Port Isabel, South Padre Island and the space in between will host the 28th annual Longest Causeway Run and Fitness Walk at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.
28th annual Longest Causeway Run and Fitness Walk
WHEN: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14
WHERE: Port Isabel Community Center, 213 Yturria St., Port Isable
COST: Run is $20, walk is $15 and students cost $10 with an ID
ONLINE: http://portisabel.org/chamber/?page_id=56
CALL: (956) 943-2262
South Padre Island’s Hilton Garden Inn will host Banzaikon 2011, a gathering of anime-related activities, starting at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16 and continuing through Sunday, Dec. 18.
Banzaikon 2011
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 16, through Sunday, Dec. 18
WHERE: The Inn, 1709 Padre Blvd., South Padre Island
ONLINE: http://www.banzaikon.org/
The Museum of South Texas History will host “Fandango!,” a dinner and tribute to the role South Padre Island has played in this region’s heritage, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22.
Cocktails will be served first, followed by a surf and turf dinner. There will also be an auction and a drawing. This is a fundraising event for the museum.
Fandango!
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22
WHERE: Museum of South Texas History, 200 N. Closner Blvd., Edinburg
COST: $100 per person
Join the Cosplay Cares Coalition on Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 at the Comfort Suites Beachside Hotel. The mini-convention will hold a special parade and join the Walk for Women’s charity march to fight breast cancer. The event will also feature a multitude of activities for participants including, art exhibits, poetry readings, videogaming, panels, and a pool party.
Musical performances by The Skeptic, The Early Release, Soon to Be, Adios Pluto, OK Robot, DJ Thomas Roux, DJ T-Virus and A Crown in Peril are scheduled. The event will have 24-hour movie rooms, which will screen films according to their genre, including animation, sci-fi/fantasy, action, drama/domedy and horror.
For vendors interested in participating, standard packages are $55 for a 6’ by 8 ‘ space. The Deluxe package which offers a 15’ by 20’ space is $85 and the rockstar package is free for those who rent a double room suite and use the living room area to sell.
Hotel rooms are going at $49 to $99 a night. For more information, call Johnny Zamora at (956) 639-8586 or email theoriginalcultclassic@gmail.com. Visit the Walk for Women website here to find out more about the charity.
WHEN: 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, through Sunday, Oct. 2
WHERE: Comfort Suites Beachside Hotel, 912 Padre Blvd., South Padre Island
COST: Free
CALL: Johnny Zamora, (956) 639-8586
Check out the events Facebook page here.
Professional and amateur sand castle sculptors will flock to the Island for Sand Castle Days starting Wednesday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Oct. 23, on South Padre Island.
There will be tons for families to enjoy, including free sand castle lessons, arts and crafts vendors, competitions and live music.
WHEN: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, through 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23
WHERE: North SPI, near Clayton’s Resort, 6900 Padre Blvd.
ONLINE: http://sandcastledays.com/
The hottest day of the year doesn’t have to be spent inside. Head over to the island and celebrate at Indian Summer, an event that will feature live music, bodypainting, headdresses, a bonefire and people dressed like “Indians.”
Live acts include Glasnost, Dancinatra, Lambda, The Square Roots, Moi Je Joue, The Cuttyrs, TZU Gardens, Swiss Guard, The Knight of Phoenix, The Alldays, Oh Broken Remedy, Venture the Wilderness and Velvet Skydiver.
WHEN: 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20
WHERE: Clayton’s Resort/Beach Bar and Grill, 6900 Padre Blvd., South Padre Island
ONLINE: here
The hottest day of the year doesn’t have to be spent inside. Head over to the island and celebrate at Indian Summer, an event that will feature live music, bodypainting, headdresses, a bonefire and people dressed like “Indians.” Live acts include Glasnost, Dancinatra, Lambda, The Square Roots, Moi Je Joue, The Cuttyrs, TZU Gardens, Swiss Guard, The Knight of Phoenix, The Alldays, Oh Broken Remedy, Venture the Wilderness and Velvet Skydiver. Check out the event Facebook page here .
WHEN: 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21
WHERE: Clayton’s Resort/Beach Bar and Grill, 6900 Padre Blvd., South Padre Island
Owners of Ford Mustangs are invited to pack up their sports cars with friends and family and join the South Texas Mustang Club for a cruise Sunday, Aug. 7, to South Padre Island.
Club members in the Upper Valley will meet at 9:30 a.m. and take off at 10 a.m. from the Burger King near El Centro Mall in Pharr; the Mid-Valley drivers will meet at 10 a.m. at the old K-Mart parking lot in Weslaco and start driving at 10:30 a.m.; Lower Valley cruisers will hook up at 10:30 a.m. at the rest area off of Expressway 83/77 at 10:30 a.m. and start their engines at 11 a.m.
WHEN: 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 7
WHERE: Burger King, 400 N. Jackson Road, Pharr; Old K-Mart parking lot, Weslaco; Rest stop off Expressway 83/77, west of Highway 100 exit
CALL: Jesse Islas, (956) 681-0586
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