Galveston Mardi Gras 2024

Live Stream, Parade Schedule, TV, Dates, Start Time, Lineup

Galveston in Texas is not a town you may be immediately familiar with, but it is in fact home to one of the largest annual mardi gras celebrations in the United States, attracting crowds measured in the hundreds of thousands out onto the streets for a series of events and parades.

There has been a mardi gras parade in Galveston under various guises since as far back as 1867. The mardi gras festival consists of a series of parades, including the popular Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade, in the weeks leading up to the main Fat Tuesday event, where the iconic parade is the Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Annual Fat Tuesday Parade, featuring a variety of floats and marching bands with appearances by local dignitaries and celebrities.

You can see our full range of live coverage of mardi gras and carnival events around the world here: Watch Mardi Gras live

Parade Schedule, Routes

The 113th parade and main event schedule for the 2024 mardi gras season will run from 9th to 13th February in Galveston and includes:

Friday 2nd February

Party Gras! Procession from 5pm arriving at Tremont House
Mardi Gras! Galveston Parade from 10pm in the Entertainment District
George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award Honoree Parade at 7pm starting at 25th & Mechanic Street
The Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade at 8.30pm

Saturday 3rd February

The Jolly Jester Jaunt 5km Run through the Entertainment District from Noon.
Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Parade from 1pm beginning at 57th and Seawall
Annual Zaniest Golf Cart Parade 2pm The Strand
Mix Radio Art, Car & Jeep Parade at 4pm
Krewe of Gambrinus Parade at 6pm from 57th and Seawall

Sunday 4th February

Univision Houston Parade at 1pm
Los Locos Vaqueros & Jeeps Parade at 4pm

Friday 9th February

Danny Weber Memorial Fire Truck Parade at 6.30pm Entertainment District
Krewe Babalu "All Krewe" Parade from 7.30pm starting at 25th Street and Santa Fe Place
Krewe of 93Q Parade at 9pm Entertainment District

Saturday 10th February

Krewe d'Esprit Rosaire Parade at 11am from 27th Street
Z Krewe Z Parade from 1pm beginning at 25th Street and Santa Fe Place
KRBE Krewe Parade at 2.30pm Entertainment District
Ben E Keith Parade at 4pm Entertainment District
Jumpin' Jays Bumpin' Bus Parade from 5pm throughout the Entertainment District
Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade from 6pm starting on Seawall

Sunday 11th February

Shriners Children's Texas & Sunshine Kids Parade from noon at Santa Fe Place
Krewe of Barkus and Meoux Parade at 1.30pm
Firefighters Children's Parade at 3pm from 25th Street

Tuesday 13th February

Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Annual Fat Tuesday Parade

This main parade gets underway at 6.30pm and is usually completed by 8pm. The parade route is through the well known Strand district, starting at 28th and Market Street.

For full schedule of events preceding the parade please see here

TV & Live Streaming

There is likely to be some decent local coverage of the Galveston mardi gras parade by the local TV and radio stations, we will provide any links right here as and when they become available.

One online viewing option that is often overlooked is to look to see if there are any streaming webcams in the area. In Galveston we are fortunate that there is a love cam on the Strand, ideally positioned on a key part of the parade route, giving you an opportunity to watch live as the parade passes by:

Strand Cam

You can also visit the official facebook page for regular updates

Hotels and Accommodation

This is a popular time of year to be in Galveston so if you are planning on visiting from out of town then we recommend you make your hotel or guest house reservation well in advance.

You can check out availability and make reservations for local hotels here.

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