Galveston Island’s 100th Mardi Gras celebration put all hands in and ended up with a new world record. That is nearly 500 parade participants dance the Hokey Pokey Friday night at Mardi Gras! Galveston give the official OK to Guinness World Records.
Galveston’s umbrella dance included 492 people. The current official record was set in 2010 by 300 people in Bath, England. Most of the people in Galveston now are eager to hear their Island's new record in a few weeks.
More than half of the dancers that took part in the record-setting performance Friday were members of the Galveston Mobsters – the same organizers that formed the Galveston flash mob on Sept. 12, 2010 to celebrate the island’s recovery since Hurricane Ike hit in 2008.
Each dancer in Friday’s Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade parade sported a decorated umbrella for the five-minute Hokey Pokey routine. But the event wasn’t just a Galveston celebration. Participation in the dance was open to the public and included groups from Houston, Austin, Dallas and other parts of Texas and the Gulf Coast.
Mardi Gras, Galveston – the largest Mardi Gras celebration in Texas – will continue through March 8, showcasing lavish parades, galas, headliner entertainment, children’s activities and Gulf Coast cuisine.
Galveston’s umbrella dance included 492 people. The current official record was set in 2010 by 300 people in Bath, England. Most of the people in Galveston now are eager to hear their Island's new record in a few weeks.
More than half of the dancers that took part in the record-setting performance Friday were members of the Galveston Mobsters – the same organizers that formed the Galveston flash mob on Sept. 12, 2010 to celebrate the island’s recovery since Hurricane Ike hit in 2008.
Each dancer in Friday’s Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade parade sported a decorated umbrella for the five-minute Hokey Pokey routine. But the event wasn’t just a Galveston celebration. Participation in the dance was open to the public and included groups from Houston, Austin, Dallas and other parts of Texas and the Gulf Coast.
Mardi Gras, Galveston – the largest Mardi Gras celebration in Texas – will continue through March 8, showcasing lavish parades, galas, headliner entertainment, children’s activities and Gulf Coast cuisine.
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