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local events
Celebrate 4th of July Local
FREE Family Fun for the 4th!!!
6pm until the last firework explodes.
Live music, food trucks, inflatable slide, yard games and more. Bring your lawn chairs and BYOB.
The GREAT Texas Mosquito Festival
July 24th - July 26th
The Great Texas Mosquito Festival is a fun-filled annual event held in Clute, Texas. It features a variety of activities including carnival rides, contests, cook-offs, live music, and children's activities like bounce houses and a petting zoo. The festival's mascot, Willie-Man-Chew, a 26-foot-tall mosquito, greets vi
July 24th - July 26th
The Great Texas Mosquito Festival is a fun-filled annual event held in Clute, Texas. It features a variety of activities including carnival rides, contests, cook-offs, live music, and children's activities like bounce houses and a petting zoo. The festival's mascot, Willie-Man-Chew, a 26-foot-tall mosquito, greets visitors and adds to the festive atmosphere. This year's festival will take place from July 24th to 26th, 2025, so don't miss it!
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Three Parks, Three Days, One Pass
Enjoy unlimited three day admission on rides at the Kemah Boardwalk, Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, and Downtown Aquarium from July 4 - 6, 2025! This weekend pass is valid at any of our three locations on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Pass does not include the Boardwalk Beast, Boardwalk FantaSea, Iron Eagle Zipline, Stingray Reef
Enjoy unlimited three day admission on rides at the Kemah Boardwalk, Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, and Downtown Aquarium from July 4 - 6, 2025! This weekend pass is valid at any of our three locations on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Pass does not include the Boardwalk Beast, Boardwalk FantaSea, Iron Eagle Zipline, Stingray Reef, Midway Games
Rides rules and regulations must be followed and are located at the entrance of
4th of July Parade
Celebrate Independence Day with our annual 4th of July Parade along the Seawall! The parade kicks off at 6:00PM on Friday, July 4th, as a festive lineup of Jeeps, golf carts, and decorated vehicles rolls from 22nd Street to 45th Street in a patriotic display.
Taste of the Strand
Taste of the Strand
Explore The Strand Galveston Island Food!
Choose from 1 of 3 all inclusive family friendly tour's or a 21+ food and adult beverage tour.
A unique opportunity to savor the best bites from some of the island's hidden culinary gems.
Visit the link below and discover the island one bit at a time!
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