ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

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Special Events

• Landry's/San Luis Official Galveston Holiday Light
  5222 Seawall Boulevard • Galveston, TX 76102
  409-744-1500
  This annual event includes dazzling lights and pyrotechnics that will illuminate the sky, as well as the lighting of a 35-foot Christmas tree, and a surprise visit from Santa Claus.

• Danny O'Flaherty's Celtic Christmas
  2020 Postoffice Street • Galveston, TX 77550
  Grand 1894 Opera House
  409-765-1894, 800-821-1894
  This annual event, held at the Grand 1894 Opera House, offers a Celtic slant on Christmas, with heart-tugging and spritley melodies that are associated with Ireland and Celtic music.

• Official Holiday Tree Lighting Spectacular
  Located at Seawall Boulevard
  409-744-1500
  Kick off the holiday season with the lighting of a 35 foot tree during this festive event that includes holiday music, dazzling lights, bands, a petting zoo, and a visit from Santa Claus who makes his surprise visit to the island on a helicopter.

• Spirit of Flight Airshow
  2002 Terminal Drive • Galveston, TX 77554
  Located at the Lone Star Flight Museum
  409-740-7722
  Enjoy food, historic Army Air Force apparel, warbirds, hardware, and, of course, a fantastic airshow at this annual event.

• Dickens on The Strand [Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009]
  The Strand National Historic Landmark District
  409-765-7834
  A two day pre-Christmas festival inspired by the works of Charles Dickens in which The Strand area is turned into an authentic recreation of its namesake in London, looking just as it was during the 19th century. This family holiday tradition includes nonstop entertainment on six stages, a parade featuring Queen Victoria, strolling carolers, bagpipers, costumed characters, roving street musicians, and children's activities as well as artisans and craftsmen displaying their wares.

Cinema

• Pier 21 Theatre
  Pier 21 at Harborside Drive
  409-763-8808
  Unique theater that features two theatrical presentations. The Great Storm is a 27-minute multimedia documentary of the 1900 hurricane, the greatest disaster in Galveston. Shows are every hour on the hour. The Pirate Island of Jean Lafitte is an 18-minute film that tells the history and mystery of the famous islander. Shows are every hour on the hour.

• Premiere Cinemas
  8902 Seawall Boulevard • Galveston, TX 77551
  409-741-1700
  Enjoy a great selection of first run movies at this cinema that features state-of-the-art stadium seating and hi-back rocking chairs.

• IMAX 3-D Theater
  1 Hope Boulevard • Galveston, TX 77554
  The first IMAX 3D theater in North America, this theater features a giant six story screen and larger-than-life films by some of the world's foremost film makers. Incredible and realistic three dimensional images are displayed with such realism you will try to reach out to grab the almost touchable images.

Night Life

• 21
  2102 Postoffice Street • Galveston, TX 77551
  409-762-2101
  Elegant lounge that features oversized, custom made sofas, lounge chairs, and coffee tables for you to relax and enjoy over 100 wines, over 20 martinis, and a full selection of specialty beers and cigars from the full service bar.

• Market St. Tavern
  2310 Market Street • Galveston, TX 77551
  409-762-8099
  Home of the mind blowing Napalm, this hot night life spot features a dance floor with a full light show, a DJ booth, three pool tables, foosball tables, video games, three TV monitors broadcasting your favorite sports, and a large variety of spirits and imported & domestic beers.

Concerts & Performances

• Galveston Island Outdoor Musicals
  FM 3005 at 13 Mile Road • Galveston, TX 77554
  409-316-0346
  This 1,800 seat outdoor theater is the setting for the revivals of big and classic Broadway musicals that are appropiate for the large outdoor stage like "The Sound of Music" and "Fiddler on the Roof."

Plays & Productions

• Strand Street Theatre
  2317 Ship Mechanic Row • Galveston, TX 77550
  763-4591
  Galveston's only year-round, professional repertory company produces about seven shows a year in this intimate playhouse that seats 110.

• Grand 1894 Opera House
  2020 Postoffice Street • Galveston, TX 77551
  409-765-1894
  Widely renowned historic performing arts theater that presents over 25 productions annually including Broadway musicals, opera, dance, dramas, and stars of stage and screen. A long list of legendary performers have been featured at this theater.

Art Exhibits

• ARToberFEST
  Postoffice Street • Galveston, TX 77551
  The premier art event in Galveston, this two day art festival, held every October, includes a wide variety of original art in all types of media, as well as live music and fun for the whole family.

Festivals & Fairs

• Mardi Gras Galveston
  Various Locations Around the City • Galveston, TX 77551
  409-763-4311
  "The largest Mardi Gras celebration in Texas," this multiple day festival includes over 75 events such as colorful parades, elaborate parties, exhibits, sporting events, and live entertainment every February.

• Galveston Island Jazz Festival
  Various locations • Galveston, TX 77550
  2317 Ship's Mechanic Row
  763-1894 or 763-7080
  Nationally famous jazz greats are among the musicians who play during this three-day festival.

Sporting Events

• Gulf Greyhound Park
  LaMarque, • Galveston, TX 77553
  986-9500
  You have your choice of four levels, all enclosed and air conditioned, on which to watch the dogs run.