When the field is too wet to play Ultimate Frisbee, what do you do?  Hit the Beach!  Hear from "Hurricane" Hal Needham and some of the "Ultimate athletes" about the sport everyone is invited to join in Galveston.  It's Free, and a great way to make new friends and burn some calories. 

The Galveston Experience Podcast is produced at the studios of RadioGalveston.com - the voice of the Galveston Experience Company (GEX) located at 1522 Seawall.  For information on GEX, our store, tours, tourist welcome center and new Seawall Sugar Skull Store visit www.GalvestonExperience.com

This is one of our favorite weekends in Galveston as Restaurant week begins and it's also Museum weekend with many FREE and BOGO opportunities to visit some of Galveston Island's Treasures.  The Galveston Park Boards and Convention and Visitors Center PR Manager Mary Beth Bassett gives us all the details. 

For more information about events on the Island, visit the Calendar page at www.GalvestonExperience.com

Art Walk returns to Galveston along with plenty of Chili and Beer.  If you're into Birding, the Audobon Society has a Birds of Galveston State Park event, the Oak Ridge Boys return to the 1894 opera house and the Special Olympics Polar Plunge are just some of the highlights this weekend.

History Buffs can also check our the Historic Bus Tours from the Visitor Center, 7pm Ghost Bus Tours and Sunday is a special 3pm matinee Ghost Bud Tour - details at www.GalvestonExperience.com

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Enjoy the Island!

One more week of Christmas events at Moody Garden and a gorgeous weather weekend to enjoy many activities around the Island like Farmers Market, A Night of Stars at the Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston Historic Bus Tour or the SPECIAL Matinee Saturday Afternoon Ghost Bus Tour hosted by Ghosthunter Kate, from the Galveston Ghost Podcast - www.GalvestonGhostPodcast.com - to share her firsthand experiences around the Island and the many interviews she has conducted with Island residents who have shared their paranormal experiences. 

For more details, check out the CALENDAR page at www.GalvestonExperience.com

The staff at the Galveston Experience Company wishes you and yours a happy, healthy and relaxing holiday season.  So much happening on the Island for the weekend of December 20th including the final performances of Laser and Lights.  Have you seen all FOUR shows?  Christmas music starts at 6pm on RadioGalveston.com with lasers projecting on the American National Insurance building downtown.  The Synchronized Shows start at 6:30pm and run every 30 minutes with the last of the shows at 9:30pm.  

Get your last-minute shopping done at the Galveston Market downtown, history buffs will enjoy Guns of Glory at the Bryan Museum, SANTA will be on the Strand at 1pm Saturday at Saengerfest Park.  Hear all about these and the rest of the Island events on episode #70 - and also on the CALENDAR page at www.GalvestonExperience.com

Special thanks to Billy "Blues" Hill for his great cover shot of Christmas at the Galvez!

Beautiful weather in the forecast for the weekend of December 13th, and so many activities and events around the Island.  Hear all about them on this episode of the Galveston Experience Podcast, more links and details on the Calendar at www.GalvestonExperience.com

A Free Fun event is the Elfie Selfie Scavanger Hunt with great weekly prizes and fantastic Grand Prize awarded January 13th.  For all the details and selfie locations, visit: https://www.galveston.com/blog/1090/galvestonelfie-holiday-scavenger-hunt/

The Holiday spirit has hit the Island with Dickens on the Strand, Fri. Sat and Sunday performances of Laser and Lights (be sure and see all FOUR Laser shows, a new one every 30 minutes) -  Charles Dickens Christmas Carol at the Grand 1894 Opera House, Holiday Homes Tour, Handbell Concerts, Sunshine Center Christmas Sale and SO much more.  Listen for details and also visit the CALENDAR page of the Galveston Experience Company at www.GalvestonExperience.com

#GalvestonElfie Update!  The Galveston Experience Company GHOST BUS has been added to the roster of Elfie Selfie Locations!  If you're on one of our Ghost Bus or Historic tours, you will pass a MINIMUM of SEVEN Elfie Selfie locations (only 5 are needed to register for the Grand Prize) so join us on a tour, learn about the History (and hauntings) of Galveston - and register to win weekly and grand prizes.  More details here: https://www.galveston.com/blog/1090/galvestonelfie-holiday-scavenger-hunt/

The Galveston Naval Museum Executive Director Ann Hobing and Bryan Lethcoe, President & CEO of the Cavalla Historical Foundation provide details of the events scheduled for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the Galveston Naval Museum located at Seawolf Park, 11am on Saturday December 7, 2019. 

The event and parking are both free as we commemorate the bravery of our military and those who fought at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  

Enjoy a musical performance by the Community Band of Southeast Texas, a military airplay flyover, Parade of Colors and full military ceremony with Keynote Address from Tom Gillette, a Pearl Harbor survivor.

More information at www.galvestonnavalmuseum.com

There’s something new in Downtown Galveston this holiday season – Laser and lights brought to you by the Historic Downtown Partnership and the Park Board of Trustees – every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night between Thanksgiving and Christmas from 6-10pm enjoy a laser show projected on the American National Insurance Building Downtown. 

There will be a synchronized Laser Light show every 30 minutes with audio streamed on RadioGalveston.com.  A special thanks to our streaming sponsors, the Lone Star Rally, Willis Ghandi and TXCoasthotels.com, SanLeonOysterfest.com and Galveston’s newest events venue – TastingRoomEvents.com.  

Check out episode #66 for details on Laser & Lights and so much more happening over Thanksgiving weekend in Downtown Galveston.  Details also on the CALENDAR page at www.GalvestonExperience.com

As the Island prepares for Thanksgiving, Christmas events are in full swing as well.   Drink a great beed and do a great thing on Saturday at Galveston Island Brewing for the Great Dolphin Beer Rescue!  A Tuna Christmas is being performed at ETC Theatre Company, the Seaside Treasure Festival is an opportunity to get your gift shopping started, plenty of music events on the Island this weekend as well as a Prohibition Themed Escape Room all day Saturday starting at 11am at Prohibition Red's on Church Street.

After a rainy Friday it looks like a sunny weekend is in store with temps in the 60's, a great time to get out and enjoy the Island.  For complete details on these events and many more, visit the Calendar page at www.GalvestonExperience.com and if you're on the Seawall, come into the Galveston Experience Company and check out the great handmade pillows and aprons and get your FREE souvenir photo taken with our resident Ghost or one of our many scenic backgrounds.

See you on the Island!

PS - Thanks to Billy "Blues" Hill of G-Town Surf for the great cover shot!