Jolly Jester Jaunt 5K Fun Run!
Schedule
Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am
UTC-06:00Location
Mardi Gras! arch on 24th & Mechanic | Galveston, TX
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Registration is available HERE: Jolly Jester Jaunt 5K - Mardi Gras! GalvestonBuy EARLY to SAVE!
No run gives you MORE! Join us for the 115th celebration of Mardi Gras! Galveston. We call it "the best day ever"! The Jolly Jester Jaunt is not your average 5k. When you participate in the official Mardi Gras! Galveston Jolly Jester Jaunt 5k, you get to enjoy concerts, a balcony party, event general admission, an event themed t-shirt and mystery item, drinks, and more!
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
JOLLY REGISTRATION
Includes:
- 5K Registration
- One Balcony Party + Logan Ryan Concert (Friday, Feb. 6th)
- Wade Bowen Concert (Saturday, Feb. 7th)
- Fun festival T-shirt
- Participation medal (first 500 registrations)
- Mardi Gras-themed mystery item (first 500 registrations)
- FREE libations (21+)
- General Admission access to Mardi Gras! Galveston Entertainment District on Feb 6 & Feb 7
- 7 Parade Views including Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade, Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Parade, & Krewe of Gambrinus Parade
JESTER REGISTRATION
Upgrade your run! Includes all the same perks as Jolly, PLUS an additional Balcony Party on Saturday, February 7th!
NOTE: Crazy outfits/ Team Uniforms are EXTREMELY encouraged. The more OUTRAGEOUS, the better!
EVENT DETAILS & SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025
- 5pm-8pm: Packet Pickup- (inside Mardi Gras! Kings Court Balcony Party)
- 7:30pm: George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award Honoree Parade
- 8:30pm: Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade
- 10pm: Da Krewe du Roux’s Gumbeaux Gras Parade
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025
- 9:30am: Check-in/Registration Opens- 23rd & Mechanic St.
- 10:45am: Stretch/Warm up!
- 10:55am: Runners line up at the Start- 24th & Mechanic St.
- 11am: 5K RACE TIME
- 12pm: Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Parade (Downtown by 1:30pm)
- 1pm: 15th Annual Zaniest Golf Cart Parade
- 3pm: Mardi Gras! Art Car & Jeep Parade
- 5:30pm: Wade Bowen performs
- 6pm: Krewe of Gambrinus Parade (Downtown by 7:30pm)
For more details
https://www.mardigrasgalveston.com/jolly-jester-jaunt/
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Where is it happening?
Mardi Gras! arch on 24th & Mechanic, 2400 Mechanic St, Galveston, TX 77550-1483, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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