92 THE COASTAL BEND MAGAZINE • Fall 2018 TheCoastalBend.com PORT A RESTAURANTS OPEN ON THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR Just in case you want to be served instead of doing the serving, or you would simply prefer to leave the cooking to the pro’s, these fine establishments will be open Thanksgiving Day: Cancun Mexican Restaurant, Kody’s, Taqueria San Juan, The Beach Lodge (Turkey dinner), Trout Street Bar & Grill (Turkey plates 11–3), Virginia’s on the Bay (Thanksgiving Buffet 11–2), La Playa Mexican Grill, Billy Joe’s Craft House (Thanksgiving buffet), Stingray’s Tap House & Grill, and Giggity’s. Sat. Dec. 1 is the big day for ringing in the Christmas season in Port A, and in true island style! The Christmas Golf Cart Parade will take place in the afternoon, and the Carolers Afloat Lighted Boat Contest and Parade happens after sunset in the Port Aransas Marina. The man himself, the one and only Santa Claus, will arrive on a Coast Guard vessel. PORT A CHRISTMAS PARADES & FESTIVITIES SET FOR SAT. DEC. 1