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Upcoming Events
Mar
7
Wed
2018
all-day
Incarnate Word Academy 165th Ann...
@ Brownsville Heritage Museum Vezzetti Room
Incarnate Word Academy 165th Ann...
@ Brownsville Heritage Museum Vezzetti Room
Mar 7 – Apr 28 all-day

March 7, 2018 is the 165th anniversary of the founding of Incarnate Word Academy by four sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament. Incarnate Word Academy was the first organized school of any kind... Read more »
Mar
13
Tue
2018
all-day
Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Co...
@ Mary Yturria Education Center
Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Co...
@ Mary Yturria Education Center
Mar 13 – Apr 28 all-day

Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy is an exhibition created by the Witliff Collections at the Alkek Library, Texas State University, presented in partnership with Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for... Read more »
Apr
9
Mon
2018
10:00 AM
Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Co...
@ Historic Brownsville Museum
Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Co...
@ Historic Brownsville Museum
Apr 9 @ 10:00 AM – Apr 28 @ 4:00 PM

In the early 1970’s, noted Texas historian Joe Frantz offered Bill Wittliff a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—to visit a ranch in nothern Mexico where the vaqueros still worked cattle in traditional ways. Wittliff photographed the vaqueros as... Read more »
Apr
10
Tue
2018
10:00 AM
Something Brewing: Coffee and T...
@ Historic Brownsville Museum
Something Brewing: Coffee and T...
@ Historic Brownsville Museum
Apr 10 @ 10:00 AM – Jun 30 @ 4:00 PM

The artifacts that are being exhibited consist of Eugene Fernandez’ private collection of coffee pots and tea pots which were gathered together over nearly two decades of attending antique auctions, garage sales, flea markets, and... Read more »
Apr
20
Fri
2018
7:00 PM
The Great Gatsby
@ Camille Playhouse
The Great Gatsby
@ Camille Playhouse
Apr 20 @ 7:00 PM – Apr 22 @ 9:00 PM

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Adapted for the stage by Simon Levy April 20 – 29 Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer... Read more »
Apr
21
Sat
2018
all-day
Bird & Nature Hike!
@ Resaca de la Palma State Park
Bird & Nature Hike!
@ Resaca de la Palma State Park
Apr 21 all-day

Join us to increase your fitness and knowledge as you accompany an experienced guide looking for the many birds that inhabit our park. ***Every Saturday in April thru June Program fee included with park admission:... Read more »
all-day
CASA of Cameron and Willacy Coun...
@ Riverbend Golf Course
CASA of Cameron and Willacy Coun...
@ Riverbend Golf Course
Apr 21 all-day

CASA of Cameron and Willacy Counties Golf Benefit hosts twenty, 4 man/woman or mixed teams, in a Florida competition. Cost is $250 per team and includes green fees, 1st-3rd places, special awards for longest drive... Read more »
8:00 AM
Youth Build Brownsville 5K Run/ ...
@ Linear Park
Youth Build Brownsville 5K Run/ ...
@ Linear Park
Apr 21 @ 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

The Community Development Corporation of Brownsville will hold a YouthBuild Brownsville 5K/One miler fundraiser. The cost is $25 for the 5K and $15 for the one-miler. There is a special rate for schools and groups... Read more »
9:00 AM
Brownsville Farmers’ Market
@ Linear Park
Brownsville Farmers’ Market
@ Linear Park
Apr 21 @ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

The Brownsville Farmers’ Market is held year-round from 9:00 a.m. to noon every Saturday morning. We are located at Linear Park in beautiful Brownsville, Texas, along 6th Street between Ringgold and Harrison. The Brownsville Farmers’... Read more »
9:00 AM
Earth Day Celebration @ BMFA
@ BROWNSVILLE MUSEUM OF FINE ART
Earth Day Celebration @ BMFA
@ BROWNSVILLE MUSEUM OF FINE ART
Apr 21 @ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Recycling Arts and Crafts Project
10:00 AM
Geocaching is back!
@ Resaca de la Palma State Park
Geocaching is back!
@ Resaca de la Palma State Park
Apr 21 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Find hidden treasures like a modern day treasure hunter! Geocaching is about exploring the great outdoors while looking for caches (another word for hidden treasure). Join us to learn the basics of geocaching, then hit... Read more »
10:00 AM
Party for the Planet
@ Gladys Porter Zoo
Party for the Planet
@ Gladys Porter Zoo
Apr 21 @ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Party for the Planet is the Zoo’s celebration of Earth Day where we bring eco-conscious members of the community together to help share the message of conservation. From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. the Zoo... Read more »
11:00 AM
Day of the Young Child
@ The Children's Museum of Brownsville
Day of the Young Child
@ The Children's Museum of Brownsville
Apr 21 @ 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

A day for kids to call their own! We will be celebrating young children (birth through age 8) and their families. Since Earth Day is on the same weekend, we’ll be incorporating earth-themed activities into... Read more »