Mirams, Mystics & City of Orange Beach host Perdidio Beach Blvd. parades

Mirams, Mystics & City of Orange Beach host Perdidio Beach Blvd. parades

Beads and MoonPies will soon be flying once again along the beach highway in Orange Beach. The good times will begin to roll with The Mystical Order of Mirams Mardi Gras Parade on Friday, March 1. The parade begins on Perdido Beach Boulevard at 6 p.m. at the traffic signal just east of Phoenix West and it will end at intersection at Highway 161 and Perdido Beach Boulevard. For more information, visit mirams.info.
On Saturday, March 2, the Mystics of Pleasure, Pleasure Island’s very first nighttime Mardi Gras parading society, will hold its parade at 6 p.m. along the same route. Unlike parading groups to the west, marshals with the Mystics of Pleasure ride Harley-Davidsons, not horses. The Mystics are the first South Baldwin krewe to parade at night.
The City of Orange Beach will hold its 2018 Orange Beach Mardi Gras Parade at 2 p.m. on Fat Tuesday, March 5, starting and ending on the same route.
If you are tailgating and watching from The Walmart Food Store, Winn Dixie or Publix parking lots, expect the parade to arrive between 2:45 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Your best bet for a relaxed & traffic free experience is to arrive plenty early and hang a hat at one of the many restaurants and bistros along the route. The staffs will definitely be ready for you and most are offering Fat Tuesday specials.