Mardi Grass is the traditional festival of feasting and merrymaking that precedes the season of Lent. The celebration takes place at the end of a long carnival season beginning on the Twelfth Night, and is celebrated in many Roman Catholic communities around the world.
It is a French term for Fat Tuesday. Revelers eat, drink, carouse, and make merry during Mardi Gras, attempting to satiate the desires of the flesh prior to the abstinence observed during the Lenten Season. You can learn more about the Mardi Gras in Galveston by browsing its many categories located at the left hand side of every page. These categories are Home, Festivities, General Information, Lodging, The Krewes of Mardi Gras, Scrapbooks, Media Center, Request Information, Mardi Gras Sponsors, and Gavelston.Com. At Galveston each year the island comes alive with eleven extravagant parades, more than fifty galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment, local clubs, and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. 
