FUN WITH THE SUN AT LA PALMERA SOLAR ECLIPSE PARTY

Oct. 14 event includes free activities, music, giveaway
plus solar swag bags for the first 100 guests   

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Sept. 28, 2023) – La Palmera will host a Solar Eclipse Party, on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 11 a.m.–1 p.m., celebrating the annular, or “ring of fire,” solar eclipse scheduled to occur just before noon that day.

The party will take place inside the mall on the Upper Level where guests will enjoy free family-friendly activities, while supplies last, including arts and crafts, a Glitter Bar with Bloom Beauty Studio, cosmic cookie decorating with Great American Cookies, a solar selfie station and incense samples from Earthbound Trading Co.,  as well as a DJ spinning a solar-themed playlist and prize giveaways.

The first 100 guests to show up and sign in will receive a solar swag bag including solar glasses for eclipse viewing, courtesy of Drs. McIntyre, Garza, Avila, and Jurica, a popcorn treat from Doc Popcorn, Texas Freezing Good Candy from Bourbon Street Candy Co., and a moonstone from Earthbound Trading Co. While all guests are welcome to move outside to observe the eclipse, those receiving swag bags will be escorted outside to enjoy special reserved seating on the upper level of the parking garage to watch.

With the centerline of the eclipse, known as the path of annularity, stretching from Oregon straight over Corpus Christi, eclipse seekers can expect to see the cosmic event for up to 5 minutes or so starting around 11:55 a.m. This will be an annular, or “ring of fire” eclipse, as opposed to a total eclipse, because the new moon will look slightly smaller as it passes in front of the sun, covering approximately 91% of the sun's disk when viewed from locations along the centerline.