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South Padre Island!
Located on the tropical tip of Texas, South Padre Island is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico and the Laguna Madre Bay. Beautiful beaches, warm Gulf waters, fishing, boating, bird watching, shopping, and a diversity of year-round activities await every visitor. As the days wind down with breathtaking sunsets over the bay, night clubs and restaurants come alive with conversation, dining, music and dancing. Many restaurants will even cook your catch! No matter what your interests, South Padre Island offers one of the most fantastic beach vacation destinations in the world. Be yourself... in a place you really want to be. South Padre Island.
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- February 4th 2012 - February 4th 2012
An expo to learn about fishing, birdwatching, dolphins and all the eco culture of the Island! 8:00am-4:00pm at the Hilton Garden [Keep Reading]
- February 4th 2012 - February 5th 2012
Hundreds of colorful kites fly to entertain the masses! This popular annual event delights and amazes thousands each year! Featuring World renowned Quad Line Team 'iQUAD, Team SPI and Team EOL from ... [Keep Reading]
- February 4th 2012 - February 4th 2012
This popular annual event includes live & silent auction, raffles, food, live music and dancing! Louies Backyard. $15 advance $20 at the door includes SHRIMP BOIL served beginning at ... [Keep Reading]
- February 4th 2012 - February 4th 2012
Louies Backyard $2.00 entry (all proceeds go to SPI Walk For Women, Inc.) Doors open at 10:30am, Chili Tasting at noon Lots of live music, giveaways, raffles, door prizes, great tasting chili, and ... [Keep Reading]
- February 5th 2012 - February 5th 2012
Fresh produce, fresh eggs, fresh seafood! Healthy shopping for healthy foods. Located at "The Shores" north of SPI Convention Centre. Every Sunday [Keep Reading]
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- October 19th 2011
Island celebrates with nighttime boat parade, fireworks and more. South Padre Island guarantees visitors a white Christmas – as long as it’s miles of sugary, fine-sand beaches ... [Keep Reading]
- September 28th 2011
As Island gears up for record fan attendance, Officials say ‘make reservations [Keep Reading]
- September 23rd 2011
Families, kids sculpt on the beach alongside international artists. Sandcastle Days is a chance to see master sculptors turn sand into magnificent works of art. But it's also a chance for families, ... [Keep Reading]
- July 1st 2011
The Directors of Sea Turtle, Inc. are pleased to announce that on June 17, 2011 the organization purchased 5.08 acres of unimproved land immediately adjacent to its existing [Keep Reading]
- July 1st 2011
The 72nd annual Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT) is scheduled for Aug. 3-7, 2011 and is expected to attract more than 1,200 [Keep Reading]
- June 23rd 2011
South Padre Island has been named a “Best Affordable U.S. Vacation” and a “Best Family Beach Vacation” in U.S. News & World Report's first-ever Best Vacations rankings, ... [Keep Reading]
- June 23rd 2011
South Padre Island has a reputation as a magnet for families in the summer months and as a mecca for college students during Spring Break. However, in fall and winter, the barrier reef ... [Keep Reading]
- April 27th 2011
When it’s time to start planning that family vacation, South Padre Island is a wonderful family-friendly beach destination, thanks to the many affordable activities it offers for kids and ... [Keep Reading]
- April 7th 2011
What a library is to a researcher, a chocolate shop is to a sweet tooth and a mountain is to a climber — that’s what South Padre Island can be to a novice birder. Resource. Joy. ... [Keep Reading]
- April 6th 2011
South Padre Island is Named 21 on the List of Top 25 Beaches in the U.S. Texas’ Only Destination to Make This Year’s List, Based on Opinions of Millions of [Keep Reading]
- April 5th 2011
The Jewel of the Texas Gulf Coast Offers a Premier Getaway with Spectacular Ocean Views and Endless [Keep Reading]
- April 1st 2011
A barrier island so far down the Gulf Coast of Texas that it almost straddles to the border with Mexico, South Padre Island shares the warm, clear seas of Mexican dive sites while still being in the ... [Keep Reading]
- February 15th 2011
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – South Padre Island is famous as a spring break destination, with concerts, bikini contests and plenty of partying by the college kids who flock here by the tens of ... [Keep Reading]
- February 12th 2011
A bare-chested groom, clad only in a white pareu and a crown of fragrant flowers, awaits his beloved on a beach at the Four Seasons Resort in Bora Bora. Waves lap around his bare feet. In the ... [Keep Reading]
- February 10th 2011
This March, Las Vegas and South Padre Island, TX will be THE destination for music lovers during spring break as Red Bull Soundclash presents two unprecedented live music showcases featuring ... [Keep Reading]
