Community Events

The planetarium features a 30-foot dome equipped with a Spitz Star Ball projector to produce the night sky as it appears to the naked eye, together with a large variety of high tech equipment to give a close-up feel for things like comets, exploding stars, and black holes.

Since 1947, fisherman have been drawn to this fishing tournament each year in the hopes of catching the biggest redfish, barracuda, or any other offshore or inshore fish. The Fishin’ Fiesta is sponsored by the Freeport Lions Club and offers carnival rides, food, live entertainment, dances and arts and crafts. The fishing tournament is one of the largest on the Gulf and includes prizes for both offshore and inshore categories. Fireworks display on Friday night.

What do you get when you cross a passion for music with a guitar, drums and a tuba? Tom's Fun Band, of course! Tom's Fun Band is a group of musicians who have come from very different musical backgrounds to bring fun music to children and families. Tom's Fun Band was born when Tom Wilbeck decided to start writing children's music for his twins. Tom was then joined by Will Samson and Chris Wilbeck to form the full Tom's Fun…