SCHEDULE UPDATED 10/5 ~ Due to weather, some events have been rescheduled.
CAR SHOW & MEET & GREET at the PORT ISABEL EVENT & CULTURAL CENTER [5 p.m. to 8 p.m.] RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER > NEW DATE, SUNDAY, 10/11
Meet & Greet. Indoor/Outdoor. Concessions. Free, Public is Invited! Free tickets here: https://bit.ly/qid-tickets
[309 E. Railroad Ave.] Info: (956) 433-7195
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HOPPER HAUS [418 E. Queen Isabella Blvd.]
Live Music by Jimmy Jack Lawrence
PORT ISABEL ANTIQUE & FLEA MARKET [9 a.m. to 4 p.m.] RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER > NEW DATE, SUNDAY, 10/11
Location: Beulah Lee Park
Info: (956)433-1015
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RIDE FOR ROTARY [Register]
Annual Ride for Rotary begins at the Brownsville Event Center, crosses the Queen Isabella Causeway and ends at Louie's on South Padre Island.
QUEEN ISABELLA DAYS CROWNING
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1978 TIME CAPSULE CHECK-IN
Location: Port Isabel Public Library [217 N. Yturria St.]
Info: (956) 943-1822
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QUEEN ISABELLA EXHIBIT [9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission applies.]
Location: Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site Visitor Center [421 E. Queen Isabella Blvd.]
Info: (956) 943-0735
PAELLA COOK-OFF
Open to the Public! FREE! Grills fire up at 3 p.m. RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER > NEW DATE, SATURDAY, 10/10
FREE TICKETS here: https://bit.ly/qid-tickets
Registration: https://bit.ly/qid-paella
NEW Location: Maxan Street, Pachanga East Gate]
Info: (956) 433-7195 ~ Cooking starts at 3. Gates open: 6 p.m.
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1978 TIME CAPSULE CHECK-IN
Location: Port Isabel Public Library [217 N. Yturria St.]
Info: (956)943-1822
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HOPPER HAUS [418 E. Queen Isabella Blvd.]
Live Music: Open Mic hosted by the Kunkle Family Band
LUCHA LIBRE
Location: Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center [309 E. Railroad Ave.]
Info: (956) 433-7195. TICKETS here: https://bit.ly/qid-tickets
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1978 TIME CAPSULE CHECK-IN
Location: Port Isabel Public Library [217 N. Yturria St.]
Info: (956)943-1822
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QUEEN ISABELLA EXHIBIT [9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission applies.]
Location: Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site Visitor Center [421 E. Queen Isabella Blvd.]
Info: (956) 943-0735
QUEEN ISABELLA DAYS DANCE with RUBEN VELA
FREE Admission & Open to the Public! FREE tickets here: https://bit.ly/qid-tickets
Location: Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center [309 E. Railroad Ave.]
Info: (956) 433-7195
Doors Open: 6 p.m. Dance until 10 p.m.
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1978 TIME CAPSULE CHECK-IN
Location: Port Isabel Public Library [217 N. Yturria St.]
Info: (956) 943-1822
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QUEEN ISABELLA EXHIBIT [9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission applies.]
Location: Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site Visitor Center [421 E. Queen Isabella Blvd.]
Info: (956) 943-0735
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HOPPER HAUS [418 E. Queen Isabella Blvd.]
Live Music Bingo w/ DJ Venom
PACHANGA on MAXAN STREET [6 p.m. to 12 a.m.]
• Vendors: Food, Drink, Artisan, Activities
• 6:00 NORTHERN LIGHTS
• 7:00 REVO
• 8:45 BUCK N CRAZY
• 9:45 FIREWORKS SHOW over DOWNTOWN PORT ISABEL
• 10:30 DE PARRANDA [HEADLINER]
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FIREWORKS over MAXAN STREET [9:45 p.m.]
Firework show over downtown Port Isabel! Viewing from the top of the Port Isabel Lighthouse, Maxan Street, Pirates Landing Fishing Pier.
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QUEEN ISABELLA EXHIBIT [9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission applies.]
Location: Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site Visitor Center [421 E. Queen Isabella Blvd.]
Info: (956) 943-0735
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HOPPER HAUS [418 E. Queen Isabella Blvd.]
Live Music by Jimmy Jack Lawrence [Country]
PAELLA COOK-OFF
Open to the Public! FREE! Grills fire up at 3 p.m. RESCHEDULED from 10/6 DUE TO WEATHER > NEW DATE, SATURDAY, 10/10
FREE TICKETS here: https://bit.ly/qid-tickets
Registration: https://bit.ly/qid-paella
NEW Location: Maxan Street, Pachanga East Gate]
Info: (956) 433-7195 ~ Cooking starts at 3. Gates open: 6 p.m.
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PACHANGA on MAXAN STREET [6 p.m. to 12 a.m.]
• Vendors: Food, Drink, Artisan, Activities
• 6:00 RUBY ANNE [LIVE VIDEO SHOOT!]
• 7:00 AMBIZZION
• 8:00 VIDAL
• 9:00 PALACIO BROTHERS
• 10:30 DELTA BOYS [HEADLINER]
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HOPPER HAUS [418 E. Queen Isabella Blvd.]
Live Music by One Lone Pirate & the Tipsy Mermaid [Trop Rock]
PORT ISABEL ANTIQUE & FLEA MARKET [9 a.m. to 4 p.m.] RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER > NEW DATE, SUNDAY, 10/11
Location: Beulah Lee Park
Info: (956)433-1015
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CAR SHOW & MEET & GREET at the PORT ISABEL EVENT & CULTURAL CENTER [5 p.m. to 8 p.m.] RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER > NEW DATE, SUNDAY, 10/11
Meet & Greet. Indoor/Outdoor. Concessions. Free, Public is Invited! Free tickets here: https://bit.ly/qid-tickets
[309 E. Railroad Ave.] Info: (956) 433-7195
Saturday, October 3 - Saturday, October 10, EIGHT DAYS of community events hosted by Port Isabel, Texas! Discover or Re-Discover what makes this point on the Texas map such a TREASURE! The following events feature FREE admission: • 10/3 Car Show • 10/4 Port Isabel Antique & Flea Market • 10/6 Paella & "Infusion" • 10/8 "Ruben Vela" Dance • 10/9-10 Pachanga on Maxan Street! Tickets here: https://bit.ly/qid-tickets
Background image taken in the mid-1970s from the westbound lane of the new Queen Isabella Causeway. Note: no stoplight at the Highway 100 and Garcia St. intersection. Signs indicate a right hand turn on Garcia St. will take you to Purdy's Motel. Maxan St. was a two way street. The Lighthouse had been restored two decades earlier and was open to the public and staffed by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. The construction of the Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage Visitor Center was still 20 years away. Population: approximately 3,500.