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It's Island Time!
Summer's finally arrived, so there's never been a better time to make your plans for an Island getaway!
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Galveston.com PhotoFinder!
Introducing the Galveston.com PhotoFinder, featuring hundreds of Galveston Island's most beautiful locales by photographer Vadim Troshkin. Click the images below to begin your search by location, atttraction, or keyword. Then purchase prints, screenshots, gifts, and more! You can even send free e-cards to your friends!
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From the Blogs at blog.galveston.com 
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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. |
| Live Music at East Beach: Carolyn Wonderland June 16th
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.
| Galveston Beach Band June 18th
Don't miss free Galveston Beach Band concerts, each Tuesday evening this summer at the lovely Sealy Pavilion.
| Band on the Sand: Ben Cina June 21st
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.
| The Grand Presents "The Addams Family" June 21st
A musical comedy based on The Addams Family characters may be "creepy and kooky and all together ooky", but they are also funny, charming and highly entertaining. Don’t miss the fun as this weird and wonderful family comes to life on The Grand’s stage.
| Band on the Sand: Space Monkeys June 22nd
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.
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