{"id":186824,"date":"2026-03-02T14:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/186824\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:49:06","slug":"sandbox-beach-bar-opens-on-padre-island-ahead-of-spring-break-crowds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/186824\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandbox Beach Bar opens on Padre Island ahead of Spring Break crowds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a new waterfront hangout on Padre Island. Sandbox Beach Bar is now serving up fun.<\/p>\n<p>CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 There\u2019s a new waterfront hangout on Padre Island.<\/p>\n<p>Sandbox Beach Bar is now open along the seawall off Windward Drive, welcoming locals and visitors for a weekend filled with sunshine, music and island vibes.<\/p>\n<p>Crowds turned out to enjoy beachside favorites, a limited Mardi Gras\u2013inspired drink menu and sweeping coastal views. Guests also found plenty to do beyond the bar including live music, a playground for kids and even pickleball courts.<\/p>\n<p>The bar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\/article\/news\/local\/padre-island-businesses-ramp-up-hiring-ahead-of-spring-break-rush\/503-25470eb8-88e7-4686-beac-96b283370b4f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">opened\u00a0<\/a>just in time for the Barefoot Mardi Gras Parade and before the Spring Break rush.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course we got big crowd, plenty of drinks, we have really good food trucks,\u201d said head manager Joseph Bazan. \u201cI really, really hope y\u2019all come out here and enjoy everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With picture-perfect weather and activities for all ages, Sandbox Beach Bar is positioning itself as a new go-to spot to sip, eat and play on Padre Island. Organizers say they\u2019re excited to offer a space where families, friends and beachgoers can gather year-round along the waterfront.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a new waterfront hangout on Padre Island. Sandbox Beach Bar is now serving up fun. CORPUS CHRISTI,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186825,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-186824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}