Downtown Mobile rings in the new year by lowering a giant electric MoonPie at midnight. The day starts at 11 AM with a kids zone in Mardi Gras Park and an early noon drop for children. The evening program includes a brass band, a second-line parade and the cutting of the world's largest MoonPie before the midnight countdown. Admission is not stated on the schedule page.
Before you go
- Bring children to the Mardi Gras Park kids zone at 11 AM for the noon drop.
- Arrive downtown by 7:30 PM for the brass band and the MoonPie cutting at 7:45 PM.
- Follow the second-line parade at 8:10 PM to the main stage.
- Stay for the midnight countdown and MoonPie drop.
What we checked, and when
Read off the venue's own page on 2026-09-29.
The event's schedule page does not print an admission price, so no price is shown here.
Not confirmed: The price. The venue publishes none, so neither do we.
Not confirmed: A military rate. We searched and the venue publishes none. That is not the same as there being none, so it is worth asking.
No admission price was printed on the schedule page, so the cost is unknown.
Evening artists at 9:30 PM and 11 PM were listed as to be announced.