Port Aransas Turkey Trot

Welcome to Turkey Trot 2024 We’d bet our bottom (sand)dollar that you’ve never been to a Turkey Trot as awesome as our very own Port A Turkey Trot - a family friendly Tot Trot, 2K, 5K, & 10K - made grab-a-postcard-and-write-home worthy by the signature Gobble on the Grand packet pickup and welcome…

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Thanksgiving on the Island

Take Thanksgiving to the Coast Best meal of the year Have you enjoyed your Thanksgiving meal while a sea breeze floats in through the patio doors? There are tons of great restaurants offering delicious meals for your Thanksgiving festivities. Dine in or grab something to go with traditional…

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Fall Fix

Get all your fall favorites in Port Aransas! Port Aransas may be a beach town, but we welcome fall with open arms. From cozy sweaters to beach-side bonfires, fall on the island is a special time. If you are looking to get your fall fix, head to Port Aransas and find what you have been looking for…

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Beachtober

Fall into fun on the island! Fall in Port Aransas means warm water, shorter wait times, and miles of wide open beaches. This season is a tried-and-true visitor favorite time of the year, when generations of Texans take loved ones on quiet morning walks along the coast, cast a line into salty waters…

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Port Aransas Cemetery Chronicle

The Unique History and Lore of Mercer Cemetery With Halloween right around the corner, ghosts, ghouls, and graveyards are on everyone's mind. Port Aransas certainly has its fair share of ghost stories, but the rich history of the area also means the local graveyard Mercer Cemetery contains many…

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FALLing for Port Aransas

Happy Fall, Y'all The fall season looks a little different on an island. It's absolutely "GOURD-geous," and proves that beach days don't have to end with the changing of the season. Where other places have cold winds and patches of leafy orange pumpkins, this stretch of beach has cool ocean breezes…

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