How Mobile could deepen its Mardi Gras branding and roots with new hockey team

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The Mystics of Time rolled through downtown Mobile on Feb. 14, 2026. As always, the group's parade featured the distinctive segmented dragons known as Vernadean, Verna and Dean.

Sailors from the USS Farragut take part in the Floral Parade on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

For 2026, the Mystics of Time paraded under the theme

The Mystics of Time have more dragons in their stable than the three it's known for. This one upped the ante on

Throwing looks like serious business for these young riders in the series of Mardi Gras parades held Saturday afternoon, Feb. 14, in downtown Mobile. The Floral Parade presented by the Mobile Carnival Association was followed by the Knights of Mobile, Mobile Mystical Ladies, Order of Angels and Joy of Life.

Onlookers compete for the attention of riders in the 2026 Mystics of Time Mardi Gras parade.

The Floral Parade presented by the Mobile Carnival Association passes the Athelstan Club on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

The fountain in Bienville Square is lit up in Purple and Green during the 2026 Mystics of Time parade.

A rider in the 2026 Mystics of Time parade grins as a colleague hurls a throw to the crowd.

People occupying a balcony opposite Bienville Square during the 2026 Mystics of Time parade had their own basketball hoop as a target. Riders on this float responded by throwing them a different kind of hoop.

The Mystics of Time rolled through downtown Mobile on Feb. 14, 2026. As always, the group's parade featured the distinctive segmented dragons known as Vernadean, Verna and Dean.

Since the USS Farragut docked in Mobile on Friday, sailors have been seen enjoying, and participating in, the city's Mardi Gras festivities. This one was spotted using indigenous transportation to cross the path of the post-parade cleanup crew.

A rider in the 2026 Mystics of Time parade prepares to fling a pack of beads into the crowd.

The queen's float in the 2026 Mystics of Time parade passes down Conception Street near Bienville Square.

The afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 14, brought a conglomeration of parades to downtown Mobile. The Floral Parade presented by the Mobile Carnival Association was followed by the Knights of Mobile, Mobile Mystical Ladies, Order of Angels and Joy of Life.

Mobile Mystical Ladies were among several groups parading Saturday afternoon, Feb. 14, in downtown Mobile.

A pack of Ramen noodles soars into the stands in front of the Athelstan Club during afternoon Mardi Gras parades on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

Mobile’s brand as the “Birthplace of Mardi Gras” could receive its biggest endorsement yet on Tuesday, when a new professional sports team is unveiled with a name likely tied to the city’s signature celebration.

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