Mississippi Aquarium joining in on Carnival festivities
The Mississippi Aquarium is joining the Carnival festivities by switching the lights on the sails to Mardi Gras colors. News 25’s Rick Gogreve is at the aquarium with more.
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The Mississippi Aquarium is joining the Carnival festivities by switching the lights on the sails to Mardi Gras colors. News 25’s Rick Gogreve is at the aquarium with more.
Carnival royalty and citizens gathered for an annual tradition in Biloxi. The city held its Twelfth Night Celebration. Twelfth Night is the traditional festival on the…
Revelers are gathering for an annual tradition in Biloxi to mark the start of Carnival. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is at the Biloxi Visitors Center where the Twelfth Night…
Here is a list of your 2023 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Jan. 21 5 pm - CALB Jeep-A-Gras Jeep parade, Long Beach 6 pm - Lucedale Carnival Association Night Parade Jan. 28 10 am…
The Krewe of Neptune announced that Mississippi musician and recording artist Steve Azar will serve as grand marshal for the night parade on Feb. 18. The parade rolls at 5:30 p.m. Azar is known for his hit "I Don't Have…
The Krewe of Gemini will round out the Carnival season on Fat Tuesday with the final parade of the season. And WXXV's own Meggan Gray has been asked to serve as grand marshal of the Gemini's Night Parade on Mardi…
By KEVIN McGILL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mardi Gras revelers, accustomed to catching beads, small toys or other trinkets tossed by parade float riders during Carnival season, were able to snag a new parade favor Thursday: rapid COVID-19 tests. As…
Jeep junkies on the Coast got a taste of what's to come from the Carnival Association's inaugural Jeep-A-Gras in Long Beach. CALB partnered with the city to register about 135 Jeeps from…
Back for round two, Hancock House Floats will again be awarding prize money to the Hancock County residence and business with the best purple, gold, and green decorations. The contest, which began last…
Ringing in carnival season, the City of Biloxi celebrates the Twelfth Night. With a three-part event, carnival season has officially started on the Coast.…
A replay of the live broadcast on WXXV25 of the 2022 Krewe of Neptune Mardi Gras Parade in Biloxi, MS. To celebrate the carnival season, cities in South Mississippi will parade through their streets, starting with the Lucedale…
Come join The Arts, Hancock County for our inaugural Gala to officially kick-off The Arts 2.0 Capital Campaign and to celebrate our new community Arts Center. The Gala’s theme is “Mardi Gras in May” and will be held 7 p.m.…
King cakes are eaten on January 6th as a symbol of the 12th night and the tri-colored sweet treat is a staple for carnival season. At Melissa’s Bakery in Gulfport, the orders for king cakes have already…
Carnival season begins Wednesday. However, like most things in the past year, 2021 festivities will look a little different than normal. Less than a week after Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich announced there will be no Mardi Gras parades in the…
NEW ORLEANS (WXXV) — New Orleans will not roll any parades during Carnival season in 2021, the city announced on the mayor's website on Tuesday. Mayor LaToya Cantrell's website offered an "Frequently Asked Questions" section that included the question, "Will…
Carnival Cruise Line has announced the projected date for Carnival Fantasy to begin sailing out of Mobile again is September 5. Carnival announced May 4 that other ships will begin sailing out of ports in Florida and Texas in early…
As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, Carnival Cruise Line has announced new cancellations of planned sailings. The cruise line said Monday morning they are having to cancel the following sailings: All ships sailings through and including June 26, 2020 All…
The state Port Authority has ordered all cruise ships docked at the Port of Gulfport to leave by close of business on Friday. The move follows Gov Tate Reeves' executive order to shelter in place that begins on Friday as…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cruise operations from U.S. ports were suspended for 30 days beginning March 13. Some cruise lines have already announced they are extending that suspension, but others are still weighing their options.…
It's not every day you get to meet a queen, but that's just what happened to these lucky visitors as they streamed into the Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras. Susan Cain, the 1988 Gulf Coast Carnival Association Queen, was happy to…
The best week of the year returns as the Jackson County Fair is back! News 25's Jaylon Morris joins us live from Pascagoula to tell us more about the fun happening at the fairgrounds.
The 2017 carnival season kicked off this evening with the annual Twelfth Night Celebration in Biloxi. News 25’s Kendra Turley gives us a look inside all of the action. Say goodbye to Christmas trees and hello to Mardi Gras beads!…
News 25’s Laurene Callander tells us about the Annual Twelfth Night Celebration that is happening tonight in Biloxi.
Tomorrow in Pascagoula at the VFW Post 3373, there will be food, fun and music all to raise money for local veterans.