Bay Area Edition | April 2026

Events

BY ROO MOODY

Strawberry Festival The 93rd annual festival will feature live musical entertainment, a kid zone, a petting zoo, homemade strawberry shortcake and brisket sandwiches. • April 25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • Free (admission) Keels & Wheels The classic car and antique boat show will feature over 200 cars to recognize antique, vintage, collectable automobiles, boats and other vehicles. • April 25-26 • $16.50 (students), $33 (adults) • 2322 Lakewood Yacht Club Drive, Seabrook • keels-wheels.com • 4613 State Hwy. 3, Dickinson • www.ht-d.org/strawberryfest Planet E a rth Celebration Learn how to sustain, conserve and preserve Earth’s natural resources with exclusive Space Center Houston activities. • April 25-26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • $24.95-$39.95 (general admission) • 1601 E. NASA Parkway, Houston • spacecenter.org/featured_events/planet-earth- celebration-2026/

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Galveston County Fair & Rodeo The county rodeo features mutton bustin’, broncs and bulls, a carnival, shopping, a seafood cookoff and live concerts at Jack Brooks Park.

Margaritas at the Marina Sip margaritas and listen to live music by the water at the community event hosted by MarineMax. • May 2, 3-6 p.m. • Free (entry) • 3001 E. NASA Parkway, Seabrook • www.marinemax.com Jazz Night The free concert features renowned saxophonist Kyle Turner, international Blues singer Keeshea Pratt and the Texas Southern University Jazz Ensemble. • May 9, 6-10 p.m. • Free • 198 Railroad Ave., League City • Facebook: Saturday Jazz Night in League City Pups & Pints - Saint Arnold Stroll Tickets support the League City Animal Care & Adoption Center and include four Saint Arnold beers, a pint glass

• April 17-25, times vary • $8 (child), $19 (adult)

• 10 Jack Brooks Road, Hitchcock • www.galvestoncountyfair.com

League City Community Fair Families can enjoy face painting, inflatables and other activities while exploring community resources at the local community fair at the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center.

Weenie Derby Stop by Little Woodrow’s to see the annual spring weenie dog races, where all entry fees will be donated to a local animal charity. • April 18, 1-2 p.m. (registration), 3 p.m. (races start) • $10 (entry fee) • 20251 Gulf Freeway, Ste. H, Webster • www.littlewoodrows.com/locations/webster

• April 22, 4-7 p.m. • Free (admission) • 400 W. Walker St., League City • www.leaguecitytx.gov

Wine Fest Hosted by Kemah Boardwalk, the event features more than 72 types of Sonoma County wine. • April 25, 2-5 p.m. • $59.95-$69.95 (per ticket) • 215 Kipp Ave., Kemah • www.kemahboardwalk.com/spring-wine-fest

Native Pla n t Sale The plant sale features native plants, including hand-selected grasses and flowering plants that were grown at the Galveston Bay Foundation’s EcoCenter.

and a SWAG bag. • May 9, 4-10 p.m.

• April 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • Free (entry) • 807 State Hwy. 3 N., League City • galvbay.org/event/2026-spring-bi-annual-plant-sale/

• $39.19 (21+), $28.52 (under 21) • 807 State Hwy. 3, League City • http://bit.ly/4meTuUF

BAY AREA 1033 Bay Area Blvd (281) 486-9558

KEMAH 243 FM 2094 (281) 538-9095 SEABROOK 3126 Nasa Pkwy (281) 326-5127

LEAGUE CITY 196 Gulf Fwy S (281) 316-2140

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