City Recreation
The Alamo area offers a variety of recreational facilities and colorful cultural events that help capture the Texan and the Mexican spirit. These include:
- Annual Texas Independence Day Parade (March)
- Winter Texan Appreciation Program (March)
- Annual Texas Independence Day Parade, Alamo, (Feb./March)
- Annual All-American City 10-K Run (Edinburg)
- BorderFest (Hidalgo)
- Candlelight Posada (McAllen)
- Charro Days (Brownsville)
- Los Fresnos PRCA Rodeo (Los Fresnos)
- Texas International Fishing Tournament (So. Padre Island)
- Texas Square Dance Jamboree (McAllen)
- Texas Citrus Fiesta (Mission)
- Rio Grande Valley Industrial Trade Show (Brownsville)
- UT Baseball and Basketball (Edinburg)
- Winter Texan Travel Fair (McAllen)
- Rio Grande Valley White Wings, Triple A Baseball (Harlingen)
Though technically not recreational events, Veteran's Day and Memorial Day are two events that bring the Valley's large number of patriots out-of-doors to honor those who made possible the freedoms we enjoy today.