Pantherpalooza set for this Saturday

(Geronimo) – Folks are invited to shake it like a Polaroid picture during this weekend’s PantherPalooza.

“Vintage Polaroid” is the theme of this year’s third annual event which invites families out for a “day of fun, resources and community connection.”

The free Kids & Family Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Navarro Intermediate School.

Chelsea Ormond, Navarro ISD director of communications, marketing and public relations, says the event is designed to bring the community together while showcasing valuable resources.

“We’ll have live music by Navarro’s very own DJ Mannie with Stray Cat Productions. We’ll have different tables with resources like summer enrichment and community organizations. There’s ways to get involved like the Guadalupe Valley Young Marines or Young Life will be there to sign up people. Navarro Education Foundation will be there fundraising for their annual duck adoptions. We’ll have food trucks there so you can eat and grab a bite and there’s activities and door prizes. So, it’s a day filled with a lot of great information and just ways to be connected in our community,” said Ormond.

Ormond says this year’s unique theme, “Vintage Polaroid,” reflects Navarro ISD’s commitment to both nostalgia and community pride.

“The theme this year is Vintage Polaroid, and the reason for that — that is a tribute to our shared journey and keeping our history in focus. As we come together, we always want to continue to honor our past traditions while we’re building out our future. And so, and when we opened our new high school, we have that beautiful display case with all of our vintage photos, memorabilia, history about Jose Antonio Navarro, and so we’re asking our community to bring more photos, more memorabilia that you want to share or just scan, because we’re going to create similar cases like that in all of our campuses. And our new Navarro South Elementary is going to incorporate murals on the walls of actual Navarro history. So that’s why our theme is Vintage Polaroid. We encourage all decades of Navarro graduates, alumni, friends, family to come and let us scan or borrow or donate kind of fun things that are part of our history,” said Ormond.

In addition to games, shopping and food trucks, attendees can also stop by one of the many vendor booths featuring local services, student organizations and summer opportunities, as well as learn more about district initiatives, including the 2026 Bond.

Pantherpalooza is free and open to the public. Navarro Intermediate School is located at 588 Link Road.