Chamizal offers a 12 minute video on the museum daily. In the visitor center there is a 500 seat performing arts theater in which cultural performance are done throughout the year. Major events include Zarzula Festival in August, Border Folk Festival in September, and Spanish Drama Festival in March. The Chamizal also offers a walking trail which is the Cordova Island Trail and is a 1.8 mile walking trail. It goes around the 55 acre park.
Many visitors have picnics in the park.
A special park use permit is required for groups of 50 or more and is necessary at least two weeks in advance depending on the day issued. The Chamizal National Memorial Park is an open door to help people from all ages to understand other people's cultures. This page was created by Roger Hernandez and Maria Pedroza on May 19, 1999.