The City of Port Isabel will kick off the 2025 holiday season with their 17th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Hometown Christmas Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 6. The community celebration will be held in the heart of coastal Port Isabel.

Mayor Cantu Jr. and the Port Isabel City Commissioners invite the community to attend and participate in a Port Isabel holiday tradition. Hometown Holiday Parade starts at 6 p.m. and the lighting of the Community Christmas Tree in Beulah Lee Park starts at 7 p.m. The tree lighting will feature performances, vendors, Santa Claus and a bigger and brighter Christmas tree.

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.

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 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 must be in by Friday, December 5. Any application received after Friday, December 3rd will be inserted at the end of the parade line-up in the order it is received. Online applications can be found at https://portisabel-texas.com/blog/christmas-tree-lighting-parade/.

Cash prizes are available for first and second places. Winners will be notified and announced on social media.

This event is accessible. Seating is available. Cutout in curbs for easy on/off access to sidewalks. Pets are allowed but must be leashed and curbed. No ice-chests or soft-sided coolers are allowed in the event. No alcohol or smoking is allowed in Beulah Lee Park.

The event is open to the public. Limited vendor space is available. Call (956) 433-1015 or (956) 943-1822 for more information.