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The Washington`s Birthday Celebration (WBCA) is an almost month long held event that celebrates George Washington`s Birthday. It was founded in 1898 by the Improved Order of the Red Men, local chapter Yaqui Tribe. It is the largest celebration of its kind in the US with approximately 400,000 attendees annually. The first celebration was a phenomenal success and its success and popularity grew rapidly and in 1923 it received its state charter. In 1924, the Celebration featured its first Colonial Pageant, which featured thirteen young girls from Laredo, representing the thirteen original colonies. The celebration includes parades, a carnival, an air show, fireworks, live concerts and a city-wide prom during which many of Laredo`s elite dress very nicely. One of its main events, the Jalapeño Festival, has recently been named one of the US` top 10 eating celebrations due to its Jalapeño Eating Contest. The WBCA has become a Laredo institution, with its history closely tied to the history of the community.

Veterans Field is a baseball park which was previously known as West Martin Field. It is the home field for the Laredo Broncos. Its capacity is about 5000. Major renovation is happening to update the 1950 ball park. Veterans Field was also the home to the 5 time champion Mexican Baseball League team Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos from 1985 to 2003.

The Texas A&M International University is a 4/6 year university that offers Bachelors and Master`s Degrees. On April 22 2004, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in Austin provided its approval for Texas A&M International University to grant its first Ph.D. in International Business Administration . On May 12 2007, Christine Bernadas made history as the university`s first Ph.D. graduate in International Business [5][6]. TAMIU’s College of Business Administration has been named an outstanding business school in The Princeton Review’s “Best 282 Business Schools,” 2007 Edition, and ranked third in the nation for the category: “Greatest Opportunity for Minority Students[7].” The university`s campus is located in Northeast Laredo along Texas State Highway Loop 20. The university was once an extension of Texas A&I-Kingsville and later changed to Laredo State University. Prior to its current location along Loop 20, the university was housed on Laredo Community College`s downtown campus grounds.

The Laredo Community College is a two-campus institution which offers two-year Associates Degrees. The main campus is located in west Laredo near the Rio Grande. The smaller but modern second campus is located in deep south Laredo along US Highway 83. The campus is located at the western end of downtown Laredo on the land previously known as Fort McIntosh. This fort played a major role in the development of Laredo as it served to protect Laredo`s border from Indian raids in its early history to the Mexican army in the 1800s. Several of the fort`s old building were converted into classrooms.

The United Independent School District serves the areas in other parts of Laredo and Nern Webb County. The name "United" derived from several school districts coming together and forming one district. The UISD high schools are John B. Alexander High School, Lyndon B. Johnson High School, United High School, United South High School. UISD also has three magnet schools: John B. Alexander Health Science Magnet, United Engineering Magnet, and the United South Business Magnet. Currently, there are 39 schools inside UISD and more are in construction and/or in development stages. United ISD is one of the quicklyest growing districts in the state serving almost 40,000 students and covering an area near the size of Rhode Island.

The Laredo Independent School District (LISD) serves the areas in central Laredo. The LISD high schools are Cigarroa High School, Martin High School, J. W. Nixon High School and the Laredo Early College High School. LISD is also served by three school|magent schools: Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health Science Magnet School, LISD Magnet for Engineering and Technology Education, and Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts.