Mardi Gras! Press Releases

For more information, to schedule interviews or request a media pass please call or email Leah Cast, Convention and Visitors Bureau Public Relations Manager.
(409) 797-5152; lcast@galvestoncvb.com.

January 23, 2013

• Public to Receive Free Entry to Mardi Gras! Galveston Entertainment District on Feb. 3 for Family Gras! Festivities
  On Sunday, Feb. 3, Mardi Gras! Galveston will transform into Family Gras! for one special day of free admission and family-friendly activities to benefit two Houston-area children’s charities. Sponsored by Moody National Bank, Family Gras! will include live music, two kids parades and the Family Gras! 1K Run/Walk. Donations will be taken at the gate to benefit The Sunshine Kids and Shriners Hospitals for Children. read more

December 2012

• 3rd Largest Mardi Gras Celebration in U.S. Offers Alternative Mardi Gras Experience on the Texas Coast
  Mardi Gras revelers wanting to avoid the anticipated Super Bowl crowds in New Orleans in 2013 can head to Galveston, Texas for an alternative Mardi Gras experience amid the island’s charming Victorian architecture and views of the Texas Gulf Coast. read more

January 8, 2013

• Mardi Gras! Galveston Releases Parade Schedule for 102nd Celebration
  The 102nd celebration of Mardi Gras! Galveston will take place February 1-12, 2013 with 24 parades, several of which are new. The majority of parades will be held in Galveston’s downtown Mardi Gras entertainment district while others will travel along the beachfront on Seawall Boulevard. read more

January 8, 2013

• Platinum Rock Group ‘Tonic’ and Country Music Star Lee Brice to Headline Galveston’s Mardi Gras Celebrations
  Platinum rock group Tonic and country music star Lee Brice will be the headline performers at Texas’ largest Mardi Gras celebration this February in Galveston. read more
  
  

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