- February 7th 2011
From beach bashes to pub crawls, South Padre Island offers non-stop action for spring [Keep Reading]
- January 6th 2011
The 2011 NBA Development League Showcase, the NBA's premier in-season basketball scouting event, tips off its 16-game schedule on Monday, Jan. 10, and runs through Thursday, Jan. 13, at the South ... [Keep Reading]
- November 4th 2010
Texas rarely makes anyone's list as a major scuba diving destination, which is peculiar since it shares the same warm, clear Gulf of Mexico waters as its more popular neighbor of Mexico. Yet Texas ... [Keep Reading]
- November 1st 2010
I'm standing on a 200-kilometre-long bar of shifting sand and rock at the southernmost tip of Texas, pinched between the radian waters of Laguna Madre to the west and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. ... [Keep Reading]
- August 8th 2010
Early on a summer morning at Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island, pelicans glide across the water, shrimp boats journey into the Gulf of Mexico and a few fishermen set up on the rock jetty. So ... [Keep Reading]
- August 2nd 2010
Under water, light behaves differently; colors sparkle, then fade. Sounds magnify and distort. Liquid cradles a body accustomed to mere air. Down and up become abstractions. Swimming equals flying. ... [Keep Reading]
- August 2nd 2010
Black Dragon Cruises Port Isabel, Texas You don’t have to walk the plank, but you can hunt for treasure aboard The Black Dragon, an authentic reproduction of a 17th-century ... [Keep Reading]
- July 1st 2010
On the [Keep Reading]
- June 25th 2010
Towering Mexican fan palms set a tropical scene throughout the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the delta at the mouth of the Rio Grande. The area's warm climate, gulf breeze and laid-back lifestyle ... [Keep Reading]
- June 22nd 2010
TexMix Travel | Food | Culture | News Deep in the Heart| Let's Go Ride a Kite Learn to kiteboard on South Padre [Keep Reading]
- June 11th 2010
Annual Texas International Fishing Tournament Set for July 28-Aug.1 Texas' largest saltwater fishing tournament expected to attract 1,200 participants [Keep Reading]
- June 6th 2010
Anders Meanders: Some fine eating on South Padre [Keep Reading]
- June 1st 2010
Austin Local News: Should be a busy summer for Texas [Keep Reading]
- May 18th 2010
The South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau will host the seventh-annual NBA Development League Showcase at the South Padre Island Convention Centre, it was announced today at the ... [Keep Reading]
- April 23rd 2010
Southern Beach [Keep Reading]
- April 22nd 2010
TripAdvisor Ranks South Padre Island Number Five in Top Ten Vacation Rental Hot Spots for [Keep Reading]
- April 16th 2010
Vacation opportunities for families with special-needs [Keep Reading]
- April 13th 2010
Romantic trips to Texas [Keep Reading]
- April 11th 2010
Avian Pageantry: Spring bird migration a magical time for [Keep Reading]
- April 11th 2010
The Texas Border Draws Frequent [Keep Reading]
- April 10th 2010
See what's in the sea with new South Padre boat [Keep Reading]
- April 10th 2010
The Texas Border Draws Frequent [Keep Reading]
- April 6th 2010
Living as if they had only one day [Keep Reading]
- April 4th 2010
Robust Spring Break on the Texas [Keep Reading]
- March 27th 2010
Tips also instruction on Saltwater [Keep Reading]
- March 20th 2010
Author, historian to discuss 'wrecks' in Port [Keep Reading]
- March 19th 2010
Leno's "Ross the Intern" hits Spring [Keep Reading]
- March 18th 2010
Big turnout, big fun at South [Keep Reading]
- March 14th 2010
Top 5 Spring Break [Keep Reading]
- March 13th 2010
Spring breakers get the South Padre party [Keep Reading]
- March 8th 2010
Spring Break Begins Amid Mexico Warningsbig crowds expected at South [Keep Reading]
- March 4th 2010
The event will be March 11 at the South Padre Island Convention [Keep Reading]
- March 3rd 2010
Who's performing at Spring Break this [Keep Reading]
- February 26th 2010
Top 10 Spring Break Hot Spots for 2010Where Everyone Will Be for Spring Break [Keep Reading]
- February 25th 2010
Top 10 Spring Break rental hot [Keep Reading]
- February 24th 2010
Life is Good & the Living is Fun in Southernmost [Keep Reading]
- February 23rd 2010
This is from a blog called Joy of Food and [Keep Reading]
- February 21st 2010
Where are you going for spring [Keep Reading]
- February 18th 2010
Senior tennis classic at SPI this [Keep Reading]
- February 17th 2010
Slow and Steady The work of South Padre Island conservationists is helping to preserve Texas sea [Keep Reading]
- February 16th 2010
Lone Star Adventure: Dolphin [Keep Reading]
- February 15th 2010
New Airport Shuttle from Harlingen Airport: Low Cost Shuttle Service to South Padre Island, [Keep Reading]
- February 15th 2010
Break out: Time to plan our spring break beach [Keep Reading]
- February 13th 2010
Coca-Cola Beach ramps up for spring [Keep Reading]
