Join us for a Dixieland jazz band walking procession.
To kick-off a parade in their honor, Doug and Joan McLeod will be parading from M&M Restaurant to The Tremont House with
friends, family, supporters and Mardi Gras revelers in true Mardi Gras! Galveston style with the Pizazz Dixie Jazz Brass Band
leading the charge. This will be the ultimate crowd pleaser!
5:30pm
George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award Ceremony
Presented to Doug and Joan McLeod Presented
by: The Tremont House and Hotel Galvez
In honor of Mitchell an award was developed
to be presented to an individual(s), corporation, group, foundation or organization that was vital in the revival or has been
significantly involved in the preservation of Mardi Gras since the revival. Each year the recipient will be honored with a
plaque during a ceremony prior to the beginning of a parade saluting the honoree(s) in front of The Tremont House.
7:00 pm
George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Parade
Honoring Doug and Joan McLeod. Presented
by The Tremont House and Hotel Galvez.
A parade honoring the couple, The George
P. Mitchell Parade Honoring Doug and Joan McLeod, will begin at 7:00pm from The Tremont House with the Budweiser Clydesdales,
bands and festive floats and parade through the Historic Strand District on the kick off night of Mardi Gras! Galveston Friday,
February 10, 2012.
8:30pm
Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade
We broke the record, now let’s BREAK IT
AGAIN! The Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade will begin 20th street between Mechanic & Strand and march throughout the district
stopping in front of The Tremont House for another rendition of the Hokey Pokey for the Guinness World Record . All participants
with a decorated umbrella (MANDADORY) will receive FREE entry into the Entertainment District. Register your team here.
Last year’s record-setting dance!
10:00pm
Krewe da’ Yaga’s Parade
Only the most irie vibes will be heard from this
krewe. Rounding out the first night of Mardi Gras! Gaveston 2012, Krewe da’ Yaga’s Café makes its return with
a parade full of Yaga’s Café family of the past, present and future. This is one not to be missed. Board shorts and
flip flops required!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
1:00pm
Zaniest Golf Cart Parade
Why stop with a world record-breaking umbrella parade
when you can have the Zaniest (DECORATED) Golf Cart Parade? This parade is another great chance for friends and family to
get together and participate in this interactive display of the ZANY spirit of Mardi Gras! Galveston. Free Entertainment District
entry to all participants of the parade. Each advance ticket purchased to the Mardi Gras entertainment district for 2/10 or
2/11 receives one entry to win the Official Mardi Gras! Galveston Golf Cart which will lead the Zaniest Golf Cart Parade.
Purchase deadline is Feb. 1, 2012. Winner will be announced Feb. 4, 2012. Enter Your Cart Here
The streets of Galveston will be transformed
into a whimsical pallet as the Art Cars return to Mardi Gras! Galveston . The parade will feature more than 30 fun, wacky,
Art Cars cruising down Strand. This parade is sure to inspire the artist in us all!
Want to Enter Your Art Car? Contact Parade Coordinator
Charlie Olsen at ceobugman@att.net.
8:00pm
Gloworama Art Car Parade
Once the sun sets, the Art Cars turn the lights
on with their Gloworama parade. The Strand will be illuminated as Gloworama rocks downtown in their inaugural parade. Want
to Enter Your Art Car? Contact Parade Coordinator Charlie Olsen at ceobugman@att.net.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
11:00 am
FAMILY GRAS!
Presented by: Moody National Bank
FREE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT ENTRY. On Sunday February 12, the Entertainment
District will be free to the public for a FAMILY GRAS celebration presented by Moody National Bank. Donations will be taken
at the gate to benefit the Sunshine Kids and Shriners Hospital for Children. We encourage you to bring the whole family down
for the 2 parades, live music, vendors and more!
1:00pm
Sunshine Kids Parade
Bring out the entire family for a day full of
Sunshine. The Sunshine Kids Parade will begin at 1:00pm led by the Budweiser Clydesdales. The Sunshine Kids is an organization
that provides activities for children with cancer.
3:00pm
Shriner’s Hospital for Children Parade
Family Gras continues at 3:00pm with the Shriner’s
Hospital for Children Parade. Patients, families and friends of Shriner’s Hospital for Children will become a part of
Mardi Gras! Galveston with this new parade.
2nd Weekend
Friday, February 17, 2012
8:00 pm
Krewe Babalu 7th Annual “All Krewe Parade”
Begins at 26th and Santa Fe Place. Right on 25th
Street, Left on Mechanic to 21st Street. Left on 21st Street to the Strand. Left on Strand to 25th Street. 25th Street to
Santa Fe Place. Parade participation open to all Krewes, business, civic and fraternal entities. For more information contact
Gladden Walters, 281-703-3331 or visit www.krewebablu.com
9:00pm
Danny Weber Memorial Fire Truck Parade
Danny Weber, Sr. was a lifelong Galvestonian
who spent over 30 years in the Galveston Fire Department as he worked his way through the ranks, eventually becoming Fire
Chief. After he retired, still wishing to serve the community he loved, he ran for City Council, serving three terms as the
District 5 Representative. Danny was a devoted family man and a good friend to all who knew him. This parade is dedicated
to Danny because of his love for his community, fire department, and Mardi Gras. Register your Fire Truck Here.
10:00pm
Parade to be Announced
Saturday, February 18, 2012
1:00pm
Z Krewe 18th Z Processional
Z Krewe’s 18th Annual Z Processional will
wind its way through the historic streets of downtown Galveston and The Strand area, “Perpetuating the Spirit of Mardi
Gras” with bands, beads, and merriment. This year’s Zanie Processional will make its way to the Trumpet’s
balcony where King and Queen Zanie XVII and their Royal Court of Zoots and Zaftigs will salute the crowd and party on the
Strand. The processional’s route will begin at 25th Street and Mechanic, travel east along Mechanic to 20th Street,
and then proceed to the Strand. Z Krewe’s parade of partygoers will continue west on the Strand ending at 25th Street.
Info: www.zkrewe.net or call 409-692-8431.
3:00pm
Houston Chronicle 2012 Parade
Hot off the press!!! This Neauxs Krewe will be
rolling down Strand at 3:00pm tossing more than newspapers. Houston Chronicle is the 6th largest newspaper in the United States
and a PROUD sponsor of Mardi Gras! Galveston.
6:30pm
Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade
Mardi Gras! Galveston’s largest parade
will feature floats, marching bands, dignitaries, bead throwing and more. Parade starts at 19th and Seawall Boulevard, turns
right on 25th Street and continues to Mechanic Street. Right on Mechanic Street to 21st Street, left on 21stto The Strand.
Left on Strand and end at the Railroad Museum.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
1:00pm
Parade to be Announced
Fat Tuesday, February 20, 2012
6:30pm
Mystic Krewe of Aquarius 17th Annual “Fat Tuesday”
Parade
The Fat Tuesday Parade will roll for the 17th
year. This lighted parade will feature Aquarius floats and the Krewes of Gambrinus, Thalasar, Bacchus, Babalu, Boudreaux,
DuLac and ZKrewe. This is the final show before the curtain is drawn on Mardi Gras 2012. Don't miss the beads, floats, marching
bands and merriment of the Aquarius "Fat Tuesday" Parade.
A Mardi Gras Celebration Done The Way Only Swingers Can!
Party Gras! Procession