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Best Bets for the Weekend, Feb 17- Feb 19

MARDI GRAS PARADES:

THURSDAY:

6:30 p.m. - Mystic Stripers, downtown Mobile

FRIDAY:

6:30 p.m. - Crewe of Columbus, Krewe de Secondline, downtown Mobile

6:45 pm - Maids of Jubilee - Fairhope

7:30 p.m. - Krewe of Lafitte Illuminated - downtown Pensacola

SATURDAY: 

11:00am- Foley Mardi Gras parade, Krewe De Kaoz

Noon - Floral Parade, Knights of Mobile, Mobile Mystical Ladies, Order of Angels, Joy of Life, downtown Mobile

Noon - Krewe of Goats, Prichard Carnival Association (Prichard)

Noon - Krewe of Sparta (Saraland)

2:00 p.m. - Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade - downtown Pensacola

2:00 pm - Order of Mullet Mates - Mullet Point

2:30 pm - OWA Puppy Gras Parade - OWA, Foley

5:45 p.m. - Mystics of Time, downtown Mobile (Route H)

6:00 pm - Mystics of Pleasure - Orange Beach

6:45 pm - The Shadow Barons, Daphne

SUNDAY (JOE CAIN DAY):

1:00 p.m. - Fort Morgan Parading Society (Fort Morgan)

2:00 p.m. - Krewe of Wrecks - Pensacola Beach

2:00 pm - OWA Mardi Gras Parade - OWA, Foley

2:00 p.m. - King Elexis I Motorcade, downtown Mobile (Route E)

2:30 pm - Loyal Order of the Fire Truck, Daphne

2.30 p.m. - Joe Cain Procession, downtown Mobile

5:00 p.m. - Le Krewe de Bienville, downtown Mobile

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JOE CAIN CLASSIC 5K RUN, 1 MILE and MOON PIE DASH- Sun 8am, Broad St and Canal St, downtown Mobile

The run ends in a block party in front of Joe Cain’s home on Augusta Street. CLICK HERE   

PENSACOLA CHOCOLATE & CHEESE FESTIVAL- Sun 10am-6pm, Community Maritime Park, downtown Pensacola

There will be food trucks and vendors selling Chocolate and Cheese items as well as other vendor and menu items. $5 Entry fee and kids 12 & Under are free. Beer, Wine, Vendors, Chocolate Martini's, Contests, Cheese Samples, Live Music, Kids Bounce House. Plus a Chocolate Pie eating contest at 2 PM! CLICK HERE

   

PAUL CAUTHEN- Sat 9pm, Soul Kitchen, downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE   

STAYIN’ ALIVE: TRIBUTE TO THE BEE GEES- Fri 8pm, Hard Rock Biloxi, CLICK HERE    

HOME FREE- Sat 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE  

SLAUGHTER GRAS- Fridays-Sundays 6pm-9pm, Feb 10-Mar 5, Downtown OWA, OWA Theme Park, Foley

Welcome to Nightmare Chambers, where Mardi Gras turns sinister! If you dare, journey into the haunted house on your way to the Mardi Gras Ball. Survive four horrifying scare zones, each more bone-chilling than the next. CLICK HERE    

PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS HOCKEY vs BIRMINGHAM- Sun 4:05pm, Pensacola Bay Center, CLICK HERE   

SPIRITS OF THE PASSAGE: THE STORY OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE- Now through June 21st, GulfQuest National Maritime Museum, downtown Mobile

In conjunction with the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico (GulfQuest) will be hosting one of the most powerful and important exhibitions it has ever displayed. “Spirits of the Passage: The Story of the Transatlantic Slave Trade” explores the strength of the human spirit through a display of nearly 150 historical objects spanning more than 350 years. (GulfQuest, along with several other museums and Bellingrath Gardens, is included in Alabama Tourism’s All-in-One 3-Day Mobile Attraction Ticket!) CLICK HERE  

TOYTOPIA- Open Tuesday through Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm, Feb 3-May 20, Exploreum Science Center, downtown Mobile

Play all day and rekindle the wonder and delight of your favorite childhood moments in a world of big toys. Filling the entire traveling exhibit gallery at the Exploreum, Toytopia will showcase specialty exhibits from toymakers including: Hasbro®, Duncan Yo-Yo®, Schleich®, Breyer®, Crayola®, KNEX® (Lincoln Logs®) and many more. CLICK HERE 

USA, New Orleans, Louisiana, Mardi Gras mask hanging on balcony's railing

Photo: Getty Images


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