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Organizers preview Buck Days festival, highlight scholarships and new robotics, rodeo and STEM programming
Summary
The Buccaneer Commission and city staff presented highlights for Buck Days 2025, May 1–11, including expanded rodeo and professional bull-riding events, robotics competitions, a STEM day and $306,000 in charitable giving recorded last year; organizers said the festival supports $2.3 million in scholarships since 1996.
The Buccaneer Commission on Tuesday briefed the City Council on Buck Days 2025, a multi‑day bayfront festival scheduled for May 1–11 that mixes a rodeo, concerts, a parade and a range of family and STEM programs.
Johnny Filippello, president and CEO of the Buccaneer Commission, told council the event drew roughly 80,000 paid attendees last year and generated digital reach and broadcast exposure that organizers say boosts tourism for Corpus Christi. He said last year’s giving record totaled about $306,000 and that since 1996 Buck Days has provided approximately $2.3 million in college scholarships.
Why it matters: Buck Days is one of the city’s largest annual events and has funding and economic impacts via fundraising,…
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