Yachty Gras is America’s Largest Mardi Gras Boat Parade. The Yachty Gras Boat Parade is open to any well-found vessel that is insured and has an appropriately silenced exhaust system. Boat owners are encouraged to form private “Krewes” and decorate their boats with a theme of their choice. The Grand Night Boat Parade takes place in the Clear Lake Channel and passes by the Kemah Boardwalk with the throwing of beads to revelers along the way, and where the parade judges will tally their votes for the most lavishly decorated boats and most enthusiastic krewes. Yachty Gras is an event to be enjoyed by the entire family.

Yachty Gras is a positive thinking goal-oriented organization formed to bring recognition and tourism to the Bay Area Houston communities. Their events promote the boating community and area businesses with the purpose of raising funds for local non-profit organizations that impact the Bay Area and Houston.