Kingwood Mardi Gras Festival & Parade: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The 31st annual Mardi Gras Festival and Parade in the Kingwood area is a family-friendly, free event taking place at 8 North Main St. in Houston. Mardi Gras Houston 2025 – Free Events 31st Annual Mardi Gras Festival and Parade. Kingwood is celebrating Mardi Gras Houston with its 31st annual festival. Enjoy a family friendly day with a parade, zydeco music, Cajun food, and the gumbo cookoff. When: March 1, 2025 | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm; Where: 8 N Main St, Kingwood, TX 77339; How Much: FREE Take in one or more of the traditional, raucous, and family-friendly Mardi Gras events in Greater Houston and along the beach in Galveston through Fat Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Pile on the beads as Mardi Gras festivities level up this year with parades, parties, and concerts returning to eager crowds ready for revelry. Mardi Gras 2025 Dates. In 2025, Mardi Gras Day (Fat Tuesday) falls on March 4, the day before Ash Wednesday on March 5. The festivities will span the days leading up to this exciting final celebration, and in some places, like Galveston, the party lasts for two weekends! Mardi Gras in Galveston. Mardi Gras! Galveston is the place to be for a Celebrate Mardi Gras at Holler Brewing Co. with live music, dog vendors and a puppy parade. March 1, 2-5 p.m. (vendor market and live music), 5 p.m. (puppy parade) Free (admission) 10:00 p.m. Mardi Gras! Galveston Parade Revelers will enjoy this festive night parade, as it circles the Entertainment District wrapping up the first day of celebrations for Mardi Gras! Galveston, 2025. A group of 9 Festive Floats will be throwing beads and trinkets, plus more marching bands & dancers bringing the hype. With the passing of the holidays, the next season of celebration is Mardi Gras. Here is when, where and how the good times will roll for Mardi Gras in the Houston area in 2025. Also known as This weekend, Houston is packed with events, including the kickoff of Mardi Gras Galveston, Lunar New Year festivities and Black History Month celebrations. Eat Drink HTX continues supporting Kids 5:00 p.m. – Event Opens 6:30 p.m. – Danny Weber Memorial Fire Truck Parade 7:30 p.m. – Krewe Babalu “All Krewe Parade” 9:00 p.m. – Mardi Gras!Galveston Parade led by CityCast Houston The good times will roll soon for 2025 Mardi Gras! Galveston. The 114th edition on Galveston Island is the largest Mardi Gras celebration in the Houston area. For those planning to go, here is Here’s where to celebrate Mardi Gras 2025 in Houston area Large crowds expected as Galveston’s 2025 Mardi Gras celebration starts this weekend Train operations near schools (Dec. 19, 2024) Mardi Gras! Galveston Parade. Revelers will enjoy this festive night parade, as it circles the Entertainment District wrapping up the second Friday of celebrations for Mardi Gras! Galveston, 2025. Get ready for some high stepping Drum Majors, Rolling Party Floats and tons of excitement! HOUSTON — Let the good times roll! The schedule for the 2025 Mardi Gras Galveston parade is out and this year, there will be more than 20 events with several local krewes taking part. The parade Related. Parade schedule announced for Mardi Gras Galveston 2025; Houston woman charged with capital murder in connection to infant daughter’s death in Galveston Guests will find 3 unique parades and marches a day—a total of 9 unique processions all weekend—to ensure that the Mardi Gras spirit is in full force. Highlights include the Valero Krewe of Krewes parade on Friday, Valero Grand Parade on Saturday, and the ExxonMobile Motor Parade on Sunday. Order tickets or learn more about the parades and The only Black Catholic krewe in Galveston is Krewe d’Esprit. Houston marching bands, drill teams, and ROTC units participate in the parade. Z Krewe Z Parade at 1 p.m. Bands, military groups, and “zany revelers” from other clubs are all part of the Z Krewe’s Z Parade. 2:30 p.m. Galveston Mardi Gras Parade Revel in a family-friendly festival at Mardi Gras Southeast Texas 2025 at Doggett Ford Park in Beaumont—February 28-March 2, 2025. Revel in an outdoor celebration at Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas in Downtown Beaumont from February 24-27, 2022. GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Galveston's biggest and brightest parade lit up the night at the 2025 Mardi Gras celebration. ABC13 broadcast live from the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade on The Humane Society launched the Krewe of Barkus and Meoux Parade 26 years ago to include pets in Mardi Gras! Galveston. The parade is led by the “Elite Pet Owner,” chosen at the annual Paws The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Parade is the official kickoff event for the Houston Rodeo, a world-renowned celebration of Western heritage that spans nearly a century. This annual event transforms downtown Houston into a lively display of colorful floats, skilled riders, marching bands, and community pride. The parade is a time-honored tradition that draws thousands of spectators who
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