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Galveston Historical Foundation

Tickets and Special Events : Galveston Island Revue Weekend

Tickets! Get your tickets here! This year’s Galveston Island Revue Weekend features everything from the world-famous bathing beauties, to exclusive VIP experiences. Spaces are limited, so get yours today.

2023 EVENTS & TICKETS

WEEKENDER PASSES
Enjoy a full weekend of premium access to multiple Revue Weekend events!
Holders of our limited VIP tickets gain access to special events, VIP areas, and more all weekend long. Available in two levels, enjoy the perks of the pass and make the most of your entire Revue Weekend.

Juke Joint – $200

Admission to premiere Revue Weekend events, including two complimentary drinks at ALL Revue Weekend events and:

Friday:

  • Access to Vintage Style Talk w/ Dandy Wellington and Faith Evangeline
  • Access to Gin w/ Gin Cocktail Course (Friday or Saturday)
  • Access to Seaport Social and Revue Prevue
  • Access to Blind Tiger Speakeasy

Saturday:

  • Access to Vintage Style Talk w/ Dandy Wellington
  • Access to Gin w/ Gin Cocktail Course (Friday or Saturday)
  • Access to VIP Area at the Bathing Beauties Revue
  • Access to Queen City Cabaret

Toe Tapper – $100

Admission to select Revue Weekend events, including two complimentary drinks at ALL Revue Weekend events and:

Friday:

  • Access to Seaport Social and Revue Prevue
  • Access to Blind Tiger Speakeasy

Saturday:

  • Access to VIP Area at the Bathing Beauties Revue
  • Access to Queen City Cabaret

PLEASE NOTE: Individual event tickets are below. Weekend Passes do not include Sunday Jazz Brunch reservations.

SOLD OUT

VINTAGE STYLE TALK W/ DANDY WELLINGTON

Friday, August 11
12-1:30 p.m.
1892 Bishop’s Palace

Dandy Wellington and Faith Evangeline share their journey in vintage style and help you discover yours. Learning how to incorporate vintage into your everyday or even occasional style can be a challenge, luckily there are many different ways to do it. Join the conversation and find community in this Vintage Style Talk.

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GIN WITH GIN COCKTAIL COURSE

Friday, August 11 & Saturday, August 12
3-4 p.m.
DTO Galveston

Join Gin Minsky and the team from Daiquiri Time Out and Citadelle Gin for a lesson in intoxicology as you learn how to make classic cocktails. From spirits to glassware to garnishes, this class will have you behind the bar in no time!

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SEAPORT SOCIAL AND REVUE PREVUE

Friday, August 11
7-9 p.m.
Galveston Historic Seaport
$35

This exclusive seaport soiree is your first chance to cheer on the 2023 Galveston Island Revue Weekend participants. Featuring a night of vintage style, the 30 bathing beauties will be showing off their vintage and vintage-inspired cocktail attire for the first night of competition. Enjoy live music by Dandy Wellington and His Band, access onboard the Official Tall Ship of Galveston, the 1877 ELISSA, specialty drinks, and more! Two complimentary drinks are included in your ticket purchase and an on-site food truck will be available for paid food options.

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BLIND TIGER SPEAKEASY

Friday, August 11
10-11:30 p.m.
Private Location

You’ll want to speak easy at this private event in one of Galveston’s most historic residences. Hot summer nights cool down best with some hot jazz, friends old and new, and toasts to the good times ahead. The password to this one is exclusive to holders of our Weekender Passes and is sure to be a night not to miss!

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JAZZ FOR LISTENERS W/ DANDY WELLINGTON

Saturday, August 12
12-1 p.m.
1859 Ashton Villa

Jazz for Listeners is an interactive class that pulls back the curtain and provides listeners with insight into how Jazz music is made live. This class will serve as a portal to a more informed and pleasurable experience when listening to Jazz by highlighting the history, breaking down the musical form, and unearth the many gems of the genre.

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BATHING BEAUTIES CONTEST

Saturday, August 12
5-9 p.m.
Saengerfest Park
*FREE TO THE PUBLIC!

The weekend’s main event features the world-famous Bathing Beauties! The contest has become a must-see event as locals and tourists of all ages vie for a glimpse at the vintage swimsuits, parasols and cheer on this year’s contestants as they compete for bragging rights, cash prizes, sashes, and more. Free to the public at Saengerfest Park!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (*subject to change)
5-6 p.m. – Car show, vintage vendors, food trucks, and more
6-7 p.m. – Dandy Wellington & His Band
7-8:30 p.m. – Bathing Beauties Contest
8:30 – 9 p.m. – Dandy Wellington & His Band

QUEEN CITY CABARET

Saturday, August 12
10-11:30 p.m.
1920 City National Bank Building
$50

Welcome to the Queen City Cabaret, a hot Jazz induced evening of vintage frivolity and scintillating burlesque, where the unexpected is always on the menu. Held in the newly restored 1920 City National Bank Building, this special event welcomes some of the nation’s best performers for a night to remember!

SOLD OUT

JAZZ BRUNCH W/ DANDY WELLINGTON AND HIS BAND

Sunday, August 13
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Riondo’s Ristorante
$60

Join Dandy Wellington and His Band as they send off Revue Weekend 2023 with the official wrap-up party to the weekend. Enjoy live music, dancing, food, drink, and more for a history-making brunch.

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ABOUT THE GALVESTON ISLAND REVUE WEEKEND

Galveston’s summertime celebration of the island’s vintage past returns August 11-13! This year’s event highlights numerous GHF properties for a weekend of classes, parties, contests, and more. 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 event in 2009. Each year contestants from around the United States vie for prizes, sashes, and more while the assembled crowds enjoy a weekend of retro fun.








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