02/17/2022
Mardi Gras street closure information from City of Galveston, Texas - Government.
🗣 Mardi Gras Street Closures
It’s Mardi Gras season once again in Galveston and there are several important things for you to know as you prepare to celebrate.
The island’s 111th Mardi Gras celebration begins Friday, February 18 and continues until March 1, or Fat Tuesday. Both weekends are packed with parades, parties and, of course, beads.
This island-style Mardi Gras has plenty of personality. There’s the classic revelry found in the heart of Galveston’s historic downtown district, where the bulk of festivities take place, and also family-friendly events and parades along the Seawall.
To purchase tickets, view the concert schedule, confirm parade routes and times, or become a vendor, please visit the official Mardi Gras! Galveston website at http://www.mardigrasgalveston.com/.
Please anticipate traffic delays and give yourself plenty of time to reach parade routes. If your destination is the downtown entertainment district, the City recommends drivers take Harborside Drive to avoid traffic and street closures.
Please note the following street closures, guidelines and public safety information to help ensure a great time at this year’s Mardi Gras! Galveston:
First Weekend – Street Closures
DOWNTOWN:
Prior to the weekend, No Parking signs will be placed downtown alerting the public about upcoming street closures. Beginning on Thursday, February 17 at 5 p.m., 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th Streets between Harborside & Strand and Strand & Mechanic, will close to allow for event staging and load-in. Crews will close all remaining streets in the early afternoon on Friday. By 2 p.m., the area from Harborside to Mechanic, 20th to 25th Streets, including 25th Street, Market to New Strand, will be open to pedestrian traffic only. 25th Street from Market to Harborside will be closed as a part of the event area. Streets will re-open no later than 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, February 19.
Seawall Parade Routes: Saturday, February 19
Parades are scheduled to begin at noon on Saturday, February 19. Access streets leading to Seawall between 23rd and 61st Streets will be barricaded from 10:30 a.m. to as late as 10 p.m. that night. Vehicles will be directed westbound away from the parades.
East and west-bound traffic will be closed on Seawall Blvd. between 59th and 23rd Streets from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; access streets leading to Seawall will be barricaded in that area.
Additionally, 25th Street from Seawall Blvd. to Market will be closed from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. to safely allow for the night parade.
Broadway, Avenue O, Avenue P, and Harborside will remain open for cross traffic except during parade events.
Second Weekend – Street Closures
DOWNTOWN:
Prior to the weekend No Parking signs will be placed downtown alerting the public about upcoming street closures. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 24th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th Streets between Harborside & Strand and Strand & Mechanic, will close to allow for event staging and load-in.
Crews will close all remaining streets in the early afternoon on Friday and by 2 p.m. the area from Harborside to Mechanic, 20th to 25th Streets, including 25th Street, Market to Strand, will be open to pedestrian traffic only. 25th Street from Market to Harborside will be closed as a part of the event area. Streets will re-open no later than 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, February 27.
Seawall Parade Routes: Saturday, February 26:
To accommodate several parades, street closures along Seawall Blvd. will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 26. Please note the following traffic schedule:
East and westbound traffic will be closed on Seawall Blvd. between 25th and 33rd Streets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; access streets leading to Seawall will be barricaded in that area.
East and westbound traffic will be closed on Seawall Blvd. between 19th and 27th Streets from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.; access streets leading to Seawall
will be barricaded in that area.
Additionally, 25th Street from Seawall Blvd. to Market will be closed from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. to safely allow for the night parade.
Broadway, Avenue O, Avenue P, and Harborside will remain open for cross traffic except during parade events.
Fat Tuesday – Street Closures:
On Tuesday, March 1, crews will close streets inside the downtown entertainment district at 5:30 p.m. in anticipation of the Fat Tuesday Parade. The area, including Harborside to Church, 19th to 25th Streets, will be closed for the festivities. All streets will re-open no later than 11 p.m.