- February 13th 2010
Texas Coast: A nature lover's paradise South Padre Island: A no-tie [Keep Reading]
- February 11th 2010
Best Spring Break Vacation [Keep Reading]
- February 4th 2010
Life & Arts Bay watch on South [Keep Reading]
- February 1st 2010
Rio Grande Valley, Birding Day 1, Report 1 [Keep Reading]
- January 24th 2010
Life/Travel: Texas & Neighbors Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge tram ride is front-row seat to wildlife, unique ecological [Keep Reading]
- January 18th 2010
A Tropical Paradise in the Lone State Here, when you mention vacationing in the "Islands" the Caribbean or Hawaii usually come to mind, but for people in the know its South Padre Island. Located on ... [Keep Reading]
- January 10th 2010
Things to Do on South [Keep Reading]
- January 10th 2010
Spring Break 2010: Have a Blast on South Padre Island [Keep Reading]
- January 4th 2010
Fishing partyBetter known for spring break locale, Laguna Madre a saltwater [Keep Reading]
- January 1st 2010
SPI Polar Bears looking forward to New Year's [Keep Reading]
- December 20th 2009
Texas & Neighbors: things to see and do in [Keep Reading]
- December 18th 2009
New toll free number lets visitors to South Padre Island make reservations [Keep Reading]
- December 17th 2009
TripAdvisor Opens the Door to Ten of North America's Best Value Winter Vacation Rental Getaways. 83% of Travelers Surveyed Would Stay at a Vacation Rental Over Other Accommodations This Winter to Get ... [Keep Reading]
- December 17th 2009
10 Things to Do While Visiting South Padre Island, [Keep Reading]
- December 10th 2009
Shopping with [Keep Reading]
- December 9th 2009
The implosion of the Ocean Tower project is scheduled to take place Sunday, December 13th as close to 9am as preparations, security and weather allow. The date and time could change based on weather ... [Keep Reading]
- December 1st 2009
The holiday season has officially started, and if you're looking for a Texas getaway, visit South Padre Island, which puts a tropical spin on the festive [Keep Reading]
- October 13th 2009
Contact Person: JoAnn Evans, South Padre Island, 956-772-9097. In November, El Paseo Arts Foundation’s 2009-2010 Showcase Season kicks off with a Very Important Performance, an ... [Keep Reading]
- September 21st 2009
Birding center at SPI grand opening [Keep Reading]
- September 4th 2009
I just finished touring South Padre Island's new birding center, and it's fabulous. It opens to the public on Sept. 26, at which time you'll pay $5 to get in or walk out on the more than 4,800 linear ... [Keep Reading]
- August 19th 2009
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Life on land for wounded Iraq war veteran Shane Heath is one where every step with the prosthetic leg can bring jolts of pain, every attempt to reach for something a reminder ... [Keep Reading]
- August 5th 2009
It may be everyone's favorite spring break destination, but there's good reason to visit South Padre Island in the [Keep Reading]
- July 17th 2009
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — There are two remote, rugged beach roads on Padre Island that Texas fishermen familiar with the Coastal Bend know about, but few have ever seen or [Keep Reading]
- May 17th 2009
TRAVEL Wave Hello: Texas waters are perfect for learning to surf (story also ran in the August 9, 2009 issue of the San Antonio [Keep Reading]
- April 10th 2009
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – "Woo, woo, woo, woo," Scarlet Colley calls in a high-pitched voice. "Oh, hello, bay-BEES. Come say hello."And like children to a parent, a pod of cloud-gray bottlenose ... [Keep Reading]
- March 20th 2009
You've already walked the beach and picked up more shells than you know what to do with. You've built a sand castle, eaten buckets of fried shrimp and sipped a margarita on the deck overlooking the ... [Keep Reading]
- January 2nd 2009
Eight months after Dolly, merchants say business is better than [Keep Reading]
- January 1st 2009
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — The economy may be tanking and post-graduation job prospects thin, but when it comes to that week off in March, college students on Spring Break said nothing would stop ... [Keep Reading]
- January 1st 2009
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - The beach dance party throbbed, knots of bikini-clad spring breakers flip-flopped down Padre Boulevard and hotels neared capacity, but those with the advantage of watching ... [Keep Reading]
- January 1st 2009
Beach Reachers don't push religion, but they're ready to [Keep Reading]
Fun. Fun. Fun.
An abundance of activities such as windsurfing, kiteboarding, dolphin watching, parasailing, jet skiing, horseback riding on the beach, shopping, tennis, golf and lounging by the pool await every visitor. As the days wind down with breathtaking sunsets over the bay, night clubs and restaurants come alive with conversation, dining, music and dancing. No matter what your interests, South Padre Island awaits you.
