The Webb County Heritage Foundation (WCHF) is preparing for 2025’s version of Movies on the Patio, which will feature the campy 1969 Mexican horror film, El Santo enmascarado de plata y Blue Demon contra los monstruos on Friday, October 10. The wrestlers will save humanity from El Vampiro, La Mujer Vampiro, Franquestein, El Ciclope, El Hombre Lobo, La Momia, and a floating brain.
The 1999 release of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow will be screened on Friday, October 17. This Gothic dark movie directed by Tim Burton features Johnny Depp, Christoper Walken, and Christina Ricci. It is based on a story by Washington Irving, an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century.
Each screening will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum. Audience members are encouraged to arrive early to find street parking and good seating.
Vendors at both screenings include Gloria’s Coffee, Mucho Pop Ice Cream, Los Pasteles Bakery, and My Lovely Annie.
As part of the October 3 Caminarte, Laredo Main Street will be hosting A Harvest on the Border Pumpkin Patch that evening and again on October 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pumpkin sales will continue October 10 from 7 to 10 p.m. and October 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.