Island news
Fall into winter on South Padre: the dates worth saving
The Shrimp Cook-Off, the Lighted Boat Parade and January's Market Days, with each date checked against the organizer's own page.
Island news
What is happening on and around South Padre Island.
Island news
October on the island: Sandcastle Days and Queen Isabella Days
Master sand sculptors at Clayton's October 2–4, and eight days of Queen Isabella Days across the bay in Port Isabel.
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No tropical system is threatening the western Gulf this weekend
The National Hurricane Center's 18 September outlook puts the only Atlantic area it is watching several hundred miles southwest of the Azores.
Island news
Laguna Atascosa's trails are open daily; the Bahia Grande unit is closed
The refuge across the bay is open sunrise to sunset every day of the year, its visitor center Tuesday to Friday — and the unit off Highways 48 and 100 is shut.
All times South Padre Island time.