Shrimporee returning home, but residents want answers

The 78-year-old Shrimporee festival is returning to its home in Aransas Pass after a brief plan to move it to the Ingleside Airport in San Patricio County.

The Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce announced an agreement with the city to return the Shrimporee to its usual location at the Shrimporee Grounds. The 2026 Shrimporee is now set for October 15 through 18.

Shrimporee festival heads back to Aransas Pass, but residents suspect more to the story

Locals say the festival belongs in Aransas Pass.

“It should stay here,” Raleigh B Ray Junior said…

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