{"id":413698,"date":"2026-01-07T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/?post_type=event_listing&#038;p=413698"},"modified":"2026-01-18T00:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T06:34:43","slug":"krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island","status":"expired","type":"event_listing","link":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Krewe de la Dauphine (Dauphine Island)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfad <strong>Kick Off Mardi Gras Season with the Krewe de la Dauphine!<\/strong> \ud83c\udf89<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get an early start to Alabama\u2019s Carnival fun with the <strong>Krewe de la Dauphine<\/strong> parade on beautiful Dauphin Island! One of the most beloved traditions in the Gulf Coast\u2019s Mardi Gras lineup, this festive event has been drawing crowds since 1994 with its lively floats, spirited performers, and family-friendly atmosphere. Formed by friends who wanted to bring even more joy to their island community, this krewe has become a hallmark of winter celebrations and a must-see for parade lovers of all ages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experience festive fun as the parade rolls with <strong>around 60 colorful units<\/strong>, complete with music, dance troops, marching groups, and classic Mardi Gras pageantry. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expect to see local favorites like the <strong>ABBA Shriners<\/strong>, <strong>Dauphin Island Girls<\/strong>, and the <strong>D.I. Cart Crew<\/strong>, plus throws and surprises that keep crowds cheering. Each year\u2019s theme brings fresh creativity, and for 2026 it\u2019s <strong>\u201cKDLD Takes the Win,\u201d<\/strong> celebrating competitive spirit through spirited floats and designs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When &amp; Where<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/map-1024x524.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-413700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/map-1024x524.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/map-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/map-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/map-1536x786.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/map.jpg 1666w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Saturday, January 17, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 1:00 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Dauphin Island Parade Route (Bienville Boulevard \u2014 from the Sea Lab toward the Elementary School) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Admission:<\/strong> Free and open to the public<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Whether you\u2019re a local or visiting from out of town, the Krewe de la Dauphine parade is the perfect way to usher in Mardi Gras season \u2014 with vibrant costumes, high-spirited performances, and that unmistakable Carnival energy.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Bring your friends and family, grab a spot along the route early, and get ready to catch beads, MoonPies, and memories! It\u2019s the first big f\u00eate of the year, and you won\u2019t want to miss it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":413699,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"event_listing_category":[186],"event_listing_type":[172],"class_list":["post-413698","event_listing","type-event_listing","status-expired","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_listing_category-community-culture","event_listing_type-festival-or-fair"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Krewe de la Dauphine (Dauphine Island) - Front Porch Alabama Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kick off Mardi Gras season at the Krewe de la Dauphine parade on Dauphin Island. Enjoy colorful floats, lively music, family-friendly fun, and classic Gulf Coast Carnival tradition\u2014free to attend!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Krewe de la Dauphine (Dauphine Island) - Front Porch Alabama Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kick off Mardi Gras season at the Krewe de la Dauphine parade on Dauphin Island. Enjoy colorful floats, lively music, family-friendly fun, and classic Gulf Coast Carnival tradition\u2014free to attend!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Front Porch Alabama Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-18T06:34:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/24kdld_263_53463525019_o.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1374\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/event\\\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/event\\\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\\\/\",\"name\":\"Krewe de la Dauphine (Dauphine Island) - Front Porch Alabama Magazine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/event\\\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/event\\\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/24kdld_263_53463525019_o.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-07T21:03:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-18T06:34:43+00:00\",\"description\":\"Kick off Mardi Gras season at the Krewe de la Dauphine parade on Dauphin Island. Enjoy colorful floats, lively music, family-friendly fun, and classic Gulf Coast Carnival tradition\u2014free to attend!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/event\\\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/event\\\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/event\\\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/24kdld_263_53463525019_o.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/24kdld_263_53463525019_o.jpg\",\"width\":1800,\"height\":1374},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/event\\\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Krewe de la Dauphine (Dauphine Island)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/\",\"name\":\"Front Porch Alabama Magazine\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Front Porch Alabama Magazine\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/FPA-Site-Icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/FPA-Site-Icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Front Porch Alabama Magazine\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/frontporchalabama.com\\\/magazine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Krewe de la Dauphine (Dauphine Island) - Front Porch Alabama Magazine","description":"Kick off Mardi Gras season at the Krewe de la Dauphine parade on Dauphin Island. Enjoy colorful floats, lively music, family-friendly fun, and classic Gulf Coast Carnival tradition\u2014free to attend!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Krewe de la Dauphine (Dauphine Island) - Front Porch Alabama Magazine","og_description":"Kick off Mardi Gras season at the Krewe de la Dauphine parade on Dauphin Island. Enjoy colorful floats, lively music, family-friendly fun, and classic Gulf Coast Carnival tradition\u2014free to attend!","og_url":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/","og_site_name":"Front Porch Alabama Magazine","article_modified_time":"2026-01-18T06:34:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1800,"height":1374,"url":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/24kdld_263_53463525019_o.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/","url":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/","name":"Krewe de la Dauphine (Dauphine Island) - Front Porch Alabama Magazine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/24kdld_263_53463525019_o.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-07T21:03:47+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-18T06:34:43+00:00","description":"Kick off Mardi Gras season at the Krewe de la Dauphine parade on Dauphin Island. Enjoy colorful floats, lively music, family-friendly fun, and classic Gulf Coast Carnival tradition\u2014free to attend!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/24kdld_263_53463525019_o.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/24kdld_263_53463525019_o.jpg","width":1800,"height":1374},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/krewe-de-la-dauphine-dauphine-island\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Krewe de la Dauphine (Dauphine Island)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/#website","url":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/","name":"Front Porch Alabama Magazine","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/#organization","name":"Front Porch Alabama Magazine","url":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FPA-Site-Icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FPA-Site-Icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Front Porch Alabama Magazine"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"taxonomy_info":{"event_listing_category":[{"value":186,"label":"Community &amp; Culture"}],"event_listing_type":[{"value":172,"label":"Festival or Fair"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/24kdld_263_53463525019_o-1024x782.jpg",1024,782,true],"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing\/413698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event_listing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing_category?post=413698"},{"taxonomy":"event_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing_type?post=413698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}