Texas Border Business
It’s the 2021 McAllen Holiday Parade, presented by H-E-B and powered by Bert Ogden & Fiesta Dealerships! This year, organizers brought some star power with, actor, presenter and TV show host Mario Lopez to host this year’s presentation. Thousands of folks joined in the fun at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium and along the parade route on Bicentennial Boulevard at the South Padre Island Vuelta Zone.
The McAllen Holiday Parade, presented by H-E-B, is the largest illuminated holiday and helium balloon parade in Texas and uses 15 miles of rope light, which generates 1,875,000 lumens of light to properly illuminate the parade and 44,500 cubic feet of helium to keep those giant balloons afloat and is powered by 12,000 horsepower by over 50 trucks from Bert Ogden & Fiesta Dealerships.
The 2021 McAllen Holiday Parade is presented by H-E-B and powered by Bert Ogden & Fiesta Dealerships. Other sponsors who are helping to bring the parade to the streets of McAllen are Budweiser, Reliant, McAllen International Airport and South Padre Island CVB. Other sponsors include McAllen I.S.D.; McAllen International Bridge System; McAllen Public Utility; Matt’s Building Materials; Stripes/Laredo Taco Company; Metro McAllen; University of Texas-RGV; Winfield Communities, IBC Bank; Peña Eye Institute; Linebarger Attorneys at Law; McAllen Chamber of Commerce/MXLAN; PepsiCo.; McAllen Public Works; Mike Rhodes – Tres Lagos; AEP Texas; McAllen Economic Development Corp.; Lacks; Doña Lula; Hermes; Whataburger; South Texas College; Cigna Health Care; O’ Reilly Auto Parts; Plains Capital Bank; Taco Palenque; Raising Canes; Carollo Engineers; KSA Engineers; MedCare EMS; Halff Associates; Raba Kistner Consultants, Inc.; S&B Infrastructure; and the Texas Lottery. Media Partners include KRGV 5/Azteca; IHeart Radio; Univision 48 Entravision; Aim Media The Monitor; Telemundo 40; Univision Radio; Nexstar Media: KGBT 4/NBC Local 23; Mas Music; The Advance News; Radio United; Revista Expresión, El Periódico, U S.A.; and Lamar Outdoor.
The City of McAllen has license agreements with ASCAP, SESAC, BMI and Story Blocks. For any copyright concerns, or a copy of the agreements, please contact the City of McAllen Office of Communications at (956) 681-1206.
