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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. 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. 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. 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 A bulldog named Mona sits in her cart as she waits for the start of the Krewe of Barkus and Meoux parade along the seawall in Galveston, Texas, on Feb. 15, 2015. This year's pet-friendly parade will be held Sunday, March 2, at 1:30 p.m. (David J. Phillip | The Associated Press) AP > Mardi Gras! Galveston. Future Mardi Gras Dates February 21 - March 4, 2025. The date of Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is determined by the date of Easter. Mardi Gras is Mardi Gras! Galveston 2025: Bead There February 21 – March 4, 2025 At Mardi Gras! Galveston, the extravagance found in Texas’s largest Mardi Gras celebration starts with the beads! 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, [] 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 The third-largest Mardi Gras celebration in the country (second only to New Orleans and Mobile), Mardi Gras in Galveston, Texas began in 1911 and attracts upwards of 350,000 people each year. Take a day trip to Galveston and enjoy this year’s festivities, which take place Feb. 21-March 4, 2025. The bulk of Mardi Gras festivities take place in Galveston’s historic downtown in the Mardi Gras Entertainment District, with activities running in the area bordered by 20th to 25th Streets and Harborside Drive to Mechanic Street. Many parades and events also take place along the beachfront on Seawall Boulevard between 25th Street and 57th Galveston Mardi Gras Parades – Dates, Routes & Must-See Events. Celebrate Mardi Gras in Galveston and Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler! Galveston Mardi Gras Parades Revelers at this year’s Mardi Gras will notice some changes the City of Galveston has made as part of an effort to enhance public safety during the annual carnival celebration. The island’s 114 th Mardi Gras celebration begins Friday, February 21, and continues until March 4, or Fat Tuesday. Both weekends will be packed with 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. 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 Large crowds expected as Galveston’s 2025 Mardi Gras celebration starts this weekend. More than 20 parades and other events are scheduled for the next two weekends as well as Fat The expense of producing the parades and celebrations forced the group to discontinue their sponsorship in 1929, but the Galveston Booster Club saved the day on short notice and continued to sponsor Mardi Gras events until merging with the Galveston Chamber of Commerce in 1937-at which point Mardi Gras came under the Chamber’s authority. The festive and colorful celebration of Mardi Gras in Galveston, Texas is an event that has become well-recognized around the world. Every year, thousands of people make the trip to the island city to take part in the jubilant festivities that mark this carnival season. Related. Here’s where to celebrate Mardi Gras 2025 in Houston area; Large crowds expected as Galveston’s 2025 Mardi Gras celebration starts this weekend The bulk of Mardi Gras festivities take place in Galveston’s historic downtown in the Mardi Gras Entertainment District, with activities running in the area bordered by 20th to 25th Streets and Harborside Drive to Mechanic Street. Many parades and events also take place along the beachfront on Seawall Boulevard between 25th Street and 57th
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