Rev. Martin Luther King Day -
Monday, January 21st (holiday rates
apply)
Super Bowl
XL - Sunday, February
3rd (holiday rates
apply)
Valentine's Day - Thursday, February
14th
Presidents' Day - Monday,
February 18th
Mardi Gras Galveston - Friday, January 25th through
Fat Tuesday, February 5th (holiday rates apply), visit mardigrasgalveston.com
Spring
Break (Houston area
schools) - week of March 17th to March 21st (holiday rates
apply)
St. Patrick's Day - Monday, March 17th (holiday rates
apply)
Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo - Monday,
March 3rd to Saturday March 22nd, Reliant Center and Reliant Stadium (Houston), for
details, visit hlsr.com
Galveston
Historic Homes Tours -
for details, visit galveston.com
Good Friday/Easter - Friday
March 21st through Sunday March 23rd (holiday rates
apply)
Kappa
Beach Party Weekend - Friday April 18th through Sunday
April 20th (holiday rates apply)
Mother's
Day - Sunday, May 11th
Memorial Day - Monday, May 26th (holiday rates
apply)
AIA Annual Sandcastle
Competition - Galveston East Beach - Saturday, June
7th (tentative)
TOPPS
(Texas Offshore Performance Powerboat Squadron) Wildwest
Shoot Out - - toppsboatclub.com
Father's
Day - Sunday, June
15th (weekly rental only)
Independence Day - Friday,
July 4th (holiday rates apply)
Labor
Day - Monday, September 1st (holiday rates
apply)
Antiques Weekend - Galveston
Historical Foundation's Genteel Junque Sale - (DATE TBA)
Columbus Day - Monday, October
13th
Downtown Walk-About - A
treasure hunt in the historic Downtown/Strand District. Walkers
visit 25 participating merchants in the
area for the chance to win
wonderful prizes. - (DATE TBA)
ARToberfest - Postoffice Street
Arts & Entertainment District. This fine arts festival
features visual and performing arts. Booths
showcase established and new artists,
as well as students from area school art classes. Live
entertainment and fun for the entire family. (DATE TBA)
Chihuahua World Cup - Gulf
Greyhound Park. See these pint size speedsters strut their stuff
in this world class event, as hundreds of area Chihuahuas take to the
track. (DATE TBA)
Veteran's Day - Monday, November 11th
Thanksgiving - Thursday,
November 27th (holiday rates apply)
Annual
Landry's/San Luis Official Galveston Holiday Lighting Spectacular
- Festive holiday music fills the air, thousands of
dazzling lights and pyrotechnics illuminate the sky and Santa Claus makes a
surprise visit to the Island during this traditional holiday
lighting
spectacular. Join carolers, bands, bell ringers and more for the
official kick-off to the holiday season. The evening highlights
include the lighting of a 35-foot tree.
- Friday, November 28th
Galveston Harbor Parade of Lights -
Celebrates the holiday season with lighted boats of all sizes
as they travel through the historic Port of Galveston.
Historic Downtown/Strand Partnership - Friday, November
28th
Festival of
Lights - Moody Gardens - December through early
January
A Victorian Christmas - Hosted
by the East End Historic District, offers tours of beautifully
decorated private historical homes as visitors are carried from
home to home by horse-drawn carriage. - (DATES TBA)
Dickens on the Strand
- the Southwest's happiest holiday celebration, fills the streets
with costumed characters, glittering parades, exciting
entertainers and unique vendors as the Galveston Historical
Foundation recreates Queen Victoria's London. - (DATES TBA)
Christmas - Thursday, December
25th (holiday rates apply)
New Years - Wednesday, December 31
through Sunday, January 4th (holiday rates
apply)
