For the past several years, Fairhope’s Mardi Gras season has kicked off by going to the dogs, or to the mutts, actually. The Mystic Mutts of Revelry, a fund raising activity for The Haven, Fairhope’s no-kill animal shelter, takes place this year on Saturday, January 30 at 1 p.m., with festivities starting at 10:30 a.m. at the parade’s staging point, Fairhopers Community Park on Church Street. Walkers and their pets can pre-register online or at the hospitality tent in the park on parade day. For more information, visit www.havenforanimals.org/index.php/mmor/parade.