THE ISLAND.
A BEAUTIFUL TUESDAY.
GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY IT.
SPEAKING OF GALVESTON, THE
ISLAND'S FAMOUS VICTORIAN
HOLIDAY FESTIVAL RETURNS FROM
DECEMBER 3rd.
TIME FOR THIS.
HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THE FUN
WEEKEND AHEAD, DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNICATIONS, LEAH ALONG WITH
HER MAJESTY, HER HIGHNESS,
QUEEN VICTORIA.
HELLO ALL OF YOU.
SO YOU GUYS HAVE SO MUCH GOING
ON DURING THIS WEEKEND.
THERE'S A PARADE AND THERE'S
GREAT MUSIC.
CAN YOU GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF
WHAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT, PEOPLE
WHO HAVEN'T BEEN BEFORE, WHAT'S
IN STORE.
>> IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME
DOWN TO GALVESTON AND WALK
THROUGH THE BUILDINGS AND
ARCHITECTURE DURING THE TIME
FRAME OF CHARLES DICKENS WHEN
HE WAS WRITING THE CHRISTMAS
STORY WE ALL KNOW SO WELL IS
WHAT YOU'LL BE SURROUNDED BY IN
GALVESTON.
>> LEAH, THIS IS SUCH A GREAT
EVENT FOR GALVESTON.
IT'S ALWAYS PACKED, IT'S GREAT
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, AND THIS
IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER ONE OF
THOSE WEEKENDS, AND YOU
ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME IN
COSTUME.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
SO ANYONE WHO COMES IN
VICTORIAN COSTUME GETS HALF OFF
ADMISSION, SO THAT'S ALWAYS FUN.
WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT DICKENS IS
TRULY EVERYONE DOES PARTICIPATE.
LOTS OF PARADES AND EVENTS AND
YOU REALLY DO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
BACK IN TIME SO, IT'S ONE OF MY
FAVORITES PERSONALLY FOR SURE
>> YOUR MAJESTY, QUEEN
VICTORIA, WHAT IS YOUR ROLE IN
ALL OF THE FESTIVITIES, BECAUSE
I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE A VERY
BUSY WOMAN.
>> TYPE CERTAINLY MY ROLE
BECAUSE I OVERSEE THE ENTIRE
FESTIVAL, AND WE ARE DELIGHTED
AGAIN THIS YEAR TO WELCOME
THREE MEMBERS OF THE DICKENS
FAMILY TO OUR FESTIVAL.
SO I'M DELIGHTED TO SHALL WE
SAY VISIT THE FELLOW COUNTRYMEN.
>> OKAY.
>> I LOVE IT.
REALLY 50 DIFFERENT EVENTS
GOING ON?
HIGH NUMBER.
>> WELL, SO THAT'S A PART OF
GALVESTON IN GENERAL DURING THE
HOLIDAY SEASON.
THERE'S 50 DAYS OF HOLIDAY
FESTIVITIES AND THAT INCLUDES
EVERYTHING FROM DICKENS ON THE
STRAND TO FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AT
MOODY GARDENS TO ICELAND.
>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
WE'RE SEEING SHOTS OF LAST YEAR.
>> THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, ALSO
THE HOLIDAY SHOWS AT THE GRAND
1984 OPERA HOUSE, AND IS SO
DICKENS TENDS TO BE OUR MOST
FAMOUS PACKED WEEKEND BECAUSE
EVERYONE LOVES THIS EVENT, BUT
GALVESTON THE WHOLE HOLIDAY
SEASON, AND SO IF YOU DON'T
HAVE A CHANCE TO COME THIS
WEEKEND, YOU CAN CERTAINLY COME
ANY OTHER TIME THROUGH THE
BEGINNING OF JANUARY.
>> THIS IS A TRIED AND TRUE
EVENT, A VERY FAMOUS EVENT AS
FOR THE ISLAND, BUT THERE'S A
FEW THINGS THAT ARE NEW THIS
YEAR, INCLUDING A LITTLE
SPECIAL SHOWING, A MOVIE, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT.
SO SATURDAY NIGHT, WE'RE GOING
CHRISTMAS CAROL IN SAENGERFEST
PARK.
THAT'S 7:30 SATURDAY NIGHT, SO
EVERYONE GETS TO WATCH A FAMOUS
MUPPET MOVIE THERE.
>> NOW SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES
ARE A LITTLE BIT IRREVERENT
AND, YOUR MAJESTY, I MUST ASK
YOU ABOUT THE VICTORIAN BED
RACES?
>> WHAT VICTORIAN BED RACES?
>> AREN'T PEOPLE RACING ON BEDS
BEING PUSHED DOWN THE STREET?
