Port Aransas event guides
Where to stay for Port Aransas's big events
Group-sized AvantStay homes and hotels for each event, with drive times to the venue and a day-by-day plan for your trip.
Port Aransas Lighted Boat Parade Weekend
Port Aransas lights up its harbor on Saturday, December 12, 2026, with a lighted boat parade and a holiday drone show over the marina. Here's a weekend plan for a group on the island.
Photo: Travis Witt, CC BY-SA 3.0
Port Aransas Whooping Crane Festival Trip
The Whooping Crane Festival turns 30 in Port Aransas, February 25–28, 2027, celebrating the cranes' return to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Here's a birding weekend for a group.
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, CC BY 2.0
Port Aransas Texas SandFest Weekend
Texas SandFest brings master sand sculptors to the beach in Port Aransas, April 16–18, 2027. Here's a beach-weekend plan for a group, with the sculptures as the main event.
Photo: AudreyIski, CC BY-SA 3.0