This year’s Float the Boat has a whole new flav!

Make sure to mark your calendar because this dinner weekend will sell out fast.

Each evening, Artist Boat will host 180 guests under a tent on the newly acquired 141 acres of land at the Artist Boat Peninsula on the east side of the Coastal Heritage Preserve.

  • Friday, November 14
  • Saturday, November 15

Both evenings include a fabulous plated gourmet meal overlooking the water while watching the bay sunset and enjoying a curated menu of beer and wine, TWO live auctions one from each of the evening’s plein air painters, raffle tickets, and an online auction.

Individual Tickets go on sale September 1st

Our 2025 Honoree

Dr. Jack E. Davis
2018 Pulitzer Prize Winner

Professor of History
at University of Florida

Rothman Family Chair in Humanities

Professor Davis is a renowned author and editor of ten books, including his recent book, The Gulf:  The Making of an American Sea. He will share the importance of the Galveston ecosystem, his life growing up on the water, and how it influenced his writing and career.

A Book Signing will take place at Rosenberg Library
Stay tuned for Date And Time

November 14
Live Artists

Leroy LeFlore
Galveston, Texas
Media: Oil

Kathy Windrow
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Media: Watercolor

November 15
Live Artists

Lana Loveland
Sante Fe, Texas
Media: Acrylic

Kathy Windrow
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Media: Watercolor

Your sponsorship of Float the Boat will qualify your name, business or organization to be listed on our website, newsletters and event signage.  Logos will be placed on all marketing materials, including posters, invitation mailers, and correspondence.  Sponsorship is a great way to promote your company or organization to our growing list of constituents and donors. Click above to download the Sponsorship Form, including level descriptions.

Our Online Auction coincides with our Float the Boat Dinner Series.  Individuals and Companies are invited to donate products, event tickets, home rentals, and more to be auctioned off the week of the event.  All proceeds help Artist Boat continue educating K through Grey learners through the disciplines of art and science. Click above to download the Online Auction Donation Form.

Our Online Art Auction coincides with our Float the Boat Dinner Series.  Artists are invited to donate original art pieces to be auctioned off the week of the event.  All proceeds help Artist Boat continue educating K through Grey learners through the disciplines of art and science. Click above to download the Art Donation Form.

NEW on the Peninsula is the
Alice Anne Bay Nature Trail
 and The Weiser Way Trail.

Both will be open to enjoy.