Photo Gallery: McAllen Holiday Parade 2024

A Mighty Mouse balloon waves to attendees during the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Addison Galvan, 4, looks over the guard rail as floats cross by on Bicentennial boulevard during the McAllen Holiday Parade outside McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Banda de Guerra del Instituto Tecnologico de Reynosa performs as they participate during the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Fireworks explode in the air before the start of the McAllen Holiday Parade outside McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Members of the Sam Houston High School marching band of San Antonio perform on the Bicentennial boulevard during the McAllen Holiday Parade outside McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Former Dallas Cowboy football player Tony Hill poses for a photo with a fan before the start of the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Former Dallas Cowboy football player DeMarcus Ware waves to attendees during the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

A member of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley color guard performs before the start of the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Participants perform during McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Attendees enjoy the McAllen Holiday Parade along Bicentennial boulevard outside the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Participants perform during the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Dallas Cowboy’s mascot Rowdy greets Univerity of Texas Rio Grande Valley mascot the Vaquero in the parking lot before the start of the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Attendees pose in front of float be fore the start of the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Balloon handlers wait for the start of the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Band members perform during the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

A young girl waves back from behind a barricade set up along Bicentennial boulevard during the McAllen Holiday Parade outside McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Color guard member perform as the participate in the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

A young girl waves her hand in the air as fake snow falls from the air in the stands during the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Participates carry candy canes during the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

A balloon resembling Sponge Bob Square Pants floats through the air during the McAllen Holiday Parade at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)