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Galveston Island Beach Revue Weekend returns Friday & Saturday, May 17th and 18th, with family-friendly events across the city! Click for full details!
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Island ETC features Mary Chase's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Harvey," May 10th thru June 1st. Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings and some Sunday afternoons. Tickest are $27 for adults; $22 for Seniors & Students.
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The Island Market offers a festive monthly outdoor event where local artisans and crafters can showcase their creations for Galveston residents and visitors. There is something for everyone - jewelry, Island photography, artwork, candles, spices and more. May 18th!
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Galveston Island's only white sand beach is throwing a kick-off party with The Spazmatics on Saturday, May 18th for its Silver Summer Celebration. The Spazmatics, one of the region's most popular '80s cover bands, will perform at 7pm, complete with fireworks!
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It's Island Time!
The bloom of spring has finally arrived, so there's never been a better time to make your plans for an Island getaway!
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| Penguin Encounter at Moody Gardens: Up Close and Personal
The “Penguin Encounter” at Moody Gardens not only brings you up close with the cold weather birds, but also offers a chance for learning more about them.
| Summer Movie Preview
One of the things that Southeast Texas and Hollywood has in common is that their spring season is nearly non-existent. In Galveston we often get a few days of springlike weather, and then land right into a long and wonderfully sultry summer. Hollywood has learned that the summer box office revenues can’t start soon enough, which is why even at the beginning of May, heavyweights like Tom Cruise (Oblivion), and May opener Iron Man 3 are already in cinemas before the kids are even out of school.
| Stalking Beignets at the New Gumbo Diner
There is virtually no way to roust an “owl” personality into really enjoying the morning. No way of course, except the offer of a truly tasty memory from New Orleans. The newly opened Gumbo Diner on seawall is now offering that very enticement: freshly made New Orleans’s style Beignets!
| Bathing Beauties on Parade
Take a look at a picture of people enjoying a day at the beach from the 1920s or '30s and one thing stands out immediately: folks wore a lot more clothes on the beach than they do now. Modesty was the thing back then, and the Beach Revue, scheduled for May 17-18 in Galveston, celebrates this time when swimwear left much more to the imagination.
| Galveston to Host AIA Sandcastle Competition, Juneteenth Celebration Next Month
Two of Galveston’s greatest attractions are its beaches and history, and this June visitors have the chance to celebrate both with two major special events: the AIA Sandcastle Competition and the island’s annual Juneteeth festival.
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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. |
| "Harvey" May 18th
"Harvey" is about Elwood P. Dowd, a goodnatured, mild-mannered eccentric who is known in all of the cafeterias and saloons in his small town. Elwood is polite and cheerful and always friendly toward any strangers he might encounter, and he has just one problematic character trait: his best friend is an invisible six-foot-tall rabbit, Harvey.
| Band on the Sand: The Spazmatics May 18th
Enjoy this popular summer concert series on Friday and Saturday nights from 6 -10 pm. Featuring local and regional bands ranging from R&B, rock, country and blues, families can rock out as they float in the lazy river or hang out on the Island's only white sand beach.
| Party on the Pier: Whiskey Sisters May 18th
Party on the Pier is from 6pm to 9pm, and features live outdoor concerts. Attendees can enjoy the event while visiting Pier 21 dining venues and attractions, such as the Texas Seaport Museum and Jet Boat Thrill Rides.
| "Harvey" May 19th
"Harvey" is about Elwood P. Dowd, a goodnatured, mild-mannered eccentric who is known in all of the cafeterias and saloons in his small town. Elwood is polite and cheerful and always friendly toward any strangers he might encounter, and he has just one problematic character trait: his best friend is an invisible six-foot-tall rabbit, Harvey.
| Live Music at East Beach: Jesse Roach May 19th
Galveston's East Beach is the coolest and biggest beach in Texas. Located at the far eastern tip of the island, East Beach is famous for its great beach parties, fishing and bird watching.
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| Sports & Outdoors |
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. |
| Kayak Adventure: East End Lagoon May 18th at 9am
An easy paddle in natural wetlands, the East End Lagoon offers an up-close view of the entry to the second largest port in the United States.
| Kayak Adventure: East End Lagoon May 18th at 12pm
An easy paddle in natural wetlands, the East End Lagoon offers an up-close view of the entry to the second largest port in the United States.
| Galveston Island State Park Beach Walk May 18th
Get a close-up look at the many critters and birds that inhabit the sand, surf and seaweed. Tour activities include hands-on seining, digging and beachcombing under the guidance of beach combing volunteers from Galveston Bay Master Naturalists and Friends of GISP.
| Texas Junior Beach Open May 18th
The Gulf Coast Volleyball Association is the largest outdoor volleyball association on the Gulf Coast, and has been rated the #1 outdoor volleyball organization by Outdoor Volleyball USA.
| Galveston Island State Park Bay Walk May 19th
On these walks, you discover the wetlands with a close-up look at the critters, grasses and birds that inhabit the marshland and bay. Tour activities include hands-on-seining, fiddler crab sightings and more under the guidance of volunteers from Galveston Bay Master Naturalists and Friends of GISP.
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| Exhibitions & Tours |
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. |
| Galveston Island Beach Revue Returns This Weekend
Dubbed the "Pageant of Pulchritude" by C.E. Barfield, Galveston's Bathing Beauties Contest began in the summer of 1920 and from then on marked the kick-off for tourist season each year.
| Island Market May 18th
The Island Market offers a festive monthly outdoor event where local artisans and crafters can showcase their creations for Galveston residents and visitors. There is something for everyone - jewelry, Island photography, artwork, candles, spices and more.
| ArtWalk June 1st
For over 25 years, the Galveston Art Center has produced ArtWalk on Saturday nights in the heart of the historic district. ArtWalk promotes visual art and supports our arts-based community, offering alternative places to see and learn about art.
| Plankowners Syndicate Party & Auction June 1st
The 2013 Plankowners’ Syndicate Party and Auction gets underway at the Galveston Historical Foundation’s Texas Seaport Museum. Reservations are encouraged!
| Island Market June 15th
The Island Market offers a festive monthly outdoor event where local artisans and crafters can showcase their creations for Galveston residents and visitors. There is something for everyone - jewelry, Island photography, artwork, candles, spices and more.
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