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| May 23, 2013 -- The Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum in Galveston today announced that it is part of the Blue Star Museums collaboration, and will offer free admission to all active military duty personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day. More |
| May 22, 2013 -- The Houston-Galveston Area Council has announced that its Regional DWI Task Force will operate throughout Memorial Day weekend. More |
| May 22, 2013 -- The United States Coast Guard will host a re-dedication ceremony on Thursday for the Coast Guard World War Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. More |
| May 22, 2013 -- The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin will host a ceremony on Saturday for the opening of a new photo memorial exhibit honoring fallen Texans. More |
| May 20, 2013 -- The City of Seabrook will host the Bay Area Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony on May 25. More |
| May 19, 2013 -- The Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas will host a Memorial Day ceremony on May 27. More |
| May 19, 2013 -- The City of Friendswood will host a Memorial Day ceremony on May 27 at the Veteran's Memorial adjacent to Friendswood City Hall. More |
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| May 08, 2013 -- The Houston VA National Cemetery will host a special Memorial Day Service on May 27. More |
| May 06, 2013 -- The City of Sugar Land will host its Fifth Annual Memorial Day Ceremony on May 27 at Sugar Land Memorial Park. More |
| April 19, 2013 -- The City of Friendswood is accepting applications for booth and parade entries for the 118th Annual Fourth of July Celebration. More |
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| April 08, 2013 -- To review Independence Day coverage in 2012 Click Here |
| April 08, 2013 -- For a review of Memorial Day events in 2012 Click Here |
| February 14, 2013 -- The Tremont House hosted its 29th Annual Mardi Gras Ball and Parade Viewing Party with a “Waltz Across Texas” theme. More |  |
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| February 10, 2013 -- Galveston police report that they encountered resistance from unruly attendants when they cleared the Strand event area at 1 a.m. Sunday morning; seven people were arrested. More |
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| February 10, 2013 -- The “Boots on the Beach” festival a major event for the second weekend of Galveston Island’s Mardi Gras celebration was held on Friday, February 8. More |  |
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| February 08, 2013 -- Mardi Gras parades began on Thursday in Port Arthur and will continue with the Krewe of Krewes Parade tonight, the Krewe of Aurora parade on Saturday, concluding with the Munchkin Parade and Truck Parade on Sunday. More |
| February 08, 2013 -- Mardi Gras parades in Galveston this weekend include the Krewe d’Esprit Rosaire Parade and the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade on Saturday and the Krewe of Barkus & Meoux Parade and Mardi Gras Children’s Parade on Sunday. More |  |
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| February 06, 2013 -- Galveston’s annual Mardi Gras celebration got off to a good start last weekend, with the island’s tourism officials reporting a 35 percent increase in attendance over last year’s opening festivities. More |
| February 05, 2013 -- Galveston.com & Company and The Wizzard Galveston pub will host a special Mardi Gras performance by jazz and blues artist Eden Brent on Friday. More |
 | February 03, 2013 -- Hundreds of participants performed the Hokey Pokey during the Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade parade in Galveston’s historic downtown on Friday. More |
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| February 03, 2013 -- The George P. Mitchell Parade, honoring Jim and Dancie Ware, officially launched the 2013 Mardi Gras Celebration. More |  |
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 | February 03, 2013 -- Mardi Gras promoter Mike Dean’s George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award was presented to Dancie and Jim Ware in a ceremony in front of the Tremont House Hotel on Friday. More |
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| February 03, 2013 -- The Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced the winners of the Mardi Gras Shoebox Float Contest. More |  |
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| February 01, 2013 -- The Texas Maritime Academy at Texas A&M University at Galveston will participate in Mardi Gras drills and parades in Galveston and New Orleans, starting with the Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Parade on Saturday in Galveston. More |
| January 31, 2013 -- The Rosenberg Library Museum in Galveston, in celebration of Mardi Gras, will display a vintage Mardi Gras Queen's Costume as the library's Treasure of the Month for February. More |  |
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 | January 30, 2013 -- Galveston will launch its 2013 Mardi Gras celebration on Friday with various events that continue through the weekend. More |
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| January 29, 2013 -- The Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office will work with area law enforcement agencies to enforce a No Refusal program during Mardi Gras on February 1 through 3 and 8 through 10. More |
 | January 29, 2013 -- Del Papa Distributing will host a visit from the Budweiser Clydesdale horses in Kemah on Wednesday before they participate in the Mardi Gras! Galveston George P. Mitchell kickoff parade on Friday. More |
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| January 28, 2013 -- The University of St. Thomas will honor the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist at the 63rd Annual Mardi Gras Gala on February 12 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston. More |  |
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