CURRENT WIFI OUTAGE.....PLEASE SEE BELOW
local events
DINOSAUR DISCOVERY
Ages 6-11 are invited to experience the world of dinosaurs! Discover their lives, diets, and adaptations through interactive presentations. Meet real fossilized specimens and marvel at their bones, horns, claws, teeth, and skin. Learn what makes dinosaurs incredible!
Presented by Houston Museum of Natural Science.
This program is made possible by TDECU and Friends of the Lake Jackson Library.
Space is limited to 30 students for each presentation. Presentations will begin at 30-45 minute intervals.
Wristbands will be passed out 15 minutes prior to the program
Live Music
KICKS CLUB
Angleton, Texas
Put your boots on and enjoy a night of great music by KEVIN FOWLER. Dance the night away and enjoy a great local bar and dance hall.
Kites Take Flight
Kites Take Flight
Saturday June 13th
10am - 2pm
Bring family and friends! Come fly with us on the gulf coast of Texas. It's sure to be a fun day in the sun. You can bring your kite and fly with us, or just come watch all the cool beautiful kites in the sky.
* If weather permitting there will be night kites in the evening after the sun goes down.
Galveston events
All Things Vintage
All Things Vintage
All Things Vintage
Saturday June 6th
5pm - 9pm
Galveston’s vintage celebration of summer returns! Based on Island events from summer seasons past like the Pageant of Pulchritude and Splash Day, the Galveston Island Revue Weekend was resurrected into a contemporary, family-friendly event in 2009. Revue Weekend history continues to grow each year through even
Saturday June 6th
5pm - 9pm
Galveston’s vintage celebration of summer returns! Based on Island events from summer seasons past like the Pageant of Pulchritude and Splash Day, the Galveston Island Revue Weekend was resurrected into a contemporary, family-friendly event in 2009. Revue Weekend history continues to grow each year through events, contestant participation, and attendance, and is officially the City of Galveston’s “Kickoff to Summer” event
All Things Vintage
All Things Vintage
Turn up the heat this summer at Beats on the Beach. Every Saturday evening from June 13 to August 8, catch live music on Galveston's only white sand beach.
Get up and dance to your favorite tunes or kick back along the lazy river with a gulf breeze and a wonderful water view.
The family-friendly lineup is great for all ages, and the Shore
Turn up the heat this summer at Beats on the Beach. Every Saturday evening from June 13 to August 8, catch live music on Galveston's only white sand beach.
Get up and dance to your favorite tunes or kick back along the lazy river with a gulf breeze and a wonderful water view.
The family-friendly lineup is great for all ages, and the Shoreline Grill is open with a full menu and cocktails from the bar.
Individual admission tickets are available, or it is included with a Value Pass. Guests enjoying Palm Beach during the day can stay for the show at no extra charge.
Galveston Attractions
Schlitterbauhn Waterpark
The waterpark features an exciting collection of water slides, wave rivers, and water coasters. A one-mile river connects the three distinct sections and has four high trill speed slides including Rohr!, Cliffhanger, and the immersive Screaming Serpents body slide.
Turtles About Town
Who doesn’t love a turtle? Now, you can get up close and personal with colorful Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle statues around the island. Turtles About Town is a public art project that showcases the conservation efforts of Turtle Island Restoration Network, a leading advocate for the world’s oceans and marine wildlife. Local businesses sponsored the turtles while local artists were commissioned to give each one its own personality and meaning.
Galveston - Downtown District
Galveston - Downtown District
The charming Victorian-era buildings of the Historic Downtown District beckon visitors with their ornate iron balconies and whimsical painted signs.
Shop
See the Sights
Take a Tour
Grab a Drink
Enjoy Live Music
The possibilities are endless!!
On the water in Galveston
Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
Featuring waterfront fun and entertainment like no other Gulf Coast destination,
the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier features family-oriented attractions including rides,
midway games, a wide selection of food venues and retail shops.
1877 Tall Ship ELISSA
Galvestson brought ELISSA, an 1877 square-rigged iron barque, from a scrapyard in Piraeus Harbor, Greece to Galveston to begin restoration work in 1978. By 1982, GHF staff and volunteers completed restoration and transformed this rare, historic vessel into a floating museum that would actively sail.
Seawall Boulevard
Seawall Boulevard
At more than 10 miles long and 17 feet high, Galveston’s seawall is the longest continuous sidewalk in the country and the world’s longest mural. Today, the iconic Seawall Boulevard is a happening place for beachgoers and serves as a gorgeous backdrop to a variety of shops, restaurants, attractions and gear rental stores
Local Learning
The Center for the Arts and Siences
Home to exhibits that include DINOSAURS, fossils, mammoth bones, a Megaladon jaw, rocks, minerals, and a very impressive sea shell collection. Along with these awesome exhibits, we also offer an interactive discovery area for children.
Admission to the Museum is free, however, visitors will be asked to obtain a ticket
Sea Center Texas
Sea Center Texas is a marine aquarium, fish hatchery and education center located on 75 acres in Lake Jackson,
Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Guests are required to wear face masks and maintain appropriate social distances
- No groups larger than five people are allowed, except for families living in the same household
- The touch tank is viewing only
- No hatchery tours are available at this time