February 14-25, 2020
At Mardi Gras! Galveston, the extravagance found in Texas' 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, feasting and other festivities that come with hosting Mardi Gras island style....

GALVESTON ISLAND, TX (November 22, 2019) – The City of Galveston declared February 25, 2011, as George P. Mitchell Day and the Mardi Gras! Galveston festivities kicked off with a parade in his honor, the Salute to George P. Mitchell Parade. Mitchell, a philanthropist, developer, founder of Mitchell Historic Properties, and visionary behind the revival of Mardi Gras! Galveston was the inspiration for the Annual George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award. This award was established to honor Mitchell and other individuals, corporations, foundations, and groups vital to Mardi Gras' rebirth and preservation. Each year the recipients are honored with a ceremony in front of The Tremont House, and names are added to a plaque that hangs in the lobby of The Tremont House,  followed by the Salute to George P. Mitchell Parade honoring him and the award recipients begin marking the start of Mardi Gras! Galveston festivities.
The 2020 George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award will be presented to Vincent J. Tramonte.

View the parades for Mardi Gras! Galveston 2020. See the schedule for all of the parades. Register and get your Info Packets for the Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade Parade here and get the Golf Cart Parade Packet ...