, downtown Biloxi, 12 p.m.
- BILOXI: Krewe of Neptune, 5:30 p.m., downtown Biloxi
- Airs on WLOX ABC live at 5:45 p.m.
- DIAMONDHEAD: Krewe of Diamondhead Mardi Gras Parade, 12 p.m., starts at City Hall and ends at Diamondhead Country Club
- GULFPORT: Chandy Gras 2026, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., music, vendors, food, beer, and a dog costume contest near Chandeleur Island Brewing Company (2711 14th Street)
- GULFPORT: Krewe of Gemini Day Parade, 2 p.m., downtown Gulfport
- PASCAGOULA: Jackson County Carnival Association Parade, 12 p.m.
- Airs on WLOX Bounce live at noon, then replays on WLOX ABC at 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 15
- D’IBERVILLE & ST. MARTIN: North Bay Mardi Gras Association Parade, 1:30 p.m.
- GULFPORT: Second Street Social Club Parade, 1 p.m.
- PASS CHRISTIAN: St. Paul’s Carnival Association Parade, 12 p.m.
- Airs on WLOX Bounce live at 12:30 p.m., replays on WLOX ABC at 11 p.m.
Monday, February 16
- BAY ST. LOUIS: Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Lundi Gras Golf Cart Parade, 5:30 p.m., pre-parade tailgate party starts at 2 p.m. at the Bay St. Louis Depot
Tuesday, February 17
- BILOXI: Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade, 1 p.m.
- Airs on WLOX ABC live at 1 p.m.
- BAY ST. LOUIS: Krewe of Real People Parade, 1 p.m.
- Parade entry fee is $50
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