Things to Do in Corpus Christi (2025)

Climb aboard the Blue Ghost for flight-deck views, WWII stories, escape rooms, and a 3D theater. Open daily with extended summer hours, it’s a signature North Beach experience often highlighted by national travel editors, including Southern Living in 2025.

Run by Selena’s family inside the Q Productions studios, this intimate museum displays her red Porsche, stage outfits, and awards. Texas outlets and culture writers continue to spotlight its weekday tours for keeping the Queen of Tejano’s legacy personal and local.

An artist-led gallery powering downtown’s creative scene, from First Friday ArtWalk to the Dia de los Muertos festival. The 2025 Third Coast Biennial appears on the Texas Commission on the Arts calendar and Downtown Corpus Christi’s listings, underscoring its citywide influence.

A surf-culture hangout turned cornerstone music venue since 1990, still family-owned and proudly local. Weekly open mics and patio sets fill a calendar celebrated in city guides, and the Robert Earl Keen Singers & Songwriters Stage nods to Texas roots.

A bayfront landmark designed by Philip Johnson and expanded by Ricardo Legorreta, with rotating exhibitions and community nights. Regularly featured by travel editors, including Southern Living in 2025; watch for free days and Third Thursday evening programming.

Born from the Redfish Wars, this family-run spot serves Gulf shrimp and black drum on a breezy dock with sunset views. With its own fish house and adjacent ice cream shop, it remains a coastal favorite in regional food coverage.

Crisp lagers, smoked brisket, and a casual deck just off the bay make this independently owned spot a downtown staple. It’s featured on Visit Corpus Christi’s BBQ Trail and pops up frequently in local event roundups and brewery guides.

A Saturday morning tradition since the 1990s where everything sold is grown, raised, or made by the vendor. Local news outlets regularly spotlight its role in connecting area farms, bakers, and makers with the community year-round, rain or shine.

Salute the sun on a floating deck or SUP in the downtown marina, with full‑moon and beer‑yoga pop‑ups. Southern Living’s 2025 guide called out this women‑owned studio for turning the bay into a playful, confidence‑building fitness space.

Glide in clear, LED‑lit kayaks after dark to spot rays, fish, and seagrass in the Laguna Madre. Named in Southern Living’s 2025 coverage of Corpus Christi, it blends guided safety briefings with small‑group thrills under the stars.

Board the Japonica at the downtown marina for BYOB bay cruises with skyline, bridge, and USS Lexington views; dolphins often cameo. Regional travel writers frequently recommend it as a breezy pre‑ or post‑dinner hour on the water.

Since 2005, this independent venue has mixed pizza, pints, and an ever‑busy stage—album releases, touring bills, and open‑mic Tuesdays. It’s a fixture in Downtown Corpus Christi’s event calendars and a reliable pulse check on the local scene.