Tiny Floats. Big Mardi Gras Memories.
Take a look back at the shoebox floats that brought big creativity, laughter, and Gulf Coast Mardi Gras magic to Downtown Gulfport. Browse past themes, crowd favorites, and parade highlights — then get inspired to build your own for the next Shoe-Be-Boozie parade.
Past Parades & Float Highlights
Take a look back at the tiny floats that brought big Mardi Gras energy to Downtown Gulfport. Browse past themes, crowd favorites, and the shoebox masterpieces that made us laugh, cheer, and celebrate.
Parade timeline
2027 — Theme: Festivals
Festivals of every kind—music, seafood, art fairs, cookoffs, Mardi Gras chaos. Big energy in a tiny box.
2026 — Theme: Holidays
A full calendar of celebration packed into one parade — Christmas chaos, Halloween haunts, Fourth of July fireworks, and everything in between, all shrunk down to shoebox size.
2025 — Theme: Tales of the Coktail
Inspired by craft cocktails and legendary bar stories, floats mixed creativity, costumes, and cocktail culture into one spirited parade.
2024 — Theme: Everything Mardi Gras
Beads, masks, king cake, brass bands, and pure Carnival energy — a full Mardi Gras celebration in miniature form.
Award spotlights
Add winners here each year. This creates friendly competition and helps new builders know what “wins.”
Featured Past Parades
From holiday chaos to cocktail storytelling and full-blown Mardi Gras magic, here’s a look at recent parade creativity.
2026
Theme: Holidays
From Christmas sparkle to Halloween chills, 2026 packed an entire calendar of celebrations into one unforgettable parade. Lights, costumes, and over-the-top creativity brought every season to life in miniature form.
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2025
Theme: Tales of the Cocktail
Inspired by craft cocktails and bar legends, 2025 mixed storytelling, humor, and design into floats that were shaken, stirred, and seriously creative.
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2024
Theme: Everything Mardi Gras
Beads, masks, king cake, and Carnival energy exploded across shoebox floats in 2024, capturing the full spirit of Mardi Gras in dazzling miniature detail.
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