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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 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. A string of Mardi Gras beads are dangled over a balcony at Mardi Gras! Galveston festivities on The Strand in Galveston on Saturday, March 1, 2025. STUART VILLANUEVA/The Daily News 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. One of over 20 parades to enjoy during Mardi Gras! Galveston, The George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award Honoree Parade takes place in the Downtown Entertainment District on Friday, February 21 @ 7pm. The awards ceremony and Party Gras! Procession precede the parade. Fri., Feb. 21 @ 5:00pm Party Gras! Procession 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. 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. 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 celebrates its 114th Mardi Gras, with over 250,000 attendees and significant economic impact on the city. Houston. Mardi Gras Galveston is a big event, attracting both newcomers and 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. One of over 20 parades to enjoy during Mardi Gras! Galveston, The Z Krewe Z Parade takes place in the Downtown Entertainment District on Saturday, March 1 @ 1pm.. The parade features bands, military units and zany revelers from multiple clubs, and is led by Big Daddy and Big Momma, followed by King and Queen Zanie and their royal Zoots and Zaftigs. 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 One of over 20 bands to perform live at Mardi Gras! Galveston, Bret Michaels will headline on the Corona Extra stage Saturday, February 22 at 5:30pm. For tickets to the Mardi Gras! Galveston Downtown Entertainment District, featuring parades, concerts and balcony parties, click here. 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. Organizers said more than 250,000 people come to the island over the two weekends of the Mardi Gras celebration. Mardi Gras Galveston this time around has grown exponentially compared to The Mardi Gras Experience at Playground Houston | Sunday, February 23 – Head over to the Downtown venue for a Mardi Gras celebration featuring live DJs, food, and live performances from The Who Dat steppers, the Hustlers Brass Band, and more. $9.99 and up 2pm. "Mardi Gras Galveston is a huge economic driver for Galveston Island," Bassett said. "Thanks to Mardi Gras and the way it has grown over the years, it's really bringing people staying in hotels
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