Beach Guide

What’s On

This week on the beach

Something
every night

8 AM

Bob Hall Pier Fishing

Padre Balli Park · Family

Fish or stroll the rebuilt gulf pier at the county park, prime for trout, redfish and drum off the rail.

9 AM

Surf & Kite at JP Luby

North Packery · Family

Corpus's steady onshore wind makes North Packery one of the state's top surfing and kiteboarding beaches.

10 AM

USS Lexington Museum

North Beach · Family

Tour the WWII aircraft carrier 'Blue Ghost' on Corpus Christi Beach, from the flight deck to the engine rooms.

10 AM

Texas State Aquarium

North Beach · Family

Gulf sea life, sea turtles and the resident dolphins D.J., Shadow and Kai in a big outdoor tank on North Beach.

10 AM

Selena Museum

Q Productions · Family

A tribute to Corpus Christi's own Selena Quintanilla, with her costumes, cars and memorabilia.

11 AM

Bay Dolphin Cruises

Corpus Christi Marina · Family

Sightseeing and dolphin-watch boats leave the downtown T-heads to cruise Corpus Christi Bay.

Big Days

annual
Apr

Buc Days

Corpus Christi's longest-running festival since 1938, a bayfront pirate celebration with parades, a rodeo, carnival and concerts.

Jul

Fourth of July Fireworks

One of the largest synchronized fireworks shows in South Texas over the bay, from the downtown bayfront and Water's Edge Park.

Oct

Texas Jazz Festival

The nation's longest-running free jazz festival, held at Heritage Park with live music and local food.

see you out there

Real recurring local happenings — schedules can change, so check the venue. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.

At Corpus Christi, the sun sets at 8:18 PM today — about 13h 24m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:54 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Corpus Christi update at the top of the conditions page.