Get Ready to Sizzle

Your ultimate guide to summer fun in League City, Texas

Summer is fast approaching, and it’s time to start asking the age-old question: “What are we doing this summer?” Set your sights on League City for a fun-filled summer, packed with family-friendly events and happenings.

Just 30 minutes outside of Houston, League City is a waterside gem that offers the perfect summer getaway to experience outdoor adventures, leisure, iconic history, waterfront recreation, and more. There’s something for everyone to explore in League City.

Make memories in May

Caymus Wine Dinner | May 18 | 6 pm | South Shore Harbour Resort
Make a toast during South Shore Harbour’s bi-monthly festive wine dinners. These dinners showcase wine from Bay Area Houston’s own backyard and beyond, that is exquisitely paired with innovative cuisine. For reservations, contact 281-334-1000, ext. 2022.

Find more Thursday Night Wine Dinner options at www.sshr.com/hotel-events

Sip & Sail Cruises | May 20 | South Shore Harbour Resort
Set sail on the gorgeous waters of Clear Lake for a two-hour adult cruise with Houston Party Boats. Drinks and light bites are provided, including specialty drinks from the featured sponsor of the day, GHOST Tequila. For reservations, contact 281-334-1000, ext. 2022.

Find more Sip & Sail Cruise options at www.sshr.com/hotel-events

Music at the Museum | May 26, June 30, July 28, & August 31 | 7-10 pm

Jam to the beat on beloved museum grounds in League City’s Historic District. Hosted by the League City Historical Society and the League City Folk Association, Music at the Museum occurs every last Friday of the month. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to enjoy the live entertainment.

Jump headlong into June

Pups & Pints | June 3 | 4-10 pm| Walter Hall Park
Calling all animal lovers and beer aficionados! Stop by this community-wide fundraiser to enjoy pet and family-friendly activities, food trucks, vendors, outdoor movies, a pet costume contest, and more.

Purchase a wristband for $35 and enjoy four beers along the Saint Arnold Stroll, courtesy of Saint Arnold Brewing Co. Wristband proceeds support League City Animal Care and its mission to save animals and provide medical care to sick and injured pets. (Note: Wristbands are for 21+ adults only).

White Linen Night ArtFest | June 10 | 4-8 pm | Historic District in downtown League City
Don your white attire and celebrate the beauty of downtown's art and history.

Stroll the streets of the historic district while enjoying live music, artist demonstrations, artist booths, a kids zone, a classic car show, and local food and drinks.

Texas Outlaw Challenge | June 21-25
Looking for a thrill? This five-day annual event packed with all kinds of crazy, exhilarating fun.

From exciting parties and high-speed boat races on Clear Lake to grand fishing tournaments with sweet prizes, you’re in for a rowdy, adrenaline-charged time during the Texas Outlaw Challenge.

Celebrate Jubilee in July

Fireworks Extravaganza | July 3 | 6-10 pm | Chester L. Davis Sportsplex
Bring your lawn chairs or blanket and enjoy an evening with family and friends at League City’s 4^th of July pre-party.

Photo courtesy of League City CVB

Don your best white attire for White Linen Night ArtFest.

Listen to live music, chow down on delicious food from favorite food trucks, and bounce around in inflatables with the family. The grand fireworks show begins at sundown.

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REVIVING THE ALAMO

Texas landmark the Alamo reclaims historic cannon from private ownership

Photo by Gower Brown/ Unsplash

A 90-pound cannon used in the Battle of the Alamo is returning to its San Antonio home.

It turns out the Alamo's original 1836 cannons are good for more than just defense — they also make a sturdy birdbath. After serving as a garden ornament for Samuel Maverick’s descendants, an authentic piece of San Antonio history is finally returning home to the revered mission.

According to an Alamo announcement, the swivel cannon weighs 90 pounds and is approximately three feet long. The relic was originally found in 1852 when Maverick built a home near the northwest corner of the battle’s site.

The lawyer and land baron was saved from death when he was urged by William Barret Travis to ride to the Texas Declaration of Independence convention in Washington-on-the-Brazos to send reinforcements. Returning to the Alamo’s grounds, he found a cache of cannons buried where the Hotel Gibbs sits today.

From there, the cannon wound up at the Maverick family’s Sunshine Ranch on the Northwest Side, where it was eventually incorporated into the garden DIY project. In 1955, the cannon was removed from the ranch, and the current location remained a mystery until the Alamo received a call from a Maverick relative in Corpus Christi.

Alamo cannon This Alamo artifact gives an idea of what the cannon will look like once restoration is complete.Photo courtesy of the Alamo.

“The relative graciously donated the cannon to the Alamo,” wrote a rep from the mission. “Alamo Senior Researcher and Historian Kolby Lanham and Head Conservator Pam Jary Rosser drove down the very next day to take this piece of history home to the Alamo.”

Although the artillery is mostly intact, it is missing its trunnions (the pivot-point protrusions on the sides of the barrel) and cascabel (the knob and neck assembly at the rear of historic muzzle-loading cannons). The parts were removed by the Mexican army to make the cannon inoperable.

Once preservation is complete, this cannon and the Alamo Collection’s other battle cannons will make their way to the upcoming Visitor Center and Museum, where they will be joined by rocker Phil Collins' collection of Alamo artifacts. The Alamo is in the midst of a $550 million preservation project, which includes conserving the Alamo Church, Long Barrack, and the mission’s original footprint. The museum is on track to debut in late 2027.

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