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Great news! The tropical weather that is affecting Mexico and South Texas is literally hundreds of miles south of Galveston Island. Our weekend forecast? Sunny & tropical!
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Don't miss Stephen Sondheim's landmark musical Company at island e.t.c., thru August 16th. Performances are Thursday thru Saturday at 8pm; Sunday 2:30pm.
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Galveston Island Musicals continues its summer season with the Broadway classic The Music Man, on stage at Moody Gardens Convention Center getting underway July 25th. Don't miss the fun!
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An extravaganza debuts at Moody Gardens August 2nd with the premier of "AGA-BOOM," combining slapstick, expressionism, poetry, and circus comedy. Tickets available here.
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Tremont House Offering Summer Value Special
The Tremont House, a Wyndham® Historic Hotel, has announced a new Summer Value Package for weekday guests that features complimentary valet parking, a $30 dining credit and welcome gift.
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Galveston Island's Got the Perfect Solution for a Budget Vacation
Tightening the belt? Take advantage of mid-week hotel values by staying Sunday through Thursday, and receive the benefits of vacationing with fewer tourists! Plus, if you're on a budget, Galveston Island offers a long list of free fun everywhere you turn!
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Summer Band Concerts Every Tuesday
Now in its 81st year, the Island Beach Band, directed by Frank Incaprera, is as a part of Galveston summers as snow cones, flip flops, and trips to the beach.
Join your neighbors, friends, and family by attending band performances at the historic Sealy Gazebo on 24th Street and Avenue I across from Rosenberg Library. Family friendly entertainment attracts a casual crowd of locals and tourists to the downtown site.
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Hang Ten with Ohana Surf Camps
Learn to surf or improve your surfing skills this summer with Billabong Camps presented by Ohana Surf Camps.
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Artist Boat Paddles to Christmas Bay July 25th
Christmas Bay Coastal Preserve is a place is for the adventurous as well as the romantic. Hosting the last remaining natural stands of seagrass beds in Galveston Bay Christmas Bay supports the offshore shrimp fisheries and the recreational fisherman's desire for redfish. Explore one of the most pristine places on Galveston Bay and an unhindered horizon line meeting the Gulf of Mexico. See what most of Galveston bay looked like prior to the affects of subsidence and development. Driving over San Luis Pass Bridge to leave Galveston Island one gets a great view of one of two entrances the Gulf of Mexico makes to Galveston Bay and to the fragility of Galveston Island's dunes, beaches, prairies, and marshes.
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Mullet Toss Swims to East Beach July 26th
The Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and The New 93Q Country are holding the most unique competition on the Texas coast. The grand competition will be held July 26th at noon on East Beach to raise funds for the Snowdrop Foundation.
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Grease Shimmies to Saengerfest Park August 2nd
Options for date night or an evening with friends just increased for residents and visitors to Galveston Island. Downtown visitors can now enjoy monthly Movies on The Strand at Saengerfest Park, 23rd and Strand, just after sunset. This evening's movie will be Grease.
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All Bets Are Off as Tuna Does Vegas Returns to The Grand This August
Tuna Does Vegas, the hilarious new installment from the legendary "Greater Tuna" creative team, rolls into Galveston's Grand 1894 Opera House for a strictly limited engagement August 5-24th. Starring the incomparable duo Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, Tuna Does Vegas re-unites the lovable and eccentric characters from the 'third smallest town in Texas' as they take a rambling romp in Sin City.
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Boutique Bridal Show Marches to Hotel Galvez August 10th
The Boutique Bridal Show of Galveston Island will be held at the Hotel Galvez on Sunday, August 10, 2008 from 1 to 4 pm. Complimentary admission allows participants to visit with many bridal vendors in an intimate and relaxed setting. KG Weddings and Island Flowers are proud to bring this event to Galveston to assist brides and grooms with their wedding.
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