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Budweiser Clydesdales are back on the MS Coast. Here’s where you can see them.

The Budweiser Clydesdales are coming to Biloxi for Thunder Over the Sound and the team will parade in two other cities on the Coast.

Mitchell Distributing announced on Facebook that the magnificent horses will return to South Mississippi to join the Air Force Thunderbirds.

The schedule for the Clydesdales is:

  • April 26 — 6 p.m. parade in Bay St. Louis
  • April 27 — 6 p.m. parade in Ocean Springs
  • April 29-30 — Thunder Over the Sound air show at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, 10 a.m.-noon

In Ocean Springs, the Clydesdale crew will hitch on Jackson Avenue off Front Beach. The parade begins at 6 p.m. and ends near the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center. The wagon will stop to deliver a case of beer to local downtown restaurants and bars as part of the parade route.

These large draft horses with their distinctive feathered legs have appeared at past air shows and always draw a crowd when they are on the Coast around Super Bowl promotions.

The Budweiser Clydesdales are ready to parade in Gulfport in 2019. The team will return to the Coast in April, in conjunction with Thunder Over the Sound air show.
The Budweiser Clydesdales are ready to parade in Gulfport in 2019. The team will return to the Coast in April, in conjunction with Thunder Over the Sound air show. Donn Hupp Special to the Sun Herald
The Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales make their way up Porter Street in Ocean Springs in this file photo. They will return to the Coast in April for the Thunder Over the Sound air show at Keesler Air Force Base.
The Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales make their way up Porter Street in Ocean Springs in this file photo. They will return to the Coast in April for the Thunder Over the Sound air show at Keesler Air Force Base. Tim Isbell Sun Herald file
Since the 1950s, Dalmatians have traveled with the Budweiser Clydesdales hitch, perched atop the wagon next to the driver.
Since the 1950s, Dalmatians have traveled with the Budweiser Clydesdales hitch, perched atop the wagon next to the driver. Courtesy of Anheuser-Busch

This story was originally published March 3, 2023 at 9:14 AM.

Mary Perez
Sun Herald
Mary has won numerous awards for her business and casino articles for the Sun Herald. She also writes about Biloxi, jobs and the new restaurants and development coming to the Coast. She is a fourth-generation journalist. 
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