If you click on the links in this post, we may earn money from the companies mentioned in this post, at no extra cost to you. You can read the full disclaimer here.
MoonPie Over Mobile is #9 on USA TODAY’s “10 Best New Year’s Eve Drops In the U.S.
Celebrate the New Year by digging into the world’s largest MoonPie cake, weighing in at 600 pounds in Mobile, Alabama. Get your piece of the pie on December 31, 2024, in Mobile’s New Year’s Eve celebration!
Mobile has a one of a kind New Year’s Eve celebration. And it’s free! What could be better than that?
Mobile New Year’s Eve Schedule
11 am to 1 pm – Kids Zone in Mardi Gras Park
There will be a mini resolution wall, bounce houses and New Year’s Eve arts and crafts. The kids can ring in 2025 at noon with their MoonPie Drop
4 pm – Resolution Wall in Renaissance Riverview Hotel Plaza Courtyard
Write down your New Year’s resolution and hang it on the wall.
6:30 pm – DJ Dalton Muse
DJ Dalton Muse will be on the Main Stage playing between acts until 12:30 am.
7 pm – DJ Blayze
DJ Blayze will be playing on the Main Stage. He’ll keep the party going before, after and in between the musical performances.
7:30 pm – Best Decorated Umbrella Contest in the Renaissance Riverview Hotel Plaza Courtyard
The Port City Second Liners will be performing featuring the Jukebox Brass Band in the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel Courtyard
7:30 pm – The Port City Second Liners
The Port City Second Liners will be performing in the Renaissance Riverview Hotel Plaza Courtyard, featuring the Jukebox Brass Band.
7:45 pm – Cutting of the MoonPie in the Courtyard
Enjoy!
8:10 pm – Second Line Parade
March from Renaissance Riverview Courtyard to the Main Stage, led by elected officials. Bring a Mardi Gras umbrella and join the parade.
8:30 pm – Opening Remarks
Opening remarks are at the Main Stage
8:45 pm – Opening Act
The opening act is The Jukebox Brass Band on the Main Stage
9:30 pm – Headliners
Headliners will perform on the Main Stage, including Grayson Capps and Clint Black.
12 am – Countdown and MoonPie Drop on the Main Stage
Happy New Year!
Mobile Hotels
If you’d like to visit Mobile for New Year’s Eve, you should consider the following hotels. They are all offering discounted rates which can save you money on your stay.
- Hampton Inn & Suites, Mobile I-65 at Airport Boulevard – 40% Discount
- Holiday Inn Mobile Downtown Historic District, an IHG Hotel – 22% Discount
- Home2 Suites by Hilton Mobile West I-10 Tillmans Corner – 21% Discount
- Home2 Suites by Hilton Mobile I-65 Government Boulevard – 18% Discount
- Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel – 17% Discount
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Daphne Spanish Fort Area – 16% Discount
- Homewood Suites by Hilton Mobile – 15% Discount
- Springdale Inn & Suites Mobile – South Alabama University Area – 12% Discount
- Holiday Inn Mobile West I-10, an IHG Hotel – 11% Discount
- Days Inn by Wyndham Mobile I-65 – 11% Discount
- Hampton Inn Mobile – I-10 Bellingraph Gardens – 10% Discount
- Comfort Inn & Suites Mobile near Eastern Shore Centre – 10% Discount
- Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Daphne – 10% Discount
- The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa – 10% Discount
Mobile BBQ
Alabama is renowned for its barbecue and Mobile is known for its pecan infused pork shoulder. Many barbecue restaurants in Alabama see long time operations that have been run by the same family for generations.
If you’d like to enjoy barbecue while in Mobile, the following restaurants were chosen as the Best 10 Barbecue Restaurants by the users of TripAdvisor.
- Meat Boss
- Moe’s Original BBQ
- Dick Russell’s Bar-b-q
- Dreamland BBQ
- J Rodgers BBQ
- Cotton State BBQ
- Sonny’s BBQ
- Stoney’s BBQ
- Boar Hog’s Barbecue & Catering
- Saucy-Q Bar B Que