Mardi Gras season starts January 6th.

Fat Tuesday is February 9th.

Here are some parade schedules for around the Gulf Coast:

• New Orleans
• Mobile, AL includes Fairhope, Daphne, Foley, Dauphin Island, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach
• Mississippi Coast
• SE Texas
• Galveston, TXD
• Dallas, TX (yes, Dallas)
• Houston, TX
• Pensacola, FL
• FL Emerald Coast