Sunday, Mar 2, 2025 at 12:00pm
Join Us For The 2025 Mardi Gras! Galveston
Schedule Of Events:
12:00 p.m.
Family Gras!
Shriners Children's Texas & Sunshine Kids Parade
100's of Sunshine Kids and Shiners children, along with their families, enjoy lunch & throw beads off of a balcony on Strand Street. They will also kick off their parade at 12:00 p.m. throwing beads, candy & more!
Presented by Shriners Hospital for Children & Sunshine Kids
1:30 p.m.
Krewe of Barkus and Meoux Parade
Stemming from a desire for locals and their pets to have a way to be involved in the Mardi Gras! Galveston festivities, The Humane Society created the Krewe of Barkus and Meoux Parade 26 years ago, and this crowd-pleasing event has been going strong ever since! Leading the parade each year is the "Elite Pet Owner"- a title awarded at the annual, Paws Gala, which is held each September. Last year, the winner was Mary Cooper. The Krewe also continued the relatively new, Cat's Eye View Balcony Party in 2020, which grows bigger and better each year.
3:00 p.m.
Firefighters Children's Parade
Local firefighters and first responders host a parade dedicated to the families and children of Galveston with decorated floats and costumed kids. In 2005 the Galveston Firefighters stepped forward to "Save the Children's Parade" by assuming the role of parade coordinator. The Firefighters felt that since the parades are the main attraction to Mardi Gras, and because the Children's Parade was the only Mardi Gras activity geared toward children, it was important to keep the tradition alive.
Parade Route:
The parade will begin at 25th Street and Santa Fe Place and head south on 25th Street. The parade will turn at 25th and Postoffice, proceed east down Postoffice Street, turn north on 19th Street, turn west on Strand Street, and conclude at 25th and Strand.
