Photos: First Saturday of 2017 Mardi Gras Festivities
The first full day of Mardi Gras festivities kicked off in Galveston on Saturday, February 18, 2017 with numerous parades featuring costumed revelers, colorful beads and live music. Â The annual celebration will continue until Fat Tuesday on February 28th.Â
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Dedi Ball dances on Seawall Boulevard with other members of the Tutu Live Krewe at the Krewe of Gambrinus Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Loren Nehls, 14, holds his brother Evan Graun, 4, up to catch beads on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Brian Mitchell sorts beads aboard the Krewe of Saints float during the Krewe of Gambrinus Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
John Cisneros wears his Mardi Gras mask while sorting beads at the Krewe of Gambrinus Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Albert Ramirez points out the floats to his daughter Sonya, 5, while watching the Krewe of Gambrinus Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Bing Paulson adjusts her fake mustache aboard a Sgt. Pepper themed float at the Krewe of Gambrinus Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Goan Vernon, 7, screams for beads while being lifted by her father Robert on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Donna Swartz performs with fellow members of the Tutu Live Krewe at the Krewe of Gambrinus Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Troy Pommier, right, and Galen Lidgett walk between floats on Feb. 18 at the Krewe of Gambrinus Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Members of the Tutu Live Krewe perform at the Krewe of Gambrinus Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
J.T. Thomas shouts for beads while watching the Krewe of Gambrinus Parade on Seawall Boulevard on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Linda Eckols throws a string of beads from the Krewe of Saints float while riding in the Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Kick-Off Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Float riders stand atop the Poseidon float in the Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Kick-Off Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
A downtown street scene is reflected in hanging beads on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Members of the Tutu Live Krewe, a new all-woman Mardi Gras Krew, dance before the Krewe of Gambrinus Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Lucas Pagano, 10, catches a stuffed animal thrown from a balcony on the first full day of Mardi Gras Feb. 18 in downtown Galveston.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
A pair of parade watchers sits in an upstairs window during the Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Kick-Off Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Travis Newman waits beside the Krewe of Saints float before the Krewe of Gambrinus Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Members of the Ball High School drill team march in the Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Kick-Off Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
A costumed reveler drives a cart in the 6th Annual Zaniest Golf Cart Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Holly Hopkins tosses beads from the Krewe of Saints float while riding in the Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Kick-Off Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Tina Kennedy tosses beads for onlookers while riding in the 6th Annual Zaniest Golf Cart Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
A trombone player in the Jones Brothers Dixie/ Rag Revue plays while riding in the Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Kick-Off Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
David Sams takes a photograph while watching the 6th Annual Zaniest Golf Cart Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
A costumed reveler drives a cart in the 6th Annual Zaniest Golf Cart Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on
Saturday,
2017 Galveston Mardi Gras
Cindy Hayes sports beads and a banana costume at the 6th Annual Zaniest Golf Cart Parade on the first full day of Mardi Gras festivities in downtown Galveston on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
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