Mother's Day Champagne Brunch at the 1880 Garten Verein

Held in the gorgeous 1880 Garten Verein, this festive brunch features individual seating for you and your group, a special gift for mothers, live music, and more. Tickets are available for brunch only or with a Homes Tour ticket.

The brunch is open seating. If you intend to sit as a group, we recommend purchasing your tickets together in one order, and our staff will work to accommodate your group seating.

Tickets are non-refundable.

Event Menu:

• Scrambled Eggs
• Carving Station w/ Rosemary Garlic Pork Loin
• Chicken Pasta w/ Basil Cream Sauce
• Sausage Links and Biscuits w/ Sausage Gravy
• Cheese Grits
• Roasted New Potatoes w/ Peppers and Onions
• Fresh Fruit Salad
• Shrimp Salad
• Broccoli and Raisin Salad
• Cucumber, Grape Tomato, Black Olives w/ Feta Cheese Salad
• Coffee-Tea-Water-Mimosas

ABOUT THE 1880 GARTEN VEREIN | In February 1876, a group of German businessmen organized the Galveston Garten Verein (“garden club”) as a social club for family and friends. Only Germans or German speakers could hold stock in the club, but others could petition for membership. The group purchased the five-acre homestead of Robert Mills, a prominent Galveston businessman, and laid out the property as a park, with a clubhouse (Mills’ former home), lawns, gardens and walkways, bowling alleys, tennis courts, croquet grounds, playgrounds, and a dancing pavilion. The Garten Verein’s tiered dancing pavilion, built in 1880, is the only one of the structures to survive the 1900 Storm (though it required extensive rebuilding).

ABOUT THE GALVESTON HISTORIC HOMES TOUR | Galveston Historical Foundation opens the doors to Galveston’s architectural history through public tours of privately owned homes during its annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour. Large, small, and everything in between, the 2024 tour will have something for everyone! In addition to the tours, the annual event features numerous special events, allowing guests unique experiences in many of the tour homes and historic sites across the island.

ABOUT GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION | Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF) was formed as the Galveston Historical Society in 1871 and merged with a new organization formed in 1954 as a non-profit entity devoted to historic preservation and history in Galveston County. Over the last sixty years, GHF has expanded its mission to encompass community redevelopment, historic preservation advocacy, maritime preservation, coastal resiliency and stewardship of historic properties. GHF embraces a broader vision of history and architecture that encompasses advancements in environmental and natural sciences and their intersection with historic buildings and coastal life and conceives of history as an engaging story of individual lives and experiences on Galveston Island from the 19th century to the present day.

Host or Publisher Galveston Historical Foundation