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From Camps to Art Classes, check out all
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What happens when you combine some of Galveston's most pristine environments with some art supplies and a kayak? You get Artist Boat Kayak Adventures, paddling multiple times a week all summer long! It's time to channel your inner aritist!
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You know summer's returned when the Gulf Coast Volleyball Association returns to Stewart Beach! Join the largest outdoor volleyball association on the Gulf Coast, and enjoy weekend events all summer long! You don't have to be a GCVA member to participate!
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Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Galveston Island and the Juneteenth Coalition remember this holiday with a series of celebrations held June 8th thru June 19th.
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Summer's finally arrived, so there's never been a better time to make your plans for an Island getaway!

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Juneteenth Lives On
In an age of instant messaging, email alerts, social media and constant connectivity, it's hard to imagine a message as important as the abolition of slavery taking over two years to reach those directly affected by the legislation. But the annual Juneteenth celebration commemorates this historic communication breakdown.

Birthplace of Juneteenth Celebrates Emancipation with Festivities in Galveston June 11-19
When you head to Galveston this week, you’ll be coming home where it all began as the island hosts several days of festivities to celebrate Juneteenth – a holiday that originated in this historic beach town.

2013 Historic Homes Tour: A Follow Up
The 39th Annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour was quite a success as it is the most popular event on the island each May. Over 5,000 people came down to attend this year, beating out last year’s record breaking numbers. 2013 featured nine homes in and around the historic district that were carefully selected from a committee of the Galveston Historical Foundation.

Spend Your Weekend at the Beach. Not in Traffic.
METRO is now offering weekend service on the METRO 45 South HOV lanes. On Saturdays and Sundays, vehicles with two or more passengers are free and single drivers pay a toll of just $1.00 one-way.

Galveston Named Among Top 3 “Southern Hot Spots for Winter Meetings & Events” by ConventionSouth
It’s obvious that event planners love Galveston as the island was recently named among the top three "Southern Hot Spots for Winter Meetings & Events" by readers of ConventionSouth magazine.

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Galveston's Grand 1894 Opera House is presenting a series of exciting fall performances - sure to have you laughing in the aisles, tapping your feet, and clapping your hands.
 

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Rosenberg Library proudly announces its newest art exhibit Island Art / Island Architecture: Paintings of Historic Galveston Homes. Featuring a large number of works from the library's permanent collection as well as works loaned by local residents
 

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Artist Boat is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and preservation of coastal margins and the marine environment through the disciplines of the sciences and the arts. Check out their fall schedule - online now!
 

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While there is a lot to do in Galveston, it's also a place where it feels comfortable to do little. At 10.4 miles long, the seawall lining the Gulf of Mexico is the world's longest continuous sidewalk and attracts walkers, joggers, bicyclists, surfers, sunbathers, skaters and sightseers year-round. It's a great place to exercise or just sit to watch a flock of brown pelicans skim across the waves at sunset.
 

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Clean Galveston has been around since 1982 when it was started to help with litter abatement and city beautification. Since then it has spent countless dollars on projects to keep Galveston as clean and beautiful as possible.
 

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