The Art Museum of South Texas is affiliated with Texas A&M Corpus Christi, and covers several periods and styles. The museum offers several educational programs for different ages (including adult), and has a children's birthday offering.

The Harbor Playhouse Theater is a local community theater with a rotation of productions, and a summer youth camp.

The Festival of the Arts celebrates all forms of art from various types of dance, film, visual arts, music, and even sand sculptures on the beach, all created by local, national, and international artists.

Texas Jazz Festival- This 3-day festival takes place across 3 stages for continuous live musical entertainment. There are also musical clinics and, of course, no festival is complete without various types of fair food.