Mardi Gras! Galveston
Jan 29 – Feb 9 · dates approximate, verified monthly
The Strand, Galveston
The third-largest Mardi Gras in the US: two weekends of parades, balcony parties, and bead throws across the Strand.
In Galveston: The island, 50 minutes away.
Nearby in Galveston
Moody Gardens
$$Three glass pyramids on Galveston Island: a 10-story rainforest, an aquarium with penguins, and a 3D theater. Plus a paddlewheel boat and a small beach. A full day for families.
Galveston · Indoor · Kids
Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
$$A 1,130-foot amusement pier over the Gulf with 16 rides, midway games, and a Bubba Gump. Best at sunset when the Ferris wheel lights up over the water.
Galveston · Kids
The Strand Historic District
FreeFive blocks of iron-front Victorian buildings, once the 'Wall Street of the Southwest.' Shops, old-fashioned candy stores, the 1877 tall ship Elissa, and the Galveston Railroad Museum.
Galveston