Your general admission ticket covers gate admission into the Mardi Gras! Galveston Entertainment District for Friday, February 28, 2025, for all the festivities including parades, bead catching and live entertainment on 2 stages! Includes William Clark Green performance on Corona Extra Stage! When: February 28, 2025 – 5:00 p.m. Where: 23rd & Strand St, Galveston, TX 77550 The Strand – Galveston. Friday, February 28, 2025. William Clark Green performing at 10:30 p.m.! Cameron Sacky Band performing at 8:30 p.m.! FIRST RESPONDERS DAY. FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL FIRST RESPONDERS, ACTIVE MILITARY, & VETERANS + ONE GUEST. MUST PRESENT A VALID I.D. CARD. Featuring the Danny Weber Memorial Fire Truck Parade & 2 others! TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE 2ND WKND GA**: $42.00 TICKET SALE DATES 2ND WKND GA** Public Onsale: February 18, 2025 12:00 AM to February 28, 2025 11:00 PM General Admission. Published December 28, 2023 at 450×300 in About Fiesta Gras!. ← Previous. Website Managed by Galveston.Com Beginning on Thursday at 2 p.m., February 27, 21 st, 22 nd, 23 rd, 24 th, and 25 th Streets between Harborside & Strand and Strand & Mechanic, will close to allow for event staging and load-in. Crews will close all remaining streets in the early afternoon on Friday, February 28, and by 2 p.m. the area from Harborside to Mechanic, 20 th to 25 th When: February 28, 2025 - 5:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. Where: 2410 Strand St, Galveston, TX 77550 Your ticket will include your gate admission and entrance into the designated balcony. Balcony parties feature a great view of the Mardi Gras festivities! Includes: 22oz Hearsay Yard Glass with choice of signature Mardi Gras! Cocktail (Margarita, Strawberry Daiquiri, Hurricane, or Hand Grenade Mardi Gras! Galveston is the third largest Mardi Gras celebration in the country and has a long history of festivities. The first celebration in Galveston was held in 1867, complete with a masked ball and Shakespearean reenactments! In 1871, two rival Mardi Gras societies, or “Krewes” were created. 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. 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. 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. Mardi Gras in Galveston is a time for celebration, but navigating street closures and finding parking can be challenging. Here is everything visitors and locals need to know about parking during Mardi Gras 2025. Street Closures & Parade Routes: Feb 22 & Mar 1 (Parade Days): 25th Street and sections of Seawall Blvd. will be closed for parades Get ready for Mardi Gras Galveston 2025, Texas’ biggest and most dazzling Mardi Gras celebration! From February 21 to March 4, Galveston Island will come alive with vibrant parades, electrifying live music, masquerade balls, and high-energy street parties. Issues with your tickets? Contact Etix customer service for help – 1-800-514-3849 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 Known as the “every man’s Mardi Gras krewe,” this event was founded in 1995 and promotes civic and social activities within Galveston. Mardi Gras Galveston Parade at 9 p.m. The week’s festivities conclude with a parade, much like on the first Friday. March 1st, Saturday: Krewe d’Esprit Rosaire Parade at 11 a.m. Beginning on Thursday at 2 p.m., February 27, 21 st, 22 nd, 23 rd, 24 th, and 25 th Streets between Harborside & Strand and Strand & Mechanic, will close to allow for event staging and load-in. Crews will close all remaining streets in the early afternoon on Friday, February 28, and by 2 p.m. the area from Harborside to Mechanic, 20 th to 25 th Locate your Jeeps corresponding number, print in large font, and clearly display on Jeep to participate. Click here to view: Jeep MG 2025 Feb 22_23 Both weekends Judging Numbers.xlsx; General Admission Tickets: 4 General Admission tickets for Sunday, February 23rd, 2025, will be emailed to you via ETIX. Please check your spam/junk folder if you TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE 1ST WKND GA**: $42.00 TICKET SALE DATES 1ST WKND GA** Public Onsale: February 18, 2025 12:00 AM to February 21, 2025 11:00 PM Galveston in Downtown Galveston | Friday, February 21 to Sunday, February 22 | Ongoing – The nation’s third largest Mardi Gras, the island’s big bash returns for its whopping 114th year with the first of 2 weekends of festive parades, balcony parties, family events, and live performers bringing the grooves deep into the night. Single day GENERAL ADMISSION* Public Onsale: February 12, 2025 12:00 AM to February 27, 2025 11:59 PM GENERAL ADMISSION**** Public Onsale: February 28, 2025 12:00 AM to February 28, 2025 11:30 PM PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION. Your general admission ticket covers gate admission into the Mardi Gras! Galveston Entertainment District for Friday, February 28, 2025
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