Ocean Springs Chamber – Man Street names best king cake of Mardi Gras Season
Ocean Springs, MS – March 5, 2025 – After a season of sweet competition, visitors to the Ocean Springs Visitors Center have spoken! Sucre Dolot Bakery has been crowned the winner of the 2025 Ocean Springs King Cake Contest.
Throughout the Mardi Gras season, the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce-Main StreetTourism Bureau invited both travelers and locals to stop by the Visitors Center, sample a variety of king cake treats, and vote for their favorite. The contest not only satisfied sweet cravings but also served as a fun and delicious way to educate visitors about the rich traditions of Mardi Gras.
“What better way to spark conversations about Mardi Gras than through the flavors of this iconic treat?” said Cynthia Sutton, CEO of the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce-Main StreetTourism Bureau.
Congratulations to Sucre Dolot on earning the title of Best King Cake in Ocean Springs for 2025!
The bakery was presented with a certificate in recognition of their win. You can find out more
about the winning bakery on Facebook at Sucre Dolot. The Ocean Springs King Cake Contest was
proudly sponsored by the Ocean Springs Chamber-Main Street-Tourism Bureau.
For more information, contact the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce-Main Street-Tourism
Bureau at 228-875-4424 or visit www.oceanspringschamber.com.
Mission: To promote tourism, provide progressive leadership for economic and community vitality for the greater Ocean
Springs, Jackson County area and gulf coast and to enhance local culture and preserve quality of life through planned
growth, diversification, and beautification.
About the Peter Anderson Festival
Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival is an annual festival that began in 1978 in downtown Ocean Springs,
Mississippi. It is an open-air, outdoor festival filling the streets in the heart of downtown with tented vendors.
400 artists, crafters and food vendors from all around the United States partake in the event. The annual event
is held each year in honor of master potter, Peter Anderson, founder of Shearwater Pottery in Ocean Springs,
Mississippi. The presenting sponsor of the festival is Blue Moon of which, their sponsorship has inspired the
Blue Moon Art Project contest held each year in conjunction with the Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival.
The festival is a juried show consisting of booths filled with pottery, paintings, jewelry, woodwork, glassware,
food, musical entertainment and much more. Attendance consists of more than 100,000 visitors from all over
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ABOUT OCEAN SPRINGS MAIN STREET
Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce-Main Street-Tourism Bureau is a three-tier, non-profit organization created in 1947 that promotes tourism, preservation, community vitality and local culture. In 1989, Ocean Springs became a national main street community. Today, the Ocean Springs Chamber– Main Street – Tourism Bureau located in the heart of downtown not only serves to promote and preserve, but also informs as the official town visitors center. Ocean Springs Main Street is a recipient of the 2013 Great American Main Street Award and voted as “One of America’s Most Charming Main Streets” for 2024.