Day on the Bay

Saturday activities are FREE!
Vendors will be selling food, drinks, crafts, etc.
The Friday evening Shrimp Broil is $15/plate.
All other Friday evening activities (DJ/Music, Talent Show) are FREE!

The proceeds of the festival are used to benifit the Palacios Cub Scouts Pack 1441 and Boy Scouts Troop 1441, La Petite Belle, City by the Sea Museum and the Palacios Area Historical Association (PAHA).

You can participate in many interactive events on the grounds, at the dock and inside the pavilion. You can become a storyteller and share just how Texas connects all the colorful characters and adventures into a never-ending story of our beautiful city.

You are invited to storyteller workshops the 4th Wrdnesday of Feb, Mar, Apr at the museum (5:30-7:00) to gather facts for your presentation at the event. stay tuned for Flag painting and costume contest entry.

Sponsorship and Vendor invitations are available now. Please email museumpalacios@gmail.com to get involved and stay updated with preparations. 361-972-1148.

Sponsors will receive personalized advertisements published in the festival newspaper and included in outdoor advertising. The newspaper will be distributed throughout the area, and The Palacios Beacon will distribute inserts in their paper. The publication will detail the history of past events, explain the interactive displays and exhibitions, and list the festival schedule.

You can download a vendor application and instructions here.

Email the Museum or use the contact form on this page.

Yes! Email the Museum or use the contact form on this page.

Create and submit a flag! Artists may choose any theme pertaining to Fishing, Birds, Boating, Farming & Ranching, Spanish, Mexican or French Explorers, Pirates or Karankawa natives and vacationing, for example.

• 1st, 2nd and 3rd place CASH prizes.
• March 1 thru April 1 - To enter, pick up blank flags and entry form at the City by the Sea Museum or the Main Street Bookstore in Palacios.
  • Ages groups: 4-6, 7-11, 12-17 -- Fee: $4.00
  • Adult or Corporate -- Fee: $10.00
• Deadline to submit flag: April 25th, 2pm.
• Flags on Display at the Festival from 10am to 2pm.
• Winners announced 2pm, May 2nd at the Festival.
• Hosted by Palacios Area Historical Association, a 501c3 non profit.
• Proceeds benefit: City by the Sea Museum and Palacios Boy Scouts Troop 1441

E-mail the museum for the form to enter the talent show. Deadline: April 25th at 2 p.m.

YES! We are rebranding the festival as part of partnering between the Scouts' Cinco de May, La Petite Belle and PAHA's Pirate Festival. In doing this, we are expanding the celebration to include the explorers and other historical figures who make up the facinating history of Matagorda Bay. In bringing these two fun family events together, we have agreed on "Day on the Bay, first week in May" as an expression of our love for our wonderful bays.