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09/28/2026

🎃👻 Get ready for a spooky weekend on the beach! 👻🎃

The City of Port Aransas Parks & Recreation is bringing back the Sand Pumpkin Patch & Night Glow on Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th — and this year, we’re kicking things off with a little extra Halloween fun!

🔥 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 | 7–9 PM
Join us for a Spooky Night on the Beach! Gather around the campfire, enjoy fun games, and grab a FREE s’more while supplies last. 📸 Get your picture taken with the glowing Halloween-themed sand sculpture created by the Port ARansas Port Aransas Sandcastle Guy, then share your best ghost story for a chance to win a prize! 👻

🎃 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 | 8 AM–12 PM
It’s time to get creative in the sand! Build and carve your very own jack-o-lantern in the sand. 🏖️🎃 Tools are provided, so just bring your imagination and your best spooky spirit!

📍 On the beach between Avenue G & Sandcastle (MM6)
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 ALL AGES WELCOME!

Whether you’re looking for a fun family activity, want to show off your sand-carving skills, or just love a good spooky night at the beach, this is one Halloween weekend you won’t want to miss!

For more information, visit porta.recdesk.com or call 361-749-4158.

🎃 Come play in the sand…if you dare! 👻🏖️

08/29/2026

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08/13/2026

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06/30/2026

🎆 There’s no better place to watch the fireworks than from the water! 🇺🇸

Celebrate the Fourth of July aboard the Wharf Cat or S**t Cat with dolphins, ocean breezes, and front-row views of a spectacular fireworks show over Port Aransas.

✨ Seats are going fast—book your Fireworks Cruise today!
https://www.fishermanswharfporta.com/trips/fireworks-cruise/

06/20/2026

06/16/2026

A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle hatchling release is scheduled for Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 6:45am on Malaquite Beach. Here are a few things to consider!

⚠️ IF THERE IS NO UPDATE TO THIS POST, THAT MEANS THAT THE HATCHLING RELEASE IS HAPPENING AS PLANNED. ⚠️

📞 Call the Hatchling Hotline at (361) 949-7163 before you drive out to the seashore to make sure the release is happening. The hotline is a recorded message you can call anytime day or night.

🌩️ Hatchling releases may be cancelled if the turtles have not hatched on the expected date, due to bad weather (ex. pouring rain, lightning on the beach, high winds), extreme high tides, or flooding over roadways, etc.

💲 Park entrance fees are required to enter the park year-round. To save time, purchase your entrance pass online BEFORE coming to the park.

🎟️ The $10 per vehicle one-day pass expires at midnight on the date of purchase. Do not purchase this pass the night before the hatchling release as it will be expired in the morning. Purchase your $10 per vehicle one-day pass the morning of the hatchling release only AFTER calling the calling the Hatchling Hotline to verify the release is happening.

🪪 Annual and lifetime pass holders do not need to pay the park entrance fee but must present their pass and ID at the entrance station.

🚗 Expect delays of up to 30-minutes entering the park. Hatchling releases take place on Malaquite Beach in front of the Malaquite Visitor Center. The visitor center is located 15-minutes south of the park entrance station. Once you arrive at the release site, you must park in a parking lot, walk across the visitor center deck, down the ramp and out to the beach. Driving on Malaquite Beach to the hatchling release site is not permitted. If you have not been to the park before, take some time to look at a map of the park.

🐕‍🦺 Please leave your pets at home. Trained service animals, authorized under the ADA are allowed.

🛍️ Looking for a souvenir? The park store only accepts credit and debit cards or mobile phone payments.

❓ For more information about how to prepare to attend a release, please visit go.nps.gov/HatchlingRelease

06/16/2026

Motorists traveling between Port Aransas and Corpus Christi should expect delays over the next two weeks as lane closures are scheduled at the western end of the JFK Causeway. According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), daytime single-lane and shoulder closures are planned on the We...