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Mardi Gras! Galveston is delighted to announce the distinguished recipients of the prestigious George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award: Mike Doherty and Kenneth Shelton. These two lifelong residents of Galveston Island will be honored at an awards ceremony on Friday, February 21, 5:30 PM, as part of the kick-off to Mardi Gras festivities. TEXAS – The New Orleans Carnival season began Jan. 6 and ends on Mardi Gras – otherwise known as Fat Tuesday – on March 4. While many flock to the Cajun Country to celebrate the Catholic-origin holiday, which signifies the beginning of the Lent season, there are plenty of events and parades right here in Texas. Dating back to 1840, Galveston’s Mardi Gras party is Texas’s oldest, biggest, and most beloved—but there are other celebrations all around the state. Sure, these parties aren’t as massive Texas is also home to the nation’s third-largest Mardi Gras celebration. Mardi Gras! Galveston, now in its 114th year, attracts more than 350,000 visitors annually, according to Visit Galveston But Texas has its share of Mardi Gras events, too, with themes ranging from coastal to cowboy. (Mardi Gras bull riding is a thing in Bandera.) There’s also a jazz brunch on February 10 The all-Krewe parade features marching bands, dance teams, and an all-out celebration for the final hours of Mardi Gras Galveston 2025. The parade begins at 28th Street and Market Street downtown, then heads south down 28th Street, then turns right down Postoffice Street, continuing toward the Strand historic district. It’s time to get out the purple beads, take a bite of the king cake and let the good times roll. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday as it’s also known, falls on March 4 this year, but many of the March 4: Volstead Fat Tuesday. Volstead's is hosting a Mardi Gras celebration starting at 6 p.m. on March 4. The event features hurricanes, beads and King Cake with a prize of a free Hotel Vegas Mardi Gras Galveston. For the biggest and best Mardi Gras in Texas, there is one place to go–Galveston. It is the largest Mardi Gras celebration in Texas and the third largest in the U.S. With over 20 different parades, Mardi Gras Galveston fun starts on Friday, February 21 and runs to Fat Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Mardi Gras in Galveston. Mardi Gras! Galveston is the place to be for a full-on celebration, with festivities running from February 21 through March 4, 2025. Known for its vibrant parades and coastal charm, Galveston offers one of Texas’s most unique Mardi Gras experiences. Over the years, fans from all around Texas have traveled to Mardi Gras! Galveston to claim a spot in the Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade. This lively, bedazzled parade continues to gain momentum and an even bigger turn-out is predicted for 2025. Want to participate? More details and registration 10:00 p.m. Mardi Gras! Galveston Parade Krewe Babalu is the “every man’s Mardi Gras Krewe” founded in 1995 by Guy Taylor with the purpose of promoting Mardi Gras festivities on Galveston Island and promoting civic and social activities within the organization and the city of Galveston. Come join all the Mardi Gras Krewes! Details: Mardi Gras festivities with Big Wy’s Brass Band providing live music. Enjoy New Orleans-inspired food specials from on-site food trucks, with Texas style gumbo from Distant Relatives, shrimp po’boys from Songbird, and King Cake ice cream from Bésame. Hotel Vegas. Date & Time: Monday, March 3, 2025, at 7:00 PM Package purchasers will also have access to the Mardi Gras swag including beads, boas and a custom Texas Live! Mardi Gras T-shirt! Mardi Gras T-shirt! Please note: Purchase of the drink package is not required to enter Texas Live! on this day, but does guarantee entry if district capacity is reached. Mardi Gras in New Orleans, also known as Carnival, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a grand, final celebration on March 4, better known as Fat Tuesday. Originating from Seawall Parking Rules for Mardi Gras. The Mardi Gras countdown is on! Weekend one begins February 21. Here's a friendly reminder about the Seawall parking guidelines for Mardi Gras: Overnight parking is allowed on the Seawall beginning Thursday at 5 a.m. until Sunday at 5 a.m. during the first weekend of Mardi Gras only. BEAUMONT, Texas — Mardi Gras Southeast Texas begins today at Doggett Ford Park, offering residents and visitors a weekend full of festivities including parades, live music, and family activities BEAUMONT — Mardi Gras Southeast Texas has a new home — Doggett Ford Park. The upcoming event will be held Feb. 28 to March 2 with the theme “Life’s A Beach” at the center, 5115 I-10 Official Mardi Gras Bar Crawl - Austin: Blind Pig Pub, Austin: 01 Mar 2025: Ole Creepy & Friends Mardi Gras show: VINYL Beauty Bar, Austin: 05 Mar 2025: Mardi Gras & Amplify Patterson Party: Patterson Park, Austin: 04 Mar 2025: Austin Mardis Gras All Stars: C-Boy's Heart & Soul, Austin: 03 Mar 2025: HOME Austin Mardi Gras Fundraiser LIVE at Bandera, Texas's Cowboy Mardi Gras is a three-day celebration of Mardi Gras with a Texas twist, featuring a parade, live music, a gumbo cook-off, and a costume contest: Parade: The parade takes place on Saturday 12 PM down Bandera's Main Street and features colorful floats.
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