The City of McAllen is celebrating the South Pole Illuminated Festival with magical experiences for the holidays for the entire Rio Grande Valley community, through January 1, 2023, taking place at the McAllen Convention Center, 700 Convention Ctr. Blvd.
The McAllen Heritage Center, museum of history and culture, is pleased to announce a visit from the friendly McGrinch on Saturday, December 17 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The McGrinch will be in the La Placita Park adjacent to the museum to meet and greet visitors, young and old. The event will also be a great photo opportunity.
If you are looking for ways to start celebrating Christmas early, look no further. Cities throughout the Valley are turning on their lights and welcoming you to come in and join the fun. Some cities are having full weekend celebrations, some are even having month-long celebrations. Here are a few that we are aware of that we would like to share. I am sure there are a few more we don’t know about as well. Keep a watchful eye to see what your city is doing this holiday season.
Join Maestro Dabrowski, the Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the Valley Symphony Chorale for this magnificent celebration of the holiday season. Special guests for the event are Chorale Conductor Sean Taylor and Tenor David Sadlier.
Due to inclement weather the City of Mission rescheduled their Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies. Originally to be held on Friday, November 18, the events have been rescheduled for December 1st and 2nd.
Ring in the season with Mayor Norie Gonzalez Garza and Mission city leaders. The City of Mission will kick off the holiday season with the Mayor’s Annual Tree Lighting and this year, the celebration will run for two days.
The Veterans Memorial High School (VMHS) Harlequin Drama Club presents “School of Rock-The Musical,” December 1-3, and 8-10 at the VMHS Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Two Mile Rd., Mission. The performances begin at 7 p.m. each day. Tickets will be sold each performance day at the door, starting at 6:30 p.m. General public tickets will be $10.
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The McAllen Wind Ensemble, formerly the McAllen Town Band, is excited to start their 2022-2023 concert season with the first of four concerts on Sunday, November 13, at 2 p.m. America Rocks explores the spirit of America and its patriotic musical traditions, proudly saluting and commemorating our nation's military veterans.
