Coastal Bend Events

Scarlet Lady Sip & Shuck Oyster Farm Tour
2025-10-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-07 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Dolphin Adventures-Scarlet Lady, 440 W. Cotter Ave., Slip B, Port Aransas, TX, 78373, United States
Come join the fun at Sip & Shuck Sundays aboard the Scarlet Lady—the first-ever Port Aransas, Texas oyster farm boat tour to Texas Clear Water Oyster Gardens! Enjoy a welcome glass of prosecco, an engaging behind-the-scenes look at oyster mariculture, freshly shucked one-of-a-kind local oysters, and a perfectly paired glass of wine. Tours run the first Sunday of every month. Space is limited, so book early!
An experience that’s as educational as it is indulgent. After the talk, guests are invited to taste freshly shucked Texas Clear Water Select Oysters, served raw and briny right from the sea. Oysters are paired with a glass of wine curated to complement the flavors and textures of the Gulf-grown delicacies.
Whether celebrating something special or just toasting to the weekend, Sip & Shuck Sunday offers the perfect blend of salt, swirl, and serenity.
The Sip & Shuck Sunday Oyster Farm Tour will sell out quickly, so booking in advance is highly recommended. Seating is limited to keep the experience intimate and enjoyable.
Book your spot now and get ready to unwind the Port A way.
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Private Sip & Shuck Oyster Tour
Host a one-of-a-kind private experience aboard the Scarlet Lady! Cruise to Texas Clear Water Oyster Gardens with your group of up to 30 guests. Enjoy a welcome glass of prosecco, a private oyster mariculture presentation, freshly shucked local oysters, and wine pairings—all in an unforgettable coastal setting. Perfect for celebrations, corporate outings, or special gatherings. Custom departure times are available.
No outside food or drinks allowed on the boat.

Seafair 2025
2025-10-05, 2025-10-04, 2025-10-03 | Rockport Festival Grounds, 1500 E. Laurel, Rockport, TX, 78382, United States
Come to the 50th annual Rockport-Fulton SeaFair!! Where there will be fun for the entire family!
Rockport-Fulton SeaFair is a 4-day sea-themed festival featuring live entertainment as well as art, food, and crafts market vendors. A grand parade on Saturday morning will highlight all the festivities, which include, Gumbo sales, a carnival, crab races, water activities, a boat and car show, cardboard boat races, and more!
NEW & Exciting This Year: StaleKracker, Cooking with Cajun & WadeFishez
have teamed up to create a lively Cajun cooking show that blends humor, culinary expertise, and southern charm. Their performances, often featured at festivals and food events across the South, are a hit with fans who enjoy their unique take on Cajun cuisine.
ALSO NEW THIS YEAR – Thursday Night Community Night – offering $3 General Admission and as a way to show our appreciation for all they do we are offering free admission to all military, first responders, and teachers!
Location: Festival Grounds at Rockport Harbor. 101 Seabreeze Drive, Rockport, TX 78382
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Heritage Park Market Days
2025-10-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Park, 1581 N Chaparral St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78401, United States
Join us for a fun day of shopping 🛍 at Heritage Park Market Days. This event will be held at Heritage Park in downtown Corpus Christi on the 1st Saturday of each month from 10 am-4 pm.
Enjoy shopping with over 100 + vendors 🎪, food trucks 🚐, and great 🎵 music 🎶. Shop in a relaxing atmosphere while leisurely strolling 🚶‍♀️‍➡️along the beautiful historic homes🏘 and giant oak trees 🌳 that shade the winding walkways .
This market offers a diverse selection of handcrafted jewelry 📿, exquisite pottery 🏺 ,stylish clothing 👗, tasty baked goods 🍞, delicious Food trucks 🚐, and so much more.
As always, this event is family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 oriented and pet 🐕‍🦺🐈🦜 friendly. So, pack up the whole family and come spend the day with us. 🌸🌞🌸
We hope to see you there.

Salt Water Trail Walk
2025-10-04 08:00 - 10:00 | Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture, North 1200 Port St., Port Aransas, TX, 78373, United States
Come take a walk on the Salt Island Trail!
First Saturday of every month.
Register at porta.recdesk.com Registration is required and free.

