City of Port Isabel Announces Annual Christmas Tree Lighting & Hometown Christmas Holiday Parade
Saturday, December 7 at 6 p.m. [Parade] /7 p.m. [Tree Lighting]
The City of Port Isabel will kick off the 2024 holiday season with their 16th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting & Hometown Christmas Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 7. Join our communities for a family tradition in Beulah Lee Park.
PARADE ENTRIES
Port Isabel Police Department
Mayor Cantu Jr. & City Commissioners
Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department
Constable Norman Esquivel, Pct. 1
Garriga & Derry Elementary Choir
Softball Team Rage
Justice of the Peace, Judge Benito Ochoa IV
Whataburger
Masonic Lodge 33
Port Isabel Public Works Sweeper
Port Isabel Public Works Backhoe
City of Port Isabel Social Services
Port Isabel Emergency Medical Services
The Lighthouse Boutique Hotel
South Texas Ecotourism Center
PIECHS Cheerleaders
Cabalgantes los Rancheros
Tio-O-Tex Trail Riders
Cantu’s Wrecker
Galvan’s Recovery
City of South Padre Island Fire Department
South Padre Island Ocean Rescue
By the Bay Electric
Island Metro
Laguna Vista Fire Department
Tu Salud Si Cuenta – Zumba for the Community
Down South Trail Riders
PERFORMERS
Garriga & Derry Elementary Choir
Garriga ACE Cheer
Derry ACE Cheer
PIJH Silver Stars
PIECHS Cheerleaders
PIHS Silver Bells
VENDORS
Laguna Madre Youth Center (Hot Chocolate)
City of Port Isabel (Soft Drinks & Bottled Water)
Adriana Patricia C. Banda “Patty’s Desserts” (Pastries)
Yessenia Garza “Yesy’s” (Menudo & Homemade Horjarascas Cookies)
Alma Martinez “Tacos Pelon” (Bistek & Pork Tacos , Bistek Quesadillas)
Ana Gonzalez (Sausage & Brisket Tacos, Pork & Chicken Tamales)
PARADE> Want to enter a float? Parade Application, Rules & Waiver here.
Staging for the parade will take place at 4:30 p.m. in front of the Laguna Madre Youth Center on Port Road. The parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. The parade route will head east on Queen Isabella Blvd. (Hwy. 100) and end at the Port Isabel Events & Cultural Center (309 E. Railroad Ave.).
Parade applications [Parade Application, Rules & Waiver] must be in by Friday, December 6, 2024. Any application received after Friday, December 6th will be inserted at the end of the parade line-up in the order it is received. Online application here below or call (956)943-1822.
Parade line up begins at 4:30 p.m., and the parade begins at 6:00 p.m.
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY> See vendor rules & regs here.
Mayor Cantu Jr. and the Port Isabel City Commissioners invite you to attend and participate in a Port Isabel holiday tradition, the lighting of the Community Christmas Tree in Beulah Lee Park. Starting at 7 p.m., the event will feature performances, vendors, Santa Claus and a bigger and brighter Christmas tree.
The event is open to the public. Limited vendor space is available. Application is below or call (956)433-1015.
The City of Port Isabel’s Public Works Department will also be decorating the Highway 100 medians with festive holiday lights and more. A longtime tradition, the City of Port Isabel adds new and exciting features each year.