The Padre Island Business Association (PIBA) is bringing a live music festival to North Padre Island for the first time.  The first ever celebration is set for Saturday, August 9, 2008 in collaboration with the Texas Jazz Festival Society (TJFS).  The 2008 festival will be a one-day affair from 12noon until midnight at the newly renovated R. Briscoe King Pavilion at Padre Bali Park.

According to PIBA officials, this event has been in the works for some time now.  The members have been looking for innovative ways to bring visitors to North Padre Island to enjoy the natural wonders and receive economic support for local businesses.  The TJFS was also searching for a way to promote the musical art of Jazz and their three-day Texas Jazz Festival, held each year in October that will be celebrating 50 years in 2008. With the partnership born, talks of hosting a three-day celebration in mid-June are already in the works. 

The Padre Island Beach Party & Music Festival will feature six back-to-back bands, an 80 x 80 ft Budweiser tent, food vendors and arts and craft vendors.  There will be ice cold Budweiser in 20oz insulated cans for just $4 and the Official Pardre Island Beach Party & Music Festival label red and white wine for purchase.  The festival features souvenir logo bottles that may be signed by the vintner.

The PIBA and TJFS are currently seeking sponsors, food vendors, arts and craft vendors and lots of music-loving island goers for the first ever celebration.

AWESOME MUSIC LINE-UP:
Duke E. Brown, a great local seven-piece blues group with lots of local following.  Cat's Don't Sleep, a San Antonio based six-piece group that plays lots of blues and oldies.  Lyrical Bynge, local group plays different styles including Janis Joplin, Santana, Eagles, Cheryl Crow, Led Zepplen, Shakira, The Cure, Journey and much more.  Ritmo Caribe, a fantastic Corpus Christi 12-piece Salsa group- one of the biggest draws at the Texas Jazz Festival.  Europa, an eight-piece group from San Antonio known for their Jazz and other tunes that have traveled Europe and enterained our troops overseas.  Norma Zentana, a fantastic Latin Jazz group that hails from Houston and is another favorite of Texas Jazz Festival attendees each year.