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Celebrate Mardi Gras in Galveston! Enjoy more than 20 parades, live entertainment, balcony parties, and a Jolly Jester Jaunt 5K! 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. More than 3 million beads will be thrown at Mardi Gras! Galveston and that's just the beginning of the elaborate parades, headliner performances, family events, feasting and other festivities that come with hosting Mardi Gras island style. Fri., Feb. 28th at 9:00 p.m. 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! The island’s 114 th Mardi Gras celebration began Friday, February 21, and continues until March 4, or Fat Tuesday. Both weekends will be packed with parades, parties and, of course, beads. Galveston’s island-style Mardi Gras has plenty of personality. Feb 19, 2025 The next two weekends of parades in Galveston will be a charming mix of the old and new: the great old traditions of Mardi Gras and some new rules that may take you by surprise, so get wise, Bon Ami! Updated: Feb 19, 2025 / 03:41 PM CST SHARE HOUSTON ( KIAH ) — Mardi Gras in Galveston starts this weekend, and the Galveston Police Department wants to give everyone a heads-up on the parking Dazzling pageantry from the beach to The Strand, Galveston’s Mardi Gras celebration will feature over 20 parades as the island’s krewes prepare to throw more than 3 million beads and other trinkets to throngs of revelers. Galveston, the third largest Mardi Gras celebration in the United States, offers the unique chance to experience sand between your toes and gorgeous beach sunsets while taking in the revelry and lavish parades known to dominate Galveston Island during carnival season. 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 GALVESTON, Texas (KIAH) — It’s Mardi Gras time again, and the Galveston Strand will be lit up once again as the annual Mardi Gras! Galveston events will begin on February 21. The island will Mardi Gras Galveston is happening on Sunday, Feb 23, 2025 at 1:00pm in Galveston, TX Feb 23, 2025 at 1:00pm. Mardi Gras Galveston. COVID-19 Resources. 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. 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 Galveston Mardi Gras Parades – Dates, Routes & Must-See Events. Celebrate Mardi Gras in Galveston and Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler! Galveston Mardi Gras Parades The Strand, Galveston. February 21, 22, 23, 28, and March 1. Bret Michaels performing, Feb. 22 at 5:30 p.m.! La Fiera de Ojinaga performing Sunday, Feb. 23 at 2:30 p.m.! William Clark Green performing Friday, Feb. 28 at 10:30 p.m.! Kevin Fowler performing Saturday, Mar. 1 at 2:00 p.m.! BUY EARLY! These tickets are NOT available on the day of. Any signage displayed on Jeep must be approved by Yaga’s Entertainment and may not conflict with official Mardi Gras! Galveston sponsors; Check-in with Parade Coordinators one hour prior to the scheduled parade start time, north of Wharf Road (Behind Willie G’s) between 20 th and 21 st St. The parade will begin at 4 pm. Be ready to roll at Galveston (KIAH)- Galveston’s Mardi Gras is back, and this year, it’s going to be bigger and better with the exciting new Fiesta Gras! happening Sunday, February 23rd, 2025, in the heart of Kirra Randolph, president of Tutu Live Krewe, performs during the George P. Mitchell Award Honorees Parade on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, as Mardi Gras gets underway in Galveston. the all-woman krewe this year’s New Krewe Award. The 114th Mardi Gras! Galveston brings two weeks of parades, beads and live performances, featuring Bret Michaels and Kevin Fowler as headliners. Galveston parade Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, in
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