Restaurants & Nightlife
As the largest inland port of entry in the U.S., Loredo flourishes with the blending of two distinct cultures –the U.S. and Mexico. Our modern amenities are found right alongside cobblestone streets of the Puebla Vieja slope. You’ll find authentic home-cooked Mexican cuisine and breweries are part of our nightlife.
Things To Do
We’re festive with festivals. Jamboozie is full of color with music, masks and beads. The celebration fills more than 20 blocks downtown with exotic food, dancing, and international performers. Join in the conga line as Jamboozie parades through downtown streets. Our month-long George Washington’s Birthday Festival includes the Society of Martha Washington Colonial Pageant and Ball, the Jalapeno Festival.
Outdoors
Laredo is a town of Spanish heritage on the Rio Grande.
Sports
From youth team sports through the Boys & Girls Club of Laredo to professional sports, you’ll find plenty to cheer about in Laredo. Check out soccer with the Laredo Heat, minor league baseball with the independent Laredo Lemurs, and ABA professional basketball with the Laredo Swarm.
Come to South Texas. Come to Laredo.
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In Laredo, You Will Find:
- Cost of living below the U.S. average.
- Largest inland port of entry in the U.S. This has enabled Laredo to flourish while blending the two distinct cultures of the U.S. and Mexico — Modern amenities right alongside the cobblestone streets of the Puebla Vieja slope.
- One of Texas’ Top 10 Safest Cities, according to a survey by Safety.com. Laredo College, a public college, and 33 schools in the Laredo Independent School District.
- The top school in the Laredo area is also in the top 20 of the 1,481 schools in Texas and ranks near the top of the best schools in the country.
- One of the most popular Spanish beach resort towns. Laredo was established on the Rio Grande by Spanish settlers in 1755. Today, modern Laredo, south/Southwest of San Antonio, is unlike anything else in Texas.
- Breweries and authentic home-cooked Mexican cuisine.
- Hiking and walking trails in Lake Casa Blanca International State Park, Old Mercado, and more.
- Landmarks such as San Augustin Plaza, San Augustin Catholic Cathedral, the historic Republic of the Rio Grande Museum, TAMIO Planetarium, the Laredo Little Theatre, and Imaginarium of South Texas, a science museum.
- Golf, scuba, and snorkeling.
- Professional sports — soccer with the Laredo Heat, baseball with the Laredo Lemurs, and basketball with the Laredo Swarm.