You have arrived! It’s time to Let the TSPRA Times Roll at #TSPRA26! From dynamic sessions to valuable networking opportunities, there’s something for everyone.

All-Day Pre-Conference Returns on Monday!

Jumpstart your conference with a full day of in-depth learning! Choose from multiple session options in the morning (9:00 AM–12:00 PM) and afternoon (1:00 PM–4:00 PM). Boxed lunch available to pre-purchase with registration.

Monday Night – Welcome Reception – Let the TSPRA Times Roll – Conference Kickoff

Start the week with energy! Enjoy exhibitor booths, festive refreshments, DJ, beads, beads, and more beads, and big-time prizes as we roll into TSPRA together. Make your Mardi Gras mask to wear to the Star Awards Celebration on Wednesday!

Fat TSPRA Tuesday – Parade Celebration

TSPRA will be part of the Fat Tuesday parade in Downtown Galveston! Don’t miss this unforgettable evening of celebration and community.

Thursday Morning – Breakfast & Colleague Connections

Wrap up the conference with a focused networking session where you’ll connect on key topics with fellow school PR professionals.

This Year’s Focus Area: Community-Based Marketing

Stay tuned for sessions, certification opportunities, and other activities centered around this focus area throughout the week.

Monday, February 16 | 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Experience Hall

Let the TSPRA Times Roll as we kick-off #TSPRA26 with our Welcome Reception! Everyone will be gathered in the Experience Hall to enjoy networking and connection, food, drinks, music and more! Pick up your conference t-shirt at the Finalsite booth, grab a few Mardi Gras beads and start your collection by visiting our generous Sponsors & Exhibitors, take advantage of our collaborative spaces to enjoy a bit of work/life balance, decorate a mask, sponsored by TeacherLists, to wear to the Star Awards Celebration events, register for conference games, take a group photo at the photo booth, register for the Veronica V Sopher Hair Blow Out Experience, then be ready to take a complimentary professional headshot! Lots of engaging ways to launch your conference experience!

A Work/Life Balance Event sponsored by ParentSquare

Monday, February 16 | 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM | The Sound Bar, 2411 Mechanic St, Galveston, TX 77550

ParentSquare has prepared another fun, festive and fierce Karaoke competition! Light appetizers, drinks, and a karaoke competition! Work with your region to prepare a performance or come rock the stage solo! There will be prizes, and of course, bragging rights! Bring it!

Wednesday, February 18 | 6:30 am – 7:30 am

TSPRA’s Annual Fun Walk/Run is getting a playful upgrade with a built-in scavenger hunt, turning every mile into a mini adventure. Jog, walk, or cheer your way through the route while hunting for clues, prizes, and bragging rights. Part fitness. Part delightful chaos in sneakers. Join Joel Weckerly & Dr. Tommie Smith to bring good energy, good company, and a finish line worth smiling about! Lace up and level up your conference experience.

TSPRA has assembled a group of talented member mentors to assist you throughout the year with questions around your work, projects, initiatives, ideas, challenges, worries, and more! TSPRA mentors will be available during the conference, in person, in the Experience Hall Pop Ups to help you find answers and solutions to all your questions!

Pick up some great ideas at the TSPRA Publications Exchange! The 2026 Conference will feature tables with stacks of printed publications with grab and go samples to fuel that next big project. In a world saturated with digital information, printed documents have a special appeal because they are tangible and enduring. Stop by the Publications Exchange in the Experience Hall during your stay!

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Meet Brittany McRae and Michael Foley at the Professional Advancement Booth in the Experience Hall.

Sponsored by edVANTAGE

Need to step away from conference life and learning to take care of those tasks back at the office? Head on into the TSPRA School PR Work Lounge sponsored by edVANTAGE.

It’s a quiet space that is set-up for those needing to clear the inbox, message the boss, finish a project or just take a moment away to process and work! Located downstairs in Helm, the space is set with tables, chairs…even a few, fun deck chairs…so you can work in beach style!

Stocked with snacks and a few beverages, this Work Lounge will give you the edVANTAGE to get all those tasks completed, putting you back in conference mode, Letting Those TSPRA Times Roll!