Mardi Gras Galveston 2011
Welcome to Texas Explorer magazine's Mardi Gras webpage, this page
includes a calendar of events and other information about one of Galveston's most popular
annual Festivals.
Mardi Gras,
the traditional festival of feasting and merrymaking that precedes the
season of Lent, has been publicly observed on Galveston Island as early as
1867 and later revived in 1985 by Galveston-born preservationist and
developer George P. Mitchell.
This year's
celebration marks the 24th consecutive year of Mardi Gras! Galveston since
its 1985 revival.
Now coordinated
by the Galveston Park Board of Trustees in conjunction with 18
participating Krewes, the success of Mardi Gras! Galveston continues to
grow as hundreds of thousands of revelers participate in Texas' largest
Mardi Gras celebration.
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