Valentine's Day 2027 is Sunday, Feb. 14, five days after Mardi Gras. Black Jacket Symphony plays Thriller at the Saenger on Saturday, Feb. 13.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. It is written early: most Valentine’s events and menus for 2027 are not announced yet, so where a date below is from 2026 we say so. Facts come from each organizer’s page or its listing on the Mobile County community calendar.

Valentine’s Day 2027 is Sunday, Feb. 14. In Mobile, it lands five days after Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday is Feb. 9, 2027), so the first weekend after Carnival ends doubles as Valentine’s weekend. Expect restaurants to be busy, and expect the parade-season street closures to be over.

Who to call

  • Saenger Theatre (Black Jacket Symphony): 6 S. Joachim St.; tickets via Regions Arena and Saenger
  • Mobile Symphony Orchestra box office: 257 Dauphin St., 251-432-2010
  • Mobile Police non-emergency: 251-208-7211

Shows and concerts

Date Event Where Tickets
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2027, 7:30 p.m. The Black Jacket Symphony, “Thriller”: Michael Jackson’s album live, note for note, then a set of his hits, with Bogdan Ioan on vocals Saenger Theatre, 6 S. Joachim St. From $45.30. Listing
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20-21, 2027 Mobile Symphony Orchestra, “Four Seasons”: violinist Chee Yun returns with her double take on Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons Saenger Theatre Mobile Symphony

Mobile Ballet’s next production after The Nutcracker is The Little Mermaid in March, with a Little Mermaid Tea on Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion (Mobile Ballet).

The Valentine dinner dance

The Mobile Big Band Society Valentine’s Dinner Dance is an annual tradition. The 2026 dance was Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. in the Aircraft Pavilion at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, 2703 Battleship Parkway, with live big band music among the vintage aircraft, a catered dinner and a cash bar. Admission was $60 a person, cocktail attire was recommended and doors opened at 6 p.m. (2026 listing; Mobile Big Band Society). The 2027 date was not announced as of Oct. 17; we will add it when the society posts it.

Dinner and date ideas

We list Valentine’s menus only when a restaurant posts one on its own website. Until then:

Mardi Gras timing

Mobile’s Carnival season ends on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2027. In 2026 the City of Mobile ran Tuesday’s garbage routes a day early, on Lundi Gras, and picked up nothing on Mardi Gras itself, and Second Line Transit does not run on Lundi Gras or Mardi Gras. By Valentine’s weekend, parade routes and service are back to normal. See our trash and recycling page for the 2027 holiday schedule once the city posts it.

Frequently asked questions

What day is Valentine’s Day 2027?

Sunday, Feb. 14, 2027. In Mobile it falls five days after Mardi Gras, which is Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2027, so the weekend before is the end of parade season.

Is there a Valentine’s dance in Mobile?

The Mobile Big Band Society holds a Valentine dinner dance each year. The 2026 dance was Friday, Feb. 13, at the Aircraft Pavilion at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, at $60 a person; 2027 details are not out yet.

What shows are on in Mobile Valentine’s weekend 2027?

The Black Jacket Symphony performs Michael Jackson’s Thriller at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, 2027, at the Saenger Theatre. The Mobile Symphony’s Four Seasons concerts follow on Feb. 20 and 21.

Where should we go for a Valentine’s dinner in Mobile?

Restaurants post Valentine’s menus in late January or early February. Our date night and brunch guides list Mobile restaurants with links to their own sites, and we add Valentine’s menus here as restaurants announce them.