Port Aransas Events

Plan your trip around Port Aransas's best festivals, fishing tournaments, and seasonal celebrations. Find lodging that puts you minutes from the action.

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Atlantic blue marlin leaping from blue ocean water, its bill and dorsal fin visible above the surface.

08/06/2026 - 08/10/2026

Texas Legends Billfish Tournament 2026

Port Aransas Harbor

Premier offshore billfish tournament drawing elite competitors to Port Aransas's harbor.

Small fishing boat silhouetted on calm open water in warm sunset light.

07/09/2026 - 07/12/2026

Deep Sea Roundup 2026

Port Aransas Harbor

One of the oldest fishing tournaments on the Texas coast — offshore competition out of Port Aransas Harbor.

Red, white, and blue fireworks bursting over a calm harbor with fishing boats moored on the water at dusk

07/04/2026

Port Aransas July 4th Celebration 2026

Roberts Point Park & Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion

Independence Day celebration with live music and a fireworks display over the Port Aransas harbor.

Runner moving along a bright sandy beach beside shallow surf and a line of palm trees.

05/23/2026 - 05/24/2026

Port Aransas Beach Dash 2026

Horace Caldwell Pier

5K beach run/walk benefiting the Youth Development Foundation. 8 AM start.

Small sailboat on rippled blue water at sunset, with golden light spreading across the bay.

05/21/2026 - 05/22/2026

Wine on the Water Sunset Cruise 2026

The Scarlet Lady

Sunset cruise with a charcuterie board for two and premium wine — 1.5-hour evening voyage on the bay.

Open sandy beach with kites flying in a pastel sky above a runner and beach umbrellas.

05/09/2026 - 05/10/2026

Port Aransas Spring Kite Festival 2026

Port Aransas Beach (markers 1–20)

Fly It Port A's Spring Kite Festival — bright colors, ocean breezes, and family-friendly fun across the beach.

Close-up sand sculpture on a beach, with carved rounded shapes catching low warm light.

04/17/2026 - 04/19/2026

Texas SandFest 2026

Port Aransas Beach

The largest beach sand sculpture competition in the USA, raising funds for local non-profits and scholarships.

Two whooping cranes flying over a misty coastal marsh at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.

02/19/2026 - 02/22/2026

Whooping Crane Festival 2026

Port Aransas, TX

The 29th annual celebration of the migration of endangered Whooping Cranes — birding tours, lectures, and field trips across the Coastal Bend.