Mother's Day 2027 is Sunday, May 9. Bellingrath's Chinese Lantern Festival is open that evening, and the city's Market in the Park runs Saturdays in May.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. It is written early: where a 2027 date is not out yet, we give the 2026 date and say so. Facts come from each venue’s or organizer’s own page, linked below.

Mother’s Day 2027 is Sunday, May 9. In Mobile that weekend falls in the middle of the Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival at Bellingrath Gardens and Home and the city’s spring Market in the Park season downtown.

Who to call

  • Bellingrath Gardens and Home: 251-427-3367 (251-GARDENS)
  • City of Mobile Special Events (Market in the Park): 251-208-1550
  • Mobile Symphony Orchestra box office: 257 Dauphin St., 251-432-2010

Bellingrath: gardens by day, lanterns by night

Bellingrath Gardens and Home, 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road, Theodore, is the 65-acre estate of Walter and Bessie Bellingrath in south Mobile County.

  • Daytime: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gardens-only admission is $17 for adults and $11 for ages 5 to 12; gardens and home is $27 and $18.
  • Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival, April 22 to June 27, 2027: Thursday to Sunday, 5 to 9 p.m., with more than 40 handcrafted light sculptures, all new for 2027. Tickets are sold online in advance with limited tickets at the gate, are not refundable and are separate from daytime admission. Parking is free (festival page).
  • During the festival, the gardens close from 4 to 5 p.m. on show days and the last daytime ticket is sold at 3 p.m. The Magnolia Cafe is open 5 to 8 p.m. on festival nights.
  • The historic Bellingrath Home is not wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs ($20) and wagons ($6) can be rented.

Gift markets

  • Market in the Park, Cathedral Square, 300 Conti St.: the City of Mobile’s Saturday market of produce, seafood, baked goods, art and handmade items; the fall 2026 market ran 7:30 a.m. to noon. The city’s 2026 calendar of events had it every Saturday in May, including May 9, the day before Mother’s Day 2026. For 2027, the Saturday before Mother’s Day is May 8. See our farmers markets guide.
  • Mobile Museum of Art gift shop, 4850 Museum Drive: the museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and is closed Sundays (Mobile Museum of Art).

Shows and outings

  • Mobile Symphony Orchestra, “The Music of Star Wars,” May 1-2, 2027, the weekend before Mother’s Day (Mobile Symphony).
  • History Museum of Mobile, 111 S. Royal St., is open 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays; admission also covers Colonial Fort Condé (History Museum).
  • USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day (admissions).

Mother’s Day brunch

We list Mother’s Day brunches only when a restaurant posts its menu or reservations on its own website, usually in April. Until then, our brunch in Mobile guide lists restaurants that serve Sunday brunch year-round, with their hours and links. Book early: Mother’s Day is one of the busiest Sundays of the year for restaurants.

Frequently asked questions

When is Mother’s Day 2027?

Sunday, May 9, 2027, the second Sunday in May.

Is Bellingrath open on Mother’s Day?

Bellingrath Gardens and Home is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and its Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival runs Thursday to Sunday evenings, 5 to 9 p.m., from April 22 to June 27, 2027, so Sunday, May 9, is a festival night.

Where can I find a Mother’s Day gift market in Mobile?

The City of Mobile’s Market in the Park sells produce, baked goods, art and handmade items on Saturday mornings in Cathedral Square. In 2026 it ran every Saturday in May; the fall market runs 7:30 a.m. to noon.

Where can we get Mother’s Day brunch in Mobile?

Restaurants post Mother’s Day menus in April. Our brunch guide lists Mobile restaurants that serve Sunday brunch, each linked to its own website.