Port Arthur’s Cultural Lighted Holiday Parade will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, in downtown Port Arthur and will feature the Memorial High School Titans football team.

On Saturday, all are invited to join Las Posadas/Bethlehem on the Boardwalk, recreating the Holy Family’s search for shelter. Families proceed around the sub-courthouse,  aglow from hundreds of luminaria, then witness angels, music and Wise Men in a costumed pageant as they rejoice Christ’s birth. The procession will begin at 5:30 p.m. Our Lady of Guadalupe youth choir will perform. Meet at the boardwalk, at the recreational dock on Lakeshore Drive, behind City Hall and the Sub-Courthouse. For details, call Maria Block at (409) 365-8772.

Museum of the Gulf Coast is a Port Arthur highlight in any season. A collection of hundreds of Santa Claus figurines at the Pompeiian Villa is a seasonal bonus. Holiday Inn Park Central has a winter wonderland display in its lobby.