GALVESTON ISLAND REVUE WEEKEND
JUNE 6-8, 2025
Galveston’s Vintage Celebration of Summer – Presented by Joe Tramonte Realty & I Love The Island!
More than just an event, Galveston Island Revue Weekend is a grand old-fashioned hootenanny—a chance to kick up your heels, sip something fizzy, and relive the magic of summers past.
So grab your best Panama hat, pin up those curls, and join the razzle-dazzle. It’s going to be the cat’s pajamas.
History
Based on Island events from summer seasons past, like the Pageant of Pulchritude and Splash Day, the Galveston Island Beach Revue was resurrected into a contemporary two-day, family-friendly event in 2009. The Galveston Island Beach Revue continues to grow each year through events, contestant participation, and attendance, and is officially the City of Galveston’s “Kickoff to Summer” event.
Dubbed the “Pageant of Pulchritude” by C.E. Barfield, the Galveston beauty contest began in the summer of 1920 and, from then on, marked the kick-off for tourist season each year. By 1928, the event (which had morphed into the “bathing girl revue”) had become so popular the Island’s population was said to have tripled during the event weekend. These Island pageants are said to have been the beginning of what we know today as the Miss Universe Pageant. The famed Galveston Bathing Beauties pageants ended in 1932 due in part to the Great Depression.
Today’s Revue Weekend features events Friday through Sunday, the highlight being the Bathing Beauties Contest. The contest itself has become a must-see event as locals and tourists of all ages vie for a glimpse at the vintage swimsuits, parasols, and of course the “world-famous” Bathing Beauties themselves. Be part of Beach Revue history yourself and join for the family-friendly fun!
Bathing Beauties Contest
The main event is here, folks! Step right up, folks, and feast your eyes on a dazzling display of dames in their finest vintage swimwear. With their parasols twirling and their charm turned up to eleven, these gals will strut their stuff for a chance at sashes, cash prizes, and a whole lot of bragging rights. This ain’t just any beauty pageant—this is the grandaddy of them all, a seaside spectacle that put Galveston on the map a century ago.
Saengerfest Park will be hoppin’ as crowds gather to cheer on the contestants, shop vintage treasures, and dance the day away like it’s 1929.
Vintage Vendors and Market
Looking for the perfect fedora? A sassy swing dress? Maybe a little razzmatazz to add to your wardrobe? You’ll find all that and more at the Revue’s vintage market, where vendors from near and far will be peddling their wares. Whether you’re after a new bauble, a feathered fascinator, or a piece of art deco delight, this is the place to find those swell little details that make an outfit sing.
Retro Photo Ops
Say cheese and strike a pose like you just stepped off a boardwalk postcard from the 1920s. With classic cars, mid-century beach props, and historic backdrops at every turn, you’ll have no trouble capturing the perfect snapshot to prove you were part of the scene.
TICKETS
Juke Joint w/ Hotel Stay ($800)
- Juke Joint reservations must be made by June 5 for Hotel Lucine and June 1 for The Tremont House
- Two nights stay at Hotel Lucine or the Tremont House, June 6th and 7th, 2025
- Two complimentary drinks at (1) ticketed Revue Weekend special event of your choice
- Complimentary access for (2) to the Seaport Social and Revue Prevue on Friday, June 6
- Complimentary access for (2) at (1) Revue Weekend special event of choice, not including Revue Prevue or Sunday’s Jazz Brunch
- Two passes to a VIP-only style discussion with Dandy Wellington at the 1920 City National Bank Building on Saturday, June 7 @ 11:30 a.m.
- Exclusive VIP area access for Saturday’s Bathing Beauty Contest, including a private bar
Toe Tapper ($150)
- Two complimentary drinks at (1) ticketed Revue Weekend special event of your choice
- Complimentary access for (2) to the Seaport Social and Revue Prevue on Friday, June 6
- Complimentary access for (2) at (1) Revue Weekend special event of choice, not including Revue Prevue or Sunday’s Jazz Brunch
- Two passes to a VIP-only style discussion with Dandy Wellington at the 1920 City National Bank Building on Saturday, June 7 @ 11:30 a.m.
- Exclusive VIP area access for Saturday’s Bathing Beauty Contest, including a private bar
Downtown Dandy ($35)
- Exclusive VIP area access for Saturday’s Bathing Beauty Contest, including a private bar and Eureka Heights sampling
- Two passes to a VIP-only style discussion with Dandy Wellington at the 1920 City National Bank Building on Saturday, June 7 @ 11:30 a.m.
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