Fiesta de Palmas: Culture, music, and fun in McAllen

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The annual Fiesta de Palmas celebrations are back, filled with local flair, music and food for the whole family to enjoy!

The three-day event is taking place at the McAllen Convention Center, located at 700 Convention Center Blvd, at the following times and dates:

• From 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17.
• From noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18.
• From noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19.

The three-day celebration is filled with activities throughout the festival, such as the H-E-B Helping Here Pumpkin Patch, where families and attendees can do photo ops or take the perfect pumpkin patch photos, as well as take their favorite pumpkin home courtesy of H-E-B.

For those who love to dance the night away, Fiesta de Palmas has set up a Silent Disco! Attendees can grab a headset, choose a channel, and dance under the stars with the live DJs playing their favorite genres! This as many more activities scheduled at the Fiesta De Palmas event!

Fiesta de Palmas has a whole lineup scheduled throughout the weekend, starting with Friday, with the following performers:

• Rising Tejano star, Chrisitan Valdez
• Social media talent, Alta Ralea
• Genre-bending artist, Alberto Cruz y El 956
• The Valley's next big global acts, ENCANTO

On Saturday, Fiesta De Palmas has the following artists scheduled to perform:

• High-energy Monterrey rock artist, Los Estuches
• The future of Tejano and Latin pop, Vanita Leo
• A fusion of cumbia, punk, corridos, and Tejano, Los Juanos
• A blend of Spanish rock, indie and pop, Arzlez
• The Valley's premier DJ, JonWayne Eaden
• Local student musicians, School of Rock
• Breakout indie rock band, VORTXZ

The Fiesta de Palmas is bringing out the following artists to perform on the last night of the festival:

• The Valley's up-and-coming country band, Double Cut
• Houston-via-Austin artist, Andrea Daniela
• Folk Americana-pop artist, Sedona
• Rising indie pop artist Angelica Garcia

To end the night, Fiesta de Palmas has a scheduled fireworks show over the McAllen Convention Center.

Friday night will be free admission, Saturday and Sunday will be free admission until 4 p.m.

Tickets to enter the festival will be $10 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster or the official Fiesta de Palmas website.