Beaumont CVB Official Blog

The term "tiny" is an understatement with "Exquisite Miniatures, " at the Museum of the Gulf Coast.

Diminutive sea birds perch on pencil-thin pilings and bison roam in ranges of postage-stamp proportions. Brilliantly-colored nature scenes are just a few inches across and the entire show of framed paintings ...

Hey y'all! Our office is sponsoring a category in the "We Pine for East Texas" Photography Competition (held March 7-April 7, 2013) and we're encouraging all you local shutterbugs to enter (amateur photographers only, please). We're seeking pictures from throughout Beaumont to be used in future brochures and other various marketing initiatives of the Beaumont CVB.

Contest prizes total more than $3,000! ...

Hey y'all, we need your help! There are 254 courthouses in Texas, but many of them need funding for renovations and other work. I Love Texas Courthouses is a campaign to help raise awareness and show appreciation for Texas' historic courthouses. Beaumont's home to the Jefferson County Courthouse, which also happens to be one of the tallest courthouses in the state (and an excellent example of Art Deco architecture).

Wow, last night's Hall of Fame Reception was absolutely incredible! We are so thankful to have the support of our local hospitality partners, forward-thinking City leadership and amazing clients who make doing our job so much fun. We also want to say an extra special congratulations to Mrs. Ava Graves, who was this year's recipient of the Hall of Fame Service Award. Ava continues to inspire us with her positive attitude, humble spirit and winning smile. Congratulations Ava! View the complete ...

The Beaumont Convention & Visitors Bureau's 23rd Annual Hall of Fame Reception will be held tonight, at the downtown Event Centre. We'll be honoring the 132 organizations who brought 166 events to Beaumont in 2012. Because of the efforts of these event planners and their committees, approximately 80-thousand convention delegates dined in local restaurants, shopped local businesses, visited area museums, and stayed in ...