Category: Special Event

Get ready for Pride Month and dive into fun at GIFT’s booth!

Stop by the Love & Craft Corner for some family fun and learn how your support of GIFT’s June 14th fundraiser helps them make a real difference for our local LGBTQ+ community.

Date & Time

Sunday, May 18

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Sunday, June 1

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market

About Galveston Island Fundraising of Texas (GIFT)

GIFT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Galveston County, Texas that is focused on raising funds, promoting equality, and providing resources to support initiatives that uplift the local LGBTQ+ community. Through membership dues and donations, we host fundraisers that assist local organizations in areas such as education, health and wellness, and food pantry assistance. Additionally, we are able to provide financial assistance to LGBTQ+ individuals in emergency situations through our Jerry Eubank Angel Fund. With each board member bringing experience from other nonprofit organizations, GIFT is proud to serve and make a lasting positive impact on the Galveston County LGBTQ+ community. Learn more>

Local Galvestonians Charlie & Lauren Eddy are facing a tough time, and as members of our GOFM orbit who are beloved by many, we’re coming together to lift them up!

These two have poured so much creativity into our community as talented artists and musicians. In particular, Charlie’s unique collage art is prized among many (and we’ve been lucky to offer his pieces at many of our OkraFest gala auctions!) Now, it’s our turn to show our love and pour some goodness their way.

Join us for a day at market where we’ll all make our own collages in tribute to our friend Charlie–and you can contribute a few shekels to their support as well. Come out, get creative and support some of our own who need to know how cherished they are!

Make a donation directly to their GoFundMe here>

Date & Time

Sunday, May 11

at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Come shellebrate the turtles of our world at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market! Dive into the world of sea turtles with hands-on activities, real artifacts, and fascinating stories from experts.

Learn how these majestic creatures are rescued and rehabilitated, and discover how students from GOFM’s Young Gardeners Program contribute by growing produce to help heal recovering turtles.

A fun and informative event for all ages—don’t miss this chance to support sea turtle conservation!

Date & Time

Sunday, April 27

at Galveston’s Own Farmers MArket

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

About The Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research

The Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research, based at Texas A&M University at Galveston, is dedicated to advancing sea turtle research at every level—from molecular studies to population and ecosystem conservation. With a mission to restore sea turtle populations and safeguard critical habitats, the Center fosters collaboration across the Gulf of Mexico to build a vibrant community of scholars and scientists committed to sea turtle biology and preservation.

Kids of all ages can stop by the Society of Neuroscience Galveston booth to pick up a Market “Scavenger Hunt” where you’ll search around market for clues!

Bring the completed Hunt back to their booth to receive a sweet goodie bag featuring a tasty treat made by Underwater Oven! There will be enough goodies for 50 kiddos, so come early.

Kids can also make their wicked cool Brain Caps, make a neuron out of candy, and Pin the Tail on the Bunny!

Sunday, April 20 (Easter)

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Galveston’s Own Farmers Market

About Society for Neuroscience Galveston

A big thanks to our co-sponsor the Society for Neuroscience Galveston. SfN Galveston is a student-led chapter committed to education for under-resourced schools and raising awareness and money for neurological disease research.

Community Crafted Keepsakes — Let’s make some picture-perfect memories. We’ve got the frames + craft supplies, you bring the vision.

Plus, meet the fun crew from Texas A&M Galveston’s NLOC (Neurodivergent Leadership on Campus)!

Date & Time

Sunday, April 20

at Galveston’s Own Farmers MArket

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Wrangle up those unwanted pieces in your closet and bring them to the market to find a new home – at a Clothing Swap hosted by Elisabeth Joy with Luxe and Loam! 

How does it work?

1.   Bring any gently-used clothes/shoes by 11:00 AM – up to 15 items MAX!

2.   Drop them off at the Clothing Swap racks

3.   ‘Shop’ for items you like – up to the same # of items you brought!

4.   Any clothes left after market will go to Resource & Crisis Center of Galveston County.

Please aim to bring your goodies & shopping totes by 11:00 AM. Share the love and find new fabulous fits!

Date & Time

Sunday, April 6th, 2025

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

About Luxe and Loam

Luxe & Loam is a creative space for Artist and Sewist, Elisabeth Joy, to rework and repair vintage and secondhand pieces into something that can be loved and worn once again. Elisabeth uses second hand fabrics as her canvas, and retro fashion influences as her inspiration. You’ll find anything from a repaired vintage pant, to a handmade quilted chore coat in her collections. You can find these one of a kind Luxe & Loam pieces at local pop-ups around Galveston, TX.

Learn more:

• luxeandloam.com

• instagram.com/luxeandloam

Join us in celebrating Jack Johnson’s birthday at GOFM! John Arthur Johnson, nicknamed the “Galveston Giant”, was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion. His memory continues to live on our island. In partnership with the local NAACP chapter of Galveston, patrons can:

• partake in a little Jack Johnson Trivia to win fun prizes,

• take photos with our Jack Johnson photo op,

• and enjoy a free treat from Underwater Oven! (For the first 100 guests!)

Date & Time

Sunday, March 30

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

About National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

We are the home of grassroots activism for civil rights and social justice. We advocate, agitate, and litigate for the civil rights due to Black America. We envision an inclusive community rooted in liberation where all persons can exercise their civil and human rights without discrimination. We are committed to a world without racism where Black people enjoy equitable opportunities in thriving communities.

Hold onto your Mardi Gras Beads until March 23, because you can recycle your Mardi Gras Beads at Market thanks to Beads for Needs — one of Ball High School’s TOR Store Projects! Plus, make your own bracelet while learning about their projects.

See you then!

Dates:

March 23

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Location:

The Depot on Market

3304 Market, Galveston, TX 77550

About Ball High School’s TOR Store Projects,

partnered with Yagas Foundation

Beads will have a renewed purpose in helping the students at Ball High in Darren Muren’s Life Skills program and Rob Lewis’ entrepreneurial program – Incubator.

The Incubator business students will work closely with Life Skills students to collect, sort, clean and repackage the beads for sale on their online store & at their booth during Mardi Gras.

Click the images below to learn more.

Want to declutter and do good? Join the fun of the Buy Nothing Project! This global movement is all about sharing, lending, and gifting within your local community. Drop off your gently used treasures or snag something you need. It’s a win-win: less waste, more joy!

It is as easy as 1-2-3:

1. Bring up to 5 items MAX that you would like to give. Please no perishable food items!

2. Take what you need or want.

3. Any items left will be donated.

It’s a free-for-all of generosity! Give what you can, take what you need, or simply enjoy the community spirit. No strings attached, no quid pro quo. We’re all about the joy of giving without expecting anything in return. So, let’s keep the magic of pure gifting alive!

Sign up to Volunteer for Buy Nothing here>

Dates:

March 16, 2025

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market (3304 Market, 77550)

About the Buy Nothing.

Buy Nothing offers folks a way to give and receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide network of micro-local gift economies in which the true wealth is the web of connections formed between people who are real-life neighbors. Post anything you’d like to give away, lend, or share in the Buy Nothing community group. Ask for anything you’d like to receive for free or borrow. Keep it legal. Keep it civil.

Buy Nothing Galveston, TX, is for neighbors on Galveston Island, TX, in the neighborhoods located within our boundaries (Galveston Island).

You can join one group only – the group where you live – so you can literally “give where you live.” This is what builds community. In this group there is no buying or selling, no trades or bartering, no soliciting for cash. It is an adult-only, hyper-local gift economy. Buy Nothing is not a charity or community bulletin board.

Learn more about the The Buy Nothing Project at

http://buynothingproject.org/