Family Beach Walk
2025-10-03 09:00 - 11:00 | Port Aransas Beach, 230 N. On The Beach, Port Aransas, TX, 78373, United States
Learn fun beachcombing facts while strolling along the shoreline. A guided tour with Texas Master Naturalist, Julie Findley. Learn about what washes up on the beach between the Pier and the Jetty. Registration is Free and Encouraged. porta.recdesk.com

Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!
2025-10-02 18:00 - 19:30 | American Bank Center, 1901 N. Shoreline Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX, 78401, United States
Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! Presented by Walmart
Thursday, October 2nd at 6:00PM
American Bank Center Selena Auditorium
Terrapin Station Entertainment and TEG Life Like Touring, in association with Universal Destinations and Experiences, present Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! Presented by Walmart, a brand-new stage show inspired by the magical world of the global preschool sensation from DreamWorks Animation.
In this a-MEOW-zing musical show, Gabby unboxes a special acorn that needs the magical touch of a rainbow to grow. But when CatRat causes a color cat-astrophe and breaks the rainbow, Gabby and the Gabby Cats must find the colors again to set things right.
Gabby, Pandy Paws and friends travel to the Cat-O-Sphere, Mermaid-Lantis and some favorite Dollhouse locations in search of the colors that will make rebuilding the rainbow, possible. Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! Presented by Walmart brings to life an exciting original story featuring incredible puppets, dynamic staging, a talented live show cast of singer-actor-puppeteers and songs from the beloved series, including “Hey Gabby”, “You Can’t Spell Meow Without Me” and “Sprinkle Party”.

Plant Cutting Exchange
2025-10-01 18:00 - 19:00 | The Annex, 106 S Chaparral St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78401, United States
Join us for our plant exchange! You know we love this stuff. Bring a plant cutting, plant or seeds and take a plant cutting, plant or seeds!
HOW TO participate? Take a propogation from one of your current plants, put it in a cute jar or glass, and bring it to exchange with someone else!
“When you have a nice plant and it’s doing great
You take off a leaf and you propagate
You make another plant
Ooooooooh yeah a baby brother plant”

Strike For Success Bowling Tournament
2025-09-28 14:00 - 17:00 | CM Lanes, 2285 West Wheeler Avenue, Aransas Pass, TX, 78336, United States
🎳 Join Us for the Ingleside Chamber’s First Bowling Tournament! 🎳
The Ingleside Chamber is thrilled to host our first-ever Bowling Tournament at CM Lanes in Aransas Pass! This exciting event will serve as a fundraiser for our scholarship program, helping support local students.
Team Registration: $400 per 4-person team
Includes: ✅ Team lane
✅ Shoe rentals
✅ A pizza to fuel your game
✅ A pitcher of your choice: tea, soda, or beer
💰 Winner Payouts:
🏆 1st Place: $500
🥈 2nd Place: $400
🥉 3rd Place: $300
Don’t miss out on the fun and competition! Sign up today and support a great cause.
📞 For more information, contact the Chamber office at 361-776-2906 or email Kortney at ingchamber4@gmail.com.

KadabraCon
2025-09-28 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-27 10:00 - 2025-09-28 01:00, 2025-09-26 16:00 - 2025-09-27 01:00 | American Bank Center, 1901 N. Shoreline Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX, 78401, United States
KadabraCon, a universe where fandoms collide, and every guest becomes part of magic. Inspired by immersive worlds of animation, gaming, horror, and more, we create an experience that transcends the ordinary. Bringing together pop-culture and fantasy under one roof. Uniting fans from all walks of life in a space where they can explore, engage, and inspire.

Flavors of the Coastal Bend 2025
2025-09-25 17:00 - 19:00 | Aransas Pass Civic Center, 700 W. Wheeler Ave, Aransas Pass, TX, 78336, United States
Come out and join us at Flavors of the Coastal Bend and sample great food from local eateries! This event will include a large raffle, music, a cake walk, bingo and complimentary adult beverages.

All local restaurants, food trucks, and catering businesses are welcome to participate in this event.

All cuisines are welcome!

Event Theme: Neon Nights & Delicious Bites

Trophies will be awarded in the following categories:

Best overall aesthetic in theme with the event, presented to a participating business.
Best-themed attire, presented to a patron of the event.

Tortuga's Annual Pour & Pair Dinner feat. Garrison Brothers Bourbon
2025-09-25 11:00 - 22:00 | Tortuga’s Saltwater Grill, 429 N. Alister St., Port Aransas, TX, 78373, United States
Join the fun at this signature annual event. This year the staff at Tortuga’s is thrilled to partner with Garrison Brothers Whiskey. Savor an expertly curated multi-course menu, perfectly paired to showcase the rich, bold flavors of Garrison Brothers bourbon. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening full of exceptional cuisine, legendary Texas bourbon, and even better company!

