Whooping Crane Festival 2025. The coastal bend is the only spot in the united states where the endangered whooping crane can be viewed at close range, and the port aransas tourism bureau & chamber of commerce celebrates this astonishing natural wonder with an annual festival honoring these grand birds. Sunset, wine & dolphin cruise

Attendance for last year as provided by the event organizer/promoter for the duration of the event. Each year since 1996, the whooping crane festival in port aransas, texas has celebrated the annual return of the cranes to their wintering habitat at the aransas national wildlife refuge.