Mobile, Alabama - Mardi Gras 2011 - Order of the Polka Dots { 14 images } Created 25 Feb 2011
The Order of the Polka Dots held their 62nd annual Mardi Gras parade in downtown Mobile, Ala. Feb. 24, 2011 with the theme, "Polka Dots Traveling the World." An estimated 29,161 people attended the parade in Mobile, which claims to have the oldest carnival celebration in the United States, dating back to 1703.