Conquer The Coast
2025-09-20 | Whataburger Field, 734 E Port Ave, Corpus Christi, TX, 78382, United States
The United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce Foundation invites you to experience the adventure of riding your bicycle around Corpus Christi Bay’s shoreline by participating in the Annual Conquer the Coast presented by H-E-B bike ride. It has gained the reputation of being one of the most unique rides in Texas and continues to grow annually.
*We anticipated 2024 was the last year we rode over the old Harbor Bridge, and with that, comes a slightly different route for the 66 mile riders between the start/finish line and North Beach near the Texas State Aquarium & the USS Lexington. Once we have a confirmed route (approved by TXDoT, the City of Corpus Christi, and Traffic Control) we will update accordingly.
Conquer the Coast packs so much into one ride that no other cycling event quite compares. The H-E-B 66-mile ride begins at 7:30a.m. in the heart of Corpus Christi’s Sports, Entertainment and Arts District (N. Bayfront Park, Corpus Christi, TX 78401). See some of the region’s most iconic views, an award-winning art museum and the awe-inspiring water gardens. Your trek up the bridge gives you a bird’s eye view of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and the nation’s 5th largest port to your left. One your right, you’ll see a National Landmark, the USS Lexington and the Texas State Aquarium. All with the expansive Corpus Christi Bay, as the backdrop, where you survey the very coast you set out to conquer.
The adventure has only begun as you begin to circumnavigate the highways clockwise through all the picturesque towns that line the shores of Corpus Christi Bay. Portland, Aransas Pass, Ingleside and Port Aransas all offer their own unique flair to the Coastal Bend and promise spectacular views along the way. The Port Aransas Ferry connects you to Mustang & Padre Island where the true test begins. Some call it the “Toughest 18 Miles in Texas” as this stretch of Mustang Island is what it’s all about. It’s what separates the joy riders from the cyclists. This ride offers the unique opportunity to ride through the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. A quick ride past the island campus of Texas A&M Corpus Christi and you hit Ocean Drive: easily one of the most scenic drives in all of Texas.
If the H-E-B 66-mile ride is not for you, Conquer the Coast also offers a 21-mile ride, as well as the Flint Hills Resources 10-mile ‘Family Ride‘.

Austin Street Art Walk
2025-09-13 10:00 - 19:00 | Austin Street, Austin St, Rockport, TX, 78382, United States
Austin Street Art Walk
Every second Saturday of each month, from 10 am to 7pm. Austin Street Art Walk is presented by Rockport Center for the Arts, in partnership with local galleries, restaurants, and businesses located along Austin St. (over 30 participating businesses) Art Walk is a free, alfresco, walkable experience featuring an ever-changing mix of participants representing various art mediums such as paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography, textiles, as well as live music, artist demonstrations, food and more.
The monthly events include an ever-changing mix of participants and art mediums such as paintings, ceramics, jewelry, photography, textiles, as well as live music, artist demonstrations, food and more.
Saturday’s festivities conclude with a free reception celebrating the current exhibitions on display at Rockport Center for the Arts from 5-7pm. All are welcome!

Rockport Downtown Farmers Market
2025-09-13 09:00 - 13:00 | Rockport Downtown Farmers Market, 105 S. Austin St., Rockport, TX, 78382, United States
A great place to buy local produce as well as jams, jellies, & pickled produce. There will often be fresh-baked bread, local honey, eggs, and locally raised beef. Located in the parking lot at 105 S. Austin St. Every 2nd Saturday of the month.

Patriot 5K Fun Run/Walk
2025-09-11 17:00 - 21:00 | North Bayfront Park, 1513-1517 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX, 78401, United States
This year marks the 14th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001. In an effort to make sure Americans do not forget the attacks of that day, and in order to honor the brave First Responders who made great sacrifices on our behalf, as well as those who stand ready to do so today, Interim Police Chief Mike Markle has announced the 5th annual Patriot 5K Run/Walk. The event will be held Friday, September 11, 2015 at North Shoreline Blvd. Event opens at 5 p.m. with a commemoration ceremony at 5:30 p.m. followed by the run at 6 p.m.
This commemoration is sponsored by Corpus Christi Police Foundation (CCPF), a 501(c) (3) whose mission is to create a safer Corpus Christi by strengthening the bond between the Corpus Christi Police Department and the citizens it serves. In an effort to include and encourage as many people as possible who wish to participate in honoring our First Responders, there will be no entry fee for participation again this year. Instead, participants will receive entry and a commemorative t-shirt complements of CCPF and its supporters.
