18th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting & Hometown Christmas Holiday Parade dates have been announced! Countdown to Saturday, December 5 at 6 p.m. [Parade] /7 p.m. [Tree Lighting].
2026: The City of Port Isabel will kick off the holiday season with their 18th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting & Hometown Christmas Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 5. Join our communities for a family tradition in Beulah Lee Park.
PARKING: All parking is free and available street side 9n the park perimeter, along Highway 100 and on the south side of the Highway. Port Isabel Police Department will be escorting pedestrians across the intersection on Highway 100, Gomez and South Shore Street.
STREET CLOSURES: Gomez St. between Highway 100 and West Houston will be closed 12/5, mid-afternoon through midnight. Highway 100 will be closed at 5:55 p.m. and reopened immediately following the last float in the parade.
2025 PARADE ENTRIES*
Mayor Cantu Jr & Port Isabel City Commissioners
City of Port Isabel Police Department Motorcycle Unit
Port Isabel Police Department [Chief Lopez]
Port Isabel EMS
Tarpon Bus [Toys for Tarpons]
Garriga Elementary Choir
Port Isabel Junior High Cheer Squad
PI Early College High School Cheerleaders
Cub Scout Pack 59
Judge Adela Kowalski-Garza 484th District Court
Justice of the Peace Benito “Bo” Ochoa IV
Cameron County Constable Pct. 1 Norman Esquivel Jr.
Law Office Noe D. Garza Jr.
Softball Team Divas
Ochoa for State Representative 37
Galvan’s Recovery
Pronto Insurance
Isabel Y Garcia Animal Shelter
Island Metro [City of South Padre Island]
By the Bay Electric LLC
Wells Fargo Bank [Port Isabel]
Whataburger [Port Isabel]
The Lighthouse Boutique Hotel
Twins Mobile RV Wash & Wax
Port Isabel Public Works
Port Isabel Sirens
Laguna Vista Town Council
Laguna Vista Fire Department
Laguna Vista Police Department
South Padre Island Fire Department
Port Isabel Fire Department & Santa Claus
Port Isabel Police Department
City of Port Isabel Social Services
(Parade application: online. Call (956)433-1015 for more information.)
2025 PERFORMERS on STAGE
Derry ACE Cheerleaders
Garriga Elementary Choir
Port Isabel Junior High Cheer Squad
Port Isabel Junior High Silver Stars
PI Early College High School Cheerleaders
Port Isabel High School Silver Bells
(Call (956)433-1015 for performer information.)
2025 VENDORS
City of Port Isabel [Soft Drinks & Water]
Laguna Madre Youth Center [Hot Chocolate & Sweet Pastries]
El Katracho Toys & More [Light up toys, bubble machines, balloons, fresh flowers]
Tacos El Pelon [Tacos (Bistek & Cabeza) & Bistek Quesadillas]
Carne Tejana, LLC [Brisket Sandwich Combo w/Beans or Chips]
Yesy’s Artesanales [Menudo & Chicken Tamales]
Wildflower Savory Bites [Mini Pancakes, Nachos & Hot Cheetos w/Cheese]
La Playita Snacks [Spiral Potatoes, Corn in Cup on Stick & Marranadas]
Lanna’s Jewelry [Handmade Jewelry w/Natural Stones]
Whataburger [Port Isabel]
H. E. B. [Port Isabel]
Port Isabel Independent School District [Toys for Tarpons]
Tita’s Food Mobile [Chicken Empenadas, Sopes & Bunuelos]
Walmart 413 [Port Isabel]
Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site
Cameron County Constable Pct. 1 Norman Esquival Jr.
Port Isabel Historical Museum
Astrid’s Studios [Temporary Airbrush Tattoos]
Karla Alvarez [Chicken Flautas in a Cup & Maruchan]
(Vendor Application. Call (956)433-1015 for more information.)
PARADE> Want to enter a float? Parade Application, Rules & Waiver here.
* This participant list does not reflect the final float order lineup.
Staging for the parade will take place at 5:00 p.m. in front of the Laguna Madre Youth Center on Port Road. The parade will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. The parade route will head east on Queen Isabella Blvd. (Hwy. 100) and ends at the Port Isabel Events & Cultural Center (309 E. Railroad Ave.).
2026 Parade applications [Parade Application, Rules & Waiver] must be in by Friday, December 4, 2026. Any application received after Friday, December 5th 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. 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.