{"id":376104,"date":"2026-07-16T22:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/376104\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:52:08","slug":"48th-annual-christmas-in-july-outsmart-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/376104\/","title":{"rendered":"48th annual Christmas in July \u2013 OutSmart Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-193618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0313.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2178\" height=\"1455\"  \/>South Beach hosted the 48th annual Christmas in July celebration on July 12, bringing holiday camp, drag performances, and community tradition to the Montrose nightclub. (Photos by Dalton DeHart)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">South Beach marked the season early with the 48th annual Christmas in July celebration on Sunday, July 12. Presented by Jimmy Bogert and Angela Mercy, the longstanding Houston tradition brought together local entertainers, community members, and supporters for an afternoon of festive performances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A lineup of hosts and performers took the stage throughout the event, combining holiday camp, drag, music, and community spirit inside the Montrose nightclub. Guests gathered in colorful summer looks and seasonal attire as the celebration continued a tradition that has remained part of Houston\u2019s LGBTQ social calendar for nearly five decades.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0313.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"envira_noscript_images \"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Beach hosted the 48th annual Christmas in July celebration on July 12, bringing holiday camp, drag performances,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-376104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376104","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=376104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}