2025 Mardi Gras totals released for attendees, towed vehicles

With Mardi Gras concluding for the year, the Mobile Police Department released totals for the festival season.

According to the department’s figures, approximately 1,367,141 people attended parades during the 2025 Mardi Gras season. This was an increase from 2024’s estimated attendance of about 1,103,235.

Other 2025 totals included 376 towed vehicles (down from 2024’s 415), 33 misdemeanor arrests (down from 34), seven felony arrests (down from nine) and nine lost children.

The department also said that an estimated 236,016 people attended parades on Fat Tuesday. There were also 41 vehicles towed and eight misdemeanor arrests made on the final day of Mardi Gras.