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Come celebrate the start of the holiday season in McAllen, the official South Pole of Texas with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Christmas in the Park, the free, family-friendly festival. Enjoy carnival, food, fun, artisan vendors, arts & crafts, lots of games, activities, entertainment and free concerts and dance group performances for the whole family. Enjoy the helium balloon preview, the Budweiser Dome and other fun booths, including free concerts each night with Friday night bands Gatos Locos, the Texas Storm Band, Grupo Retono, and Grupo Inevitable.
On Saturday, the activities start at 12:00 p.m. and that night, bands include Eros and the Drifters, The Brody Rivers Band, Vinyl Spin, and Southern Ashes; the Ybarra Boyz; and Pedro Garcia “El Gran Mariachi.”
Christmas in the Park runs Fri., Dec. 6, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and then again on Sat., Dec. 7, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. The Polar Express runs on Sat., Dec. 7, 2024, starting at 12:00 p.m. Attendees to both Christmas in the Park and the McAllen Holiday Parade can take the free park & ride shuttle from South Texas College to the event drop-off location. It concludes at 12:00 a.m.
| McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos and McAllen City CommissionersElizabeth Saurez, CEO, McAllen Chamber of CommerceSydney Evans, Sr. Advisor, Business Affair, Reliant |
| Friday, December 6, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m. |
| Christmas in the Park, Municipal Park, 1921 N. Bicentennial Blvd. |
