Mobile, Alabama is the birthplace of Mardi Gras. And MoonPies are one of our most sacred parade traditions.
WHY PROTECT THE MOONPIE?
MoonPies are absolutely essential to Mardi Gras, but they're fragile. Each one carries the chance for triumph or disaster, and every crushed MoonPie is a small, ridiculous tragedy. This isn’t just about a parade throw. It’s about Mardi Gras, our traditions, and pride in our city. Protect The MoonPie isn’t just saving a snack—it’s honoring everything that makes Mobile worth celebrating. Protect The MoonPie is here to call it out, end the madness, and make sure more MoonPies get their moment.
HOW
TO GET INVOLVED
See It
Show us the MoonPies. We need the evidence.
Post It
Document the scene. Send pics.
Tag It
Use @ProtectTheMoonPie and #ProtectTheMoonPie so we can log it.
Spread It
Take Protect The MoonPie to your block, your porch, or the parade route. Download the Official Poster Pack or the Official Street Sign Kit and help make it visible.
See It
Show us the MoonPies.
We need the evidence.
Post It
Document the scene.
Send pics.
Tag It
Use @ProtectTheMoonPie and #ProtectTheMoonPie so we can log it.
Bring It
Take Protect The MoonPie to your block, your porch, or the parade route. Download the materials below and help make it visible.
reports filed
MoonPies saved
MoonPies lost
Updated daily during Mardi Gras
423
256
167
COMMUNITY REPORT
MOONPIE
CASE FILES
These numbers are not about blame or enforcement. They’re about bearing witness. To the throws. The catches. The near-misses. The ones that didn’t make it. Every MoonPie sighting—casualty or heroic save—documented by paradegoers across the routes.