>> I UNDERSTANDSOME FORMER
COLONISTS ARE INVOLVED IN THAT.
>> YOU LOOK THE OTHER WAY.
>> PERHAPS THAT'S THE BEST WAY
TO PUT IT.
>> SERIOUSLY, THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A FUN EVENT.
>> ANYONE CAN ENTER.
YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE YOUR OWN
BED AND A TEAM OF FIVE PEOPLE,
BUT IT IS A TON OF FUN.
>> SO YOU GET A BUNCH OF BEDS
ON WHEELS AND PEOPLE ARE
LITERALLY RACING IT DOWN THE
STREET.
>> YOU RUN HALFWAY DOWN THE
COURT, YOU DO A FIRE DRILL
AROUND IT, PERSON TAKES OFF A
DOES THE SECOND HALF OF THE
RACE.
>> SOUNDS LIKE WHAT I DID LAST
WEEKEND.
SO WE'RE SEEING SOME VIDEOS OF
>> AH, YES.
>> AND COULD YOU JUST WALK US
THROUGH WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE,
YOUR MAJESTY.
>> WE'RE SEEING A HUGE CROWD,
THE QUEEN'S PARADE.
I START IT WITH THE BAGPIPERS,
OUR TOWN CRIER.
WE HAVE CARRIAGES CARRYING
MEMBERS OF THE DICKENS FAMILY.
>> BALLOON SWORD FIGHTS.
THAT'S COOL.
>> BUT IT'S QUITE ENTERTAINING.
>> NOW FRIDAY ADMISSION IS
FREE, BY THE WAY.
BUT EVEN IF YOU'RE COMING ON
ONE OF THE NONFREE DAYS,
TICKETS START AUDIT, WHAT, $13?
>> ADVANCE TICKETS ARE $13.
THEY GO TO 15 THE DAY OF THE
EVENT.
YOU CAN GET THOSE ON-LINE, AREA
HISTORICAL FOUNDATION'S
LOCATIONS AS WELL.
>> BUT WE DO HAVE A WAY FOR
PEOPLE TO GET THERE.
WE'RE DOING A LITTLE V.I.P.
GIVE-AWAY?
>> YES, WE ARE.
>> GIVE US THE DETAILS ON THAT.
>> WELL, HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL
GO HOME WITH THE EVENT WITH A
PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE FESTIVAL
TOANOTHER NEW EVENT, THE
DICKENS SOIREE AT OUR BISHOP'S
PALACE FOR THE SUNSET PARTY ON
THE 1877 TALL SHIP ALISSA AND
THEN TWO SEATS IN ONE OF THE
PARADES.
>> OH, THAT'S COOL.
WHAT A FUN GIVE-AWAY FOR PEOPLE.
SO IF YOU DO WANT TO ENTER
THIS, YOU HAVE TO VISIT OUR
FACEBOOK PAGE.
SEARCH HOUSTONLIFE.TV, THERE'S
A CONTEST TAB OR JUST SEARCH
FOR DICKENS ON THE STRAND.
SOME LUCKY WINNER IS GOING TO
HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND AHEAD.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WHEN YOU'RE SITTING, AND
WHOEVER THAT WINNER IS WHEN
YOU'RE SITTING IN THE CARRIAGE
IN THE QUEEN'S PARADE, YOUR
MAJESTY, WHAT'S THE PROPER WAY
TO WAVE?
YOU ARE THE EXPERT.
HOW DO WE WAVE?
>> THE QUEEN'S WAVE IS JUST
SIMPLY VERY SMALL, VERY
ELEGANT, BECAUSE AFTER YOU DO
IT FOR 30 MINUTES, IT BECOMES
RATHER TIRING.
>> IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE
GENTLY.
YOU WERE TELLING ME BEFORE THE
SHOW WHEN I CAME UP TO SHAKE
YOUR HAND, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A
FULL YEAR SINCE I'VE SEEN YOU,
THAT YOU NEVER TOUCH THE QUEEN.
>> NEVER TOUCH THE QUEEN.
>> YOU DO NOT TOUCH THE QUEEN
WITHOUT HER PERMISSION.
>> SO PROTOCOL FOR PEOPLE OUT
IN GALVESTON THIS WEEKEND, YOU
CAN APPROACH THE QUEEN BUT DO
NOT TOUCH HER, DON'T TRY TO
SHAKE HER HAND.
RIGHT?
I'M THE SAME WAY, A TOTALS
GERMOPHOBE.
JUST KIDDING.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
>> IT'S A GREAT EVENT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
PLANNING YOUR WEEKEND OF FUN,
JUST CHECK OUT DICKENS ON THE
LOG ONTO GALVESTON
>> COMING UP, COURTNEY, GIVING