Mardi Gras trees are exactly what you think they are: A Christmas tree decked out with Mardi Gras decorations. The exact history of the origin of Mardi Gras trees is a little fuzzy. Jeff Campbell ...

After waiting all year, people gathered around Mardi Gras Park to see Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson flip the switch to light the city’s official Mardi Gras Tree at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA) - After the city of Mobile pushed back some major events because of cold weather earlier this month, the ...

The lighting of the Mardi Gras tree originally planned for this Thursday at Mardi Gras Park has been pushed back to next Thursday, Jan. 16. Also, this week’s LoDa Art Walk has been canceled.

With the port city already experiencing freezing temperatures and a round of heavy rain on the way, the city has postponed the ceremonial lighting of its Mardi Gras tree and canceled the monthly ...

People who prefer putting up a fake Christmas tree are a little more lax when they take down their trees. Around the Gulf Coast, there’s also a pretty good reason to keep it up: Mardi Gras.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Mobile announced it rescheduled the Lighting of the Mardi Gras Tree. A city Facebook post said the lighting will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Mardi Gras